Akira it was very hot and humid, and we didn't stick around for long.
We just drove through and stopped for lunch.
So yes, from a distance it was difficult to get things sharp.
Here is an example of the island taken with AF-D 85 mm f/1.4.
The other one is infrared, a true infrared this time, not my dull semi-IR of late 
Jakov, thanks for the detailed description of the place and the hint for the sense of distance. The heat and humidity might make me feel like being in Tokyo in the summer.
Akira: the flower is Alcea rosea in the Malvaceae (same family as for Hibiscus). The lens is 1 Nikkor 6.7-13 mm f/3.5-5.6, a wide-angle zoom lens I probably should use more on my 1 Nikons.
The islands were taken with the 200/2 AS Nikkor plus TC20E mk.3.
Bjørn, thanks for the identification of the flower and the lens data. Alcea rosea can be fairly commonly seen here in Japan, too. Your image make me want to get Zuiko 9-18/4.0-5.6 zoom for my E-M5.
