Rainbow Falls, HI

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 16, 2010259 views11 comments

This is a big tourist attraction on the Big Island of Hawaii, mainly because you can drive right up to it like a good tourist! I was there on a fairly cloudy day - used a VARI-ND to smooth the waterfall. This is a blend of 3 exposures, primarily to save blown highlights in the sky and waterfalls, also to recover some detail from dark areas...
Canon 40D, f16, 3 exposures from 2 to 10 sec.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Joshua Hardin on April 16, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Quite a nice view! You managed the processing of the highlights and shadows very well. Although, I'm not sure the sky is even necessary to include in this photo. I'd be tempted to crop it all off to put more emphasis on the falls. Maybe also include a very tiny crop off the bottom too.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on April 16, 2010 at 12:56 PM

Daniel, this looks like a spectacular place. I've been to Kauai and Maui both several times. Big Island, I hope, to see next April. These kinds of shots are much more difficult to make then they appear. My only alteration would be to get the WB so the balance of the scene is less dingy, and maybe a hint more blue.

Nice work.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 16, 2010 at 2:13 PM

A nicely arranged composition Daniel. Very balanced.

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on April 16, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Lovely scene Daniel. Framing the falls with as much of the vegetation as possible is a great touch. Like Matt, I also find the image a little "dingy" nothing that can't be quickly and slightly altered in PS.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on April 16, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Hawaii

I want to see more Baja! Very nice and lush greenery Dan. Can you jump from here?

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 16, 2010 at 2:56 PM

Beautiful scene and nicely composed with the waterfalls framed by the green vegetation.

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on April 16, 2010 at 3:52 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. I didn't realize it was such a 'dingy' picture, but looking at it now it does look kinda drab - I have a print I made, and I think I must have boosted the contrast and saturation before printing it, because it looks better than on the computer screen. The cropping suggestions are useful feedback as well, thanks!

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on April 16, 2010 at 8:09 PM

Beautiful scene and your blending technique looks good. I do agree about cropping out the sky. It is a mild distraction from the rich green vegetation.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 16, 2010 at 8:45 PM

I think the light is balanced very well and a small boost in contrast as suggested would make this wonderful. I like the comp as is and this is a beautiful shot of an equally beautfiul waterfall.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 17, 2010 at 11:29 AM

Beautiful falls, and I like your composition as well. Very nice work on the blend too.

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 21, 2010 at 10:05 PM

Daniel, Nice image nice location. The only thing I might do would be crop out the sky.

Registered on March 7, 2010, 71 Posts, 272 Comments