Aloha + Repost

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted April 30, 2011614 views10 comments

Sunset on Maui taken in 1985 with my Mamiya 645 and Ektachorme Professional 200 slide film. Scanned on a flatbed scanner.

As always, thanks for looking and for any comments or critiques.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Santosh Ponnan on April 30, 2011 at 9:28 AM

Hi Eva ! I like the colors, the cloud formation and the overall mood of the scene. Composition wise I would add some more space at the bottom. If I have a whole tree on" foreground", I would keep a bit more space under so that it looks more stable. Plus the palm leaves jutting out to the frame on the right upper corner doesn't add to the composition IMO. I think the picture has more noise as well and I would reduce it. Just my opinion though.

Registered on June 15, 2007, 56 Posts, 113 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 30, 2011 at 9:52 AM

Thanks Santosh. The "noise" is actually film grain. I did noise reduce but left the general grain appearance. As far as the palm leaves on the right edge, here is a version with them cropped out. With regard to the bottom portion, I would need to revisit my old slides to see if I have a version with more ground. Thanks very much for your in depth critique.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 30, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Beautiful sunset Eva. The clouds and colors are wonderful. I remember almost buying a Mamiya 645, but at the time I already had a pretty good investment in canon lenes so stayed with the 35mm. Always wished I would have however. Very pretty picture. Kind of postcard like.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on April 30, 2011 at 1:24 PM

Hawaii makes for some killer sunrises and sunsets, and this is a perfect example. Very dramatic moment that you have captured on film Eva. Cropped version looks great.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 30, 2011 at 10:49 PM

Some amazing colors. I don't find the partial palms distracting, to me they're "atmospheric background", not the main subject. I also like the window lights in the dark midground. They add a nice human element.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 1, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Incredible sky, Eva. I like the hint of reflected color on the water and the repeating colors in the lights along the shore. I find the fronds in the ulc a little distracting but the composition, over all, is very nice.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 1, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Sorry. Just scrolled down and caught your repost. So please ignore comment on palm fronds.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 2, 2011 at 6:53 AM

Lovely use of the strong silhouettes against the fiery sky to good effect.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 3, 2011 at 9:03 PM

Beautiful image Eva. This is a classic example of the Hawaiian sunset with the coconut trees and the sunset light. I could see trying a pano crop just below the upper tree which would exclude the open sky in the ULC.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Jesse Estes on May 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM

Nice one Eva! It would probably also look cool as a pano cropped just below the top intruding tree on the right...

Registered on April 13, 2011, 20 Posts, 174 Comments