King's Brew

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 28, 2012314 views14 comments

Another one from Kauai. The North Shore and King's Bath (I believe). This enclave was being pounded by the incoming tide. I scaled down the rocks into the bath and constantly had to retreat to avoid getting slammed by a wave and potentially knocked into the ocean. It was exciting and humbling at the same time.

I'm painfully slow in processing my images from Hawaii. Wedding planning along with trying to incorporate new methods and approaches I've learned recently. Would love to hear your thoughts...

Thanks,

Navin

Nikon D800, 14-24mm, 4 stop ND filter
2 exposures for DR at f/11

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on August 28, 2012 at 1:14 PM

Navin,
Another very strong image from you.
Water, rocks sky all working together perfectly.
I also like the processing.
No suggestions or nits from me.

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Comment posted by Jose Fernandez on August 28, 2012 at 1:44 PM

Really nice picture, I love the water movement

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 28, 2012 at 3:08 PM

You caught some very nice light and color Navin. Presented beautifully.
John

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 28, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Very fine picture and excellent processing. No nits or suggestions, except to get all that fine equipment insured, if you haven't done it already!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 28, 2012 at 4:09 PM

You captured some great light and beautiful color. Water ,ovement is great, too. Processing looks spot on to me. Well done

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 28, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Beautiful! I really enjoyed looking at your large version...a treat! Wonderful light and color and the detail looks great. Really well done, Navin.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 28, 2012 at 9:04 PM

Nice comp. Pretty good blending. Far distant cliff looks a bit too light and bit of bright halo at the bottom.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 29, 2012 at 2:47 AM

super - gorgeous light - particularly that reflected on rocks and movement in water. i'm liking ...

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 29, 2012 at 6:11 AM

Lovely shot Navin. I like your comp and angle of view. The colors and textures in the water and on the rocks are really nice. I love the faint light beams in the center of the sky. It would be nice if those were a bit more prominent.
I'm sure you're very careful when shooting close to the waves, but this is how I lost my last camera and almost myself by being to close the breaking waves on a rocky headland. Those massive waves hit when you least expect... WHAM!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 29, 2012 at 9:08 AM

Lots of energy and some great texture in surf and clouds. Nice balance to this one.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 29, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Very nice Navin. I really like your chosen shutter speed. Overall, I like it, but it appears a little bright on my work monitor.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 29, 2012 at 10:42 PM

That's a beautiful yellow cloud with great reflection in the water. I also like the eye flow (lr to ul). There does seem to be a halo at the base of the distant cliff. Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on August 30, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Thanks, everyone for your comments!!

I see there is lightness at the base of the entire mountain chain, but that is due to the mist coming up from the water on that side. Besides that, there was an inconsistency with the blend that showed up as a muddled halo. I'm not sure which those who had commented are referring to, but here's a large repost for your thoughts:

LARGE

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 1, 2012 at 3:14 PM

This is excellent Navin. I really like the blues/golds and the touch of motion in the water. Well done.

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