Hawaiian Nights

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 10, 2012244 views10 comments

Up above the clouds at 13,796 ft at sunset. Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano that now houses the worlds most advance telescope observatories. A Pu'u cinder cone in the forground and still active, Mauna Loa in the background. Two shots blend together about an hour apart.

Aloha

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10 comments

Comment posted by Joana Roncero on September 10, 2012 at 3:58 AM

Stunning!!!
Congratulations
Joana

Registered on August 27, 2012, 17 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on September 10, 2012 at 7:20 AM

Very cool take. That glow is pretty wicked! Might be tempted to cool down the wb a bunch, esp w/ the sky. But artistic merit...so however.

p.s. when you coming over?? :p

aF

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Comment posted by David Edwards on September 10, 2012 at 7:48 AM

A beautiful night shot Tom. Love the warm reds and your comp.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on September 10, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Wow, what a treat. Thumb doesn't even begin to represent this feast of the eyes, very well done!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on September 10, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Cracking shot Tom, very other wordly.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on September 10, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Beautiful.
Cinder-cones, from my experience, aren't fully appreciated unless seen by the naked eye.
This one looks simply enormous.
I see a minor blending tweak where some light is leaking from the large cone / right, to the adjacent edge. Looks like a slight glow. I'd lightly dodge the middle clouds and cool the WB of the sky very slightly.

Wonderful work.

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Comment posted by Tom Kualii on September 10, 2012 at 11:34 PM

thanks for the comments and advice....definitely will work on the image.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 11, 2012 at 2:47 AM

Love the otherworldly feel here. I also think that a cooler sky tone might give it more of an air of mystery.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 11, 2012 at 1:48 PM

Tom,

What a great image depicting the feeling of "I'm standing on top of the world..." The glow and rim of light at the bottom are a nice addition. A am kinda disappointed though that you didn't manage a falling star in this capture....

Terrific night photography. Beautifully captured.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Rebecka on September 12, 2012 at 11:49 PM

Are you sure this was taken on our planet? It's so other-worldly! It's an amazing view -- I've never seen anything quite like it.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments