South Point

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 13, 2013558 views26 comments

The southern most point in the United States on the Big Island of Hawaii. Waves beat the cliffs of the shore, formed of volcanic rock long ago. VOG, a sort of haze in the sky caused by the volcanic gasses that are emitted from Hawaiis volcano give the sky a luminescent glow. I loved the sunsets on the island. This was my last night of my trip. After this shot, I drove up to kona, had a beer and a burger at Huggos, and went to sleep in my car in the walmart parking lot. They kicked me out at 2AM.

I thought they allowed you to stay in their parking lots overnight?

I'm not really questioning much in this shot, I'm pretty happy with the turn out. Open to any C&C of course, however. Thanks!

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Oleg Kuchorenko on June 13, 2013 at 4:52 AM

It looks perfect on my eye . The light , composition, colors and mood everything is in full harmony ! A lots of drama and action ! That what is in my taste !

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on June 13, 2013 at 5:03 AM

Yea...this is pretty sweet. Love that wave motion and color. Great work.

aF

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on June 13, 2013 at 6:46 AM

Love the perspective and motion in the waves. Great sky to top it off, no nits here!

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on June 13, 2013 at 8:11 AM

Perfect!

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on June 13, 2013 at 8:41 AM

Beautiful shot. Love the color of the water splashing against the rock.
To my knowledge - Wal Mart allows RV's to park overnight, but not cars.

Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on June 13, 2013 at 8:47 AM

Love this one ..and the shutter speed management is excellent...perfect composition...

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 13, 2013 at 9:05 AM

A little tight on the turn of cliffs in right middle. With that said this is spectacular........

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 13, 2013 at 10:14 AM

The lighting is very nice, the wave action terrific, and I'm enjoying the long view along the cliffs.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 13, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Ooooh, I like this! The wave action is PERFECT...

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on June 13, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Great comp and energy here. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on June 13, 2013 at 2:27 PM

Wow, now THIS is something I have't seen before. Every time I've been to South Point, I've never had weather close to this. It's a very ominous feel in a normally sunny spot. Great job on capturing just the right amount of wave action. I also like the cliff edge used as a leading line.

Question: did you make it to Green Sands?

Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Ted Gore on June 13, 2013 at 4:48 PM

Thanks for your thoughts everyone!

Kory, I did not go to green sands beach. Considered it, but it didn't look all that interesting to me. Didnt think the 3 mile hike or whatever it is was worth it.

Registered on April 25, 2013, 36 Posts, 149 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on June 13, 2013 at 6:05 PM

Great all around image here Ted. Love the wave action and color of the water. Perfect SS. The sweep of the cliff keeps me going up and down through every part of the image.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on June 13, 2013 at 9:11 PM

Another beauty.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on June 14, 2013 at 6:04 AM

Love that wave break along the cliff line. There does seem to be some hazy parts, but I guess it's from the vog. Nice comp and colors.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Ted Gore on June 14, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Thanks David, where in particular are you seeing haze?

Registered on April 25, 2013, 36 Posts, 149 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 14, 2013 at 2:10 PM

Ted,

Outstanding. Absolutely no nits or suggestions. Completely appreciate why you might be pretty happy with this one.

Lon

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 14, 2013 at 2:59 PM

Rockin shot Ted!

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on June 14, 2013 at 4:20 PM

Pretty epic shot here Ted...

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 14, 2013 at 9:29 PM

Moody and epic in many ways Ted. Love you chosen comp. That turquoise water and wave action is spectacular.

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

Comment posted by Joe James on June 14, 2013 at 10:33 PM

Ted - Lovely shot of South Point! It looks like you had great lighting, perfect ocean conditions with just enough surf to make it interesting but not so much it was overwhelming and you made the best of both. I really like the COMP here with the way the land curves around the surging water. Well done!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on June 15, 2013 at 12:24 PM

This is beautiful Ted. I really like the aqua marine blues in the water. The comp is very effective for me. I like how the curve of the cliffs leads the eye back to the sun. Very well done!

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

Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on June 15, 2013 at 5:11 PM

There's not much here to be unhappy with...it is a fantastic image. I love how the shoreline leads the viewers eyes to the sunset and while the viewer is on that little trip, they see those remarkably dramatic waves break on the rock. Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 16, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Very dramatic and beautiful! I love the color contrast of the warm sunset with the turquoise water crashing against the cliffs.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 17, 2013 at 1:42 PM

Excellent moment captured, and the color is delicious. Fine work.

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Comment posted by Ted Gore on June 18, 2013 at 11:52 AM

Thanks everyone! Appreciate all the comments.

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