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Aloha sunset
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Aloha sunset

by Kathy Barnhart

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 8, 2013191 views6 comments
Taken from the north shore of Kauai...the Hawaiians have really figured out how to make great clouds!

Canon 5d, M3, ISO400, f/22, 1/125. Was happy to get the sunstar with the small aperture.

Thanks in advance for any comments or critques.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 8, 2013 at 11:05 PM
that's a nice little sun-star peeking out from the trees. I like the curved line between land and water but I'm thinking I'd like either more detail in the fg or less fg. I love the sky with it's variety of clouds and interesting layers.
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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on October 9, 2013 at 2:11 AM
Wow! I know this location extremely well as I have been living on Kauai for the past 32 years and have worked a children's summer youth camp just on the other side of that white picket fence for the past 20 plus years. This is a lovely pic with a well captured sky. Would like to see a little more dynamic range with the FG but otherwise another perfect Kauai sunset. Never gets old.
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Comment posted by Peter Nievaart on October 9, 2013 at 2:45 AM
I like the curve, the sun-star, and the clouds very much. Very nice! It must have been beautiful to see this in person.

BTW: The photo looks a bit dark on my screen.

I do wonder if the photo would have benefited from using a ND-filter to smoothen the sea but I'm not sure what the impact would have been on the clouds. Were the clouds moving fast?
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Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 9, 2013 at 11:07 AM
Beautiful scene Kathy with wonderful clouds and sky. I like the sweeping curve of the beach. Very nice.
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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 9, 2013 at 6:54 PM
You timed your trip well. So much variety of clouds lately. Glad you caught this one!

aF
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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 12, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Thank you very much Kathy for sharing some Kauai with us! Beautiful image! Wish I was there. :toast:
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