Hana Sunrise + repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 1, 2010197 views7 comments

Hana, Maui, Hawaii, April 2010. Hana is probably one of the most relaxing places I have ever visited. The local people there are so laid back it is almost ridiculous!

Nikon D80, 12-24 Dx Nikkor
1/3 sec at f/22, ISO 100, polarizer, 3 stop soft GND, hand blended with 3.0 sec at f/22, ISO 100 to get more detail in the foreground rock.

Comments/critiques are always appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on May 1, 2010 at 5:15 PM

Nice colours and very interesting rock in the foreground.

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on May 1, 2010 at 5:53 PM

I really like the sun caught up in the clouds, and the peeking sun with light reflecting down to the rock is a neat effect. Did you play with a square crop at all? That might emphasize the awesome central region even more.

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Comment posted by Alan Chan on May 1, 2010 at 10:37 PM

Wow this is an amazing shot. Love the sunstar and the crepuscular rays.

Registered on August 24, 2007, 3 Posts, 17 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 1, 2010 at 11:10 PM

I to really like how the sun star turned out. All those streaks of light. The suns reflection is an integral part of the image leading the eye right to the shoreline rock. Beautiful.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on May 2, 2010 at 1:47 AM

A beautiful shot with lots of depth.

Perfect shutter speed on the foreground water, nice sun star, nice god rays below the sun, great sun and sky reflection, and interesting clouds -- this shot has a LOT going for it!

I do think the main foreground rock looks a tad too light. The rock in the very lower-left is more realisting looking, at least to my eye.

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

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 2, 2010 at 12:09 PM

Thanks to everyone for the comments.

John - I played around with the square crop, but couldn't get it to work. I want the sun to be in the center and when I did this with the square it cut off the right side of the foreground rock. Thanks for the suggestion, since this is something I hadn't thought about until you mentioned it.

I've reposted the photo since I noticed my blending got messed up when I did the lens correction. I also darkened the foreground rock just a bit.

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

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 2, 2010 at 2:17 PM

Excellent comp and very well-handled light. Sounds like you found a small slice of paradise.

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