Waimea Flowers

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 16, 2013393 views14 comments

After a good rainfall last week, we had a very green canyon with wild flowers blooming everywhere. Always appreciate the C&C.
Canon 5DM3
16-35MM
two exposures for sky and foreground
focus stacking

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on December 16, 2013 at 3:02 PM

Wow!
Be nice if you were more forthcoming about where this is.

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

Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on December 16, 2013 at 3:10 PM

Sorry about not mentioning the location... this is in Waimea Canyon, Kauai about 14 miles up Waimea Canyon Road. I had to venture off the path a little to get this pic.

Registered on September 8, 2013, 43 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on December 16, 2013 at 3:12 PM

Nice, rich colors and good layering into the distance. Also looks good without the sky. How many images for DOF?

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on December 16, 2013 at 3:18 PM

Ronald, I used four exposures for depth of field through to falls and a separate exposure for sky. I only forgot to focus for the lower corners... oh well, next time. Thanks for the nice comments.

Registered on September 8, 2013, 43 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 16, 2013 at 3:41 PM

Looks nice, Daniel. I also like it without the sky. The light on the canyon wall really adds to this one.

--P

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 16, 2013 at 10:58 PM

Awesome elements from front to back.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 17, 2013 at 12:42 AM

Beautiful Daniel! Love the variety and colors. I agree with Preston that this would work without the sky as well.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 17, 2013 at 4:22 AM

Oh the lantana...so pretty yet so invasive. Hope you enjoyed the last storm. Missed it!

aF

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on December 17, 2013 at 6:06 AM

this is wonderful

i like it

Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on December 17, 2013 at 8:31 AM

Wonderful lush scene. The waterfall really adds some personality here.

Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 17, 2013 at 11:48 AM

The Lantana in the foreground add a very nice splash of bright color to pull the eye in. They aren't native to Hawaii, and are an invasive species. But, they sure are pretty. A very nice image.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 17, 2013 at 3:31 PM

This is stunningly beautiful Daniel. What a paradise scene.

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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on December 17, 2013 at 4:29 PM

Thank you all for the nice comments. I processed this photo with my nephew, a graphic arts major in college right now in an effort to teach him some of the limited PS skills I have learned over the last few months. It was good reinforcement for me and a good introduction for him. His artistic eye was certainly helpful in pointing out some aesthetic improvements in my processing. Lantana... yes, it is a problem among many other plants and pests on Kauai, but I only mean to capture beauty through my photography and art regardless of its origin... no messages intended. thanks again.

Registered on September 8, 2013, 43 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Tim Mulholland on January 25, 2014 at 3:23 PM

I was there once, but I don't think that my shots were as good as this. Nice composition and very nice compilation of the two images.

Tim!

Registered on April 24, 2006, 14 Posts, 139 Comments