Water Please?

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 18, 2014529 views20 comments

Waimea Canyon on Kauai has some beautiful vistas I drive by each time to work. This day was incredible with fast moving clouds. I was lucky to catch these rays streaming down into the valley and illuminating the falls as I drove by. What may look like haloing on right side of hill is actual light rays. The little lonely bush far above the water looked thirsty to me. I'll think of a more "serious" title should it ever go to print.

Two exposures for sky and land.
Canon 5DM3 16-35mm at 23mm 1/8sec; f/11; 100 ISO

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 18, 2014 at 4:13 AM

A really stunning view Dramatically lit and beautiful scene with awesome lighting to turn it into a truly grand scenic. Great stuff.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 18, 2014 at 6:12 AM

Lots of drama Daniel and I love the mood of it. I particularly like the tree at the top on the right. No suggestions.

pat

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on August 18, 2014 at 8:36 AM

What a spectacular moment you captured! There's a lot of dark space on the right but it does allow the nice little tree to be seen.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on August 18, 2014 at 10:22 AM

Gorgeous.........

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 18, 2014 at 11:47 AM

A gorgeous scene, Daniel. Love the sun-rays breaking through the cloud formation. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on August 18, 2014 at 11:57 AM

Whoah Daniel, just killer. Must have been awesome to witness! That tree in the URC adds even more to an already stellar scene!

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on August 18, 2014 at 1:26 PM

The mood, subject, light rays and colors are all spot on. Powerful and pretty.

I’d crop the right side away to rid the comp of the dark space, even though the tree will be eliminated.
I think it made for a better balance and image overall.

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Comment posted by Jeff Bushnell on August 18, 2014 at 2:55 PM

Stunning image Daniel!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 18, 2014 at 3:27 PM

Great job, Daniel. The light rays are well places, the falls looks great and that tortured tree, top right, is a neat addition.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 18, 2014 at 7:57 PM

WOW! Fantastic lighting conditions Daniel. Wonderful rays, dappled light, and an ominous sky. What more can one photographer ask for. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 19, 2014 at 1:06 AM

That's pretty amazing. Obviously a very scenic commute.

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Comment posted by Jon Daining on August 19, 2014 at 1:17 AM

Daniel, this is a great capture of some fantastic lighting. I wouldn't change anything.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on August 19, 2014 at 11:56 AM

Sweet! I love the drama and lighting here, Daniel. This is superb.

Ed

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on August 19, 2014 at 1:28 PM

I wish I had more time on Kauai for these exact scenes. Sunrays are icing on the cake. Love the processing as well, Daniel. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 19, 2014 at 4:01 PM

Not much to add other than this is quite beautiful. The sun rays and the spot light on the falls really make this.

--P

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on August 19, 2014 at 5:38 PM

One of the best I've seen from this place.
Spectacular.

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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on August 19, 2014 at 8:03 PM

Thank you for the kind comments everyone. Wish I had more time off to chase this kind of light around my island home.

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on August 20, 2014 at 11:38 AM

Really fabulous. I too think it's worth losing the tree to eliminate the empty space to the right and simplify the comp to just the light rays and waterfall.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on August 21, 2014 at 6:35 PM

Well that's some ridiculous light. Nice catch sir!

aF

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on August 22, 2014 at 3:51 PM

Great light and a wonderful scene Daniel. Beautifully done.

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