aerial of the Kaiminani beach during sunrise

Nov

2018

10

2018 / Nov / 10

Pine Trees Morning Surf

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Aerial photograph of a popular surf spot during sunrise in Kailua Kona.

My daughter wanted to meet some friend to surf dawn patrol at Pine Trees beach. Usually this means I have to sluggishly get out of bed, drive her down half asleep, and hurry home to drink more coffee, but not this time. For my birthday I got a DJI Spark drone and look for any opportunity to fly it. This was my opportunity to get out at sunrise and practice getting beach pictures while my daughter happily surfed with friends. Best of both worlds.

Sand floats underwater after being kicked yup by a passing wave

Jun

2018

05

2018 / Jun / 05

Floating Sand

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Image of sand floating underwater after a passing wave.

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Messing around in the waves of Kua Bay while trying to capture the backside of a wave, I wasn’t having much luck. The water was flat and there were tons of people around. Every once in a while a large set would come in and energize everyone in the water as they all setup to body surf the wave. With all the commotion a lot of sand kicked up and then as the wave passed more sand would kick up, but I tried to photograph the wave anyway. What I found was a lot of out of focus images. I left the beach thinking it was a loss, however, it is always nice to get in the water.

When I loaded the images into Photoshop Bridge I found a lot of beautiful images of sand with amazing streaks of sunlight beaming through the water. I edited this image with an abstract/design quality in mind and accented the colors and light values. In the end I think this would be a very cool accent image on a wall blown up really big.

Apr

2014

29

2014 / Apr / 29

Low Tide at Keahole Point

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I love photographing at low tide and low surf. I am able to get closer to these otherwise dangerous locations to capture the life and subtle details that make them unique. It also allows me to slow down, make my adjustments, and frame up the shot without the speedy setup, continuous lens cleaning, or being forced to retreat from a rogue wave.
I setup within a couple feet from the mouth of this hole in the rocky shelf and focused my attention on the decorations of seaweed. Even though the sunset wasn’t glorious like I anticipated it to be, I enjoy this shot for it’s calming and inviting qualities.

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Palm trees against a bright blue sky and turquoise ocean. Hawaii

Feb

2013

23

2013 / Feb / 23

Palm Trees

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[title color=”dark” size=”h3″] Hawaiian Paradise [/title]

On the far side of Mahaiula beach, aka Kekaha Kai, aka State beach, aka the beach with the red house on it, I looked back toward the turbulent waters of the ocean and spotted this calming scene. This day the waves were breaking randomly and chaotically. I couldn’t believe there were surfers out because it didn’t look fun, but it did look beautiful. The white wash from the crashing waves turned the water a calming turquoise blue, and against the deep blue sky the scene was simply beautiful. So, when I looked back at the far end of the beach, these bright green palm trees completed the Hawaiian scene. Today I didn’t even think about bringing my tripod along with me. I didn’t realize that I would want the opportunity to shoot a high depth of field with a low ISO scenic, so I had to improvise by setting my bag on a rock to rest my camera. To eliminate the camera shake when pressing the shutter I set up for a 2 sec shutter delay.

Olympus E-5, 70-150mm Zuiko with circular polarizer

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an extended sunset shot from Pine Tree's, Kailua Kona Hawaii

Jan

2013

31

2013 / Jan / 31

30 Seconds

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It is always a big surprise when I see the results of a long exposure. In this case is was the white surf that drew a pattern across the ocean’s surface from each crashing wave. Almost mimics the pattern of the clouds above.

Jan

2013

31

2013 / Jan / 31

Yin Yang

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[title color=”dark” size=”h3″] Opposite Shots [/title]

This shot is a continuation of the latest sunset shots. It seems to me that there are two pictures here in this shot. That if you cover up half of the image with your hand each side has a unique feel and quality. To bring in the yin yang, opposite, effect the left side is light and exciting, however, in contrast, the right side is dark and soothing.