Kealia Beach (Best viewed Large)

Hi Vincent! The composition of the picture is perfect and the orange-blue color contrast is excellent! - I think we choose good type of camera and film :) Did you use Velvia 50 or 100?

marvellous shot. a painting. strong & vibrant color remind of french impressionists. sea & sky is a tribute 2 bold van gogh strokes. congrats!

I will forever be in awe of your photos! Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent!

Amazing colors!

I prefer your second version. More natural colors, the clouds appear more white (instead of blue), yet still keeps the "Wow" effect. Cropping from the left side also helps because the bright area in the left center takes away from the image and it also gives a more balance in weight. Great stuff.

I always use 50. I have tried 100 once and while it is very good, it is still not as vibrant as 50! Hope it helps.

What else to say...others have said it all.

I like the saturation of the first and the cleaner comp. of the second, so figure...BTW, the plants are yuccas. Cheers.

wonderful expression!...Kim

Do you have any bad photos? Just asking... Nice shot!

Beautiful photo!

Great shot, the fg, mid ground, bg all have interesting elements, both versions are great. I noticed one small, very small point in the first version. On the left side half way down, a bit of sand from the background shows through the green foliage precisely at the edge. In the second shot you eliminated that. For my taste, which is of course of universal importance I like the colour sense I get of the first version but I like the second image's elimination of that bit of beach.

Hard to choose between the two. Just curious is one selling significantly more than the other. Probably too early to tell.

 

Great work.

 

I have dog experience.

Reminds me of the 'Red Sand Beach' that my husband and I found on the way to Hana on Maui. Just beautiful. Maybe we'll see that on this site soon (subtle hint). Mahalo for sharing. =)

These are very much like Joshua Trees with clusters of white blooms which last maybe two weeks in bloom (produced after rainfall) and are always found just after flood or scant rainfall in the Spring and then only. E-mail me and tell me what you charge for prints. I feel like I'm going back to Hawaii throughout your portfolio. I love Kauai, Lanai, and Maui as my favorites and The Big Island is great for getting lost on as is Kauai up in the rain forest. Love the whole portfolio. I think you are so fortunate to live there. Unfortunately being overrun by Mainlanders!