hawaii Thar She Blows

Large view available. This unusual beach spout, called Spouting Horn is on

the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Your comments and critiques and most

appreciated. Thanks. Larry

You have timed it perfectly and the detail and composition are just right too!

An interesting phenomena, I would imagine that you were fascinated with this!

Best Regards

Alf

Timing is everything, as you have proven with this image Larry. It's an excellent image without and even better with the water spray. Your patience and timing has paid off. Just beautiful.

BR, Holger

Larry,

Beautiful scene with amazing composition & details.  Take care, Patsy

Alf,  This spouting horn is a most interesting phenomenon.  Here the explanation - sorry if it's too much information: 

The Hawaiian Islands are the tips of part of a large chain of volcanoes, and the spouting horn is a remnant of activity that has occurred intermittently between 500,000 and 3.6 million years ago, according to Rick Hazlett, co-author of Roadside Geology of Hawaii. The horn is a tube, formed by lava flow, that extends into the sea, with its mouth on the rocky shore.

The action of the waves causes the spouting, which, depending on the intensity of the surf, generates spumes that the wind can reportedly blow as high as 60 feet. Rainbows often form in the spray of this miniature, oceanic Old Faithful. Some visitors have been known to pass time wagering on the height of the upcoming spray.

Lava tubes such as the spouting horn's form when a moving stream of lava "roofs" over. This happens because of extreme heat loss to the atmosphere from the top of the flowing lava. An upper cooled "skin" is formed that, under the right circumstances, becomes the roof of an enclosed tube, according to Bruce Houghton, professor of volcanology at the University of Hawaii.

Thanks for your visit and compliment.  Larry

Holger,  Thanks for looking at this image.  I set my camera on the tripod to shoot three images for each shot.  This way, I got the timing right.  I appreciate your comments.  Larry

Patsy,  Thanks for looking at this image.  I had fun patiently shooting way more images of this than I should have.   Larry

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain.  I guessed right about the wave action but wasn't sure how the tube was formed. Now I know :)

I really like this photo and I'm trying to imagine this scene with a sunrise or sunset behind it! Some great potential ...maybe worth another visit if that's viable?

Best Regards

Alf

Alf,  There's always that better time to capture an image than when we are tourists at a spot for an hour or less.  And, the feasibility of returning is negligible.  That's why I admire your frequenting known photo hunting grounds in Wales, England, and Scotland.  Your continuous visit reap pay dirt. Thanks for responding again.  Larry