Hanalei Heaven (Best seen Large)

Thanks.

I thought Wilson Tsoi's was good but this one is phenomenal, Vince! I need to get back to the island soon. Aloha and regards.

Wilson has one??

 

Walter, when you do come here, I will be sure to show you places you would never find on your own. However, these places that you CAN find on your own aint to bad either...

 

Like sushi?

"...These places ain't bad...", I like that! Here is Mr. Tsoi's version, which ain't bad either.

Sure, I like sushi...as long as it's cooked ;0)

Best to you for the Holidays!

Best to you too Wils! Regards.

Kauai Pasta is my daughters fav restaurant on the island. My wife and love it too. I wish I'd have known you were here Wilson. If you have the time send me an e-mail when you come again. Would be happy to show you around too. There's much more off the beaten path than you may think.

 

Well, at least this time it was a Hula show Wilson; as you may remember, on the Big Isle it was Walmart. That is one heck of an improvement if you're going to get sidetracked. : ))

 

Yes Walter my favorite sushi is also cooked. Baked to be specific. There is one restaurant on this island that makes the absolute best anywhere. Great Mai tai's as well...

Well composed picture with a fine colour-spectrum and a peacefull atmosphare, the reflecton gives the theme a picturesque impression!

Hi, very nice photo, jitka

You're right about viewing this one large. I love it. It's good to see you posting again ... I just love visiting your portfolio!

Excellent work and fantastic colours. It is a pleasure to look at.Regards LKV.

Nice soothing image Vince. The colourful streaks in the sand are my favourite feature here, although they do need the large view to be appreciated. My only suggestion is to also have tried a version with a slightly stronger grad to get a bit more light along the bottom.

Thanks for the comments folks. I do agree Lou Anne, the larger version presents a much better view here. There are little details throughout this scene, that for me, add up in this image which really are not recognizable in the default view. Which is one reason why I went with a very large, "large" view... (approx 1000 pixels wide this time).

 

 

Thanks for the suggestion Richard. I believe your thought does have some merit. While not a significant issue in my mind, a little more light down below would not hurt the image overall. In fact after I initially edited this, I believe it was the next day, after examining it again, that I added another point or two of shadow detail in Photoshop to add just a little more light/detail down below. I am just very conscious for some reason when it comes to adjusting the shadows in an image. I just loathe that slight haze you often see when somebody is going a bit too far in trying to bring detail out those shadows. A red flag for me. Perhaps I am a bit TOO conscious of this issue at times though.

 

Basically the only time I feel that a 3-stop ND is needed out here is when there are some very black lava-rocks in the foreground and the sun is still fairly high up in the sky. In this image, whenever the shoreline would recede, you'd get this nice little "glow" of lighting reflecting the sky on the beach line. So, at the time of shooting this scene I saw no real reason to go with the extra stop. But again, in this case, after looking at the slides, I do believe an extra stop could possibly have improved this perhaps just a bit. And while you do not see the sun in the image itself here, since it is just on the other side of the mountain, it is (I believe) still above the horizon. Which is why those clouds are definitely "lit up" as if on fire. That extra stop may have been helpful overall then. Though I'll also add that the large file does appear to be okay as it is. I'll know more when the prints get here for sure. Probably this week.

 

Many thanks for taking the time Richard. In fact All of your visits and opinions are appreciated guys and gals. A hui hou.

Superb blazing sky.

This is magnificent, Vince. . I like the composition which leads your eye down to a point where the sky bursts into radiating flames. . . from your images, we get to see the Hawaii we missed during our visits. . .

Fantastic composition with very beautiful color. Congrats !

Another beautiful shot Vincent. I have to say that I am a huge fan of your work and this is just another reason. You actually inspired me to drag my film camera off the shelf and shoot some Velvia the other day. I am going to be over on Kauai from Oahu in early January and I just might try this location. Aloha.

Wow, excellent shot 7/7 ;-)

WOW!! This is awesome. The colors and composition are classic "Vincent Tylor". Good work my friend. - Jay

Greetings! Beautiful and glorious photograph! First time ever I've seen the bay so calm and peaceful. It's days like this that make me want to move to Hawaii! Keep shooting film! WOW!!

Heavenly, Vincent. It has been ages since I have seen your work. You continue to excel at this motif: a master of Polynesian landscapes.

Spectacular image,Vincent. Composition,exposure and colors are superb.

Heading south down Skyline Drive - near Culpepper, Virginia - your neck of the woods - methinks ...

Yep you are in my old back yard.

 

How the leaves look?

 

It's real purty this time of year...

 

Enjoy.

Just came to conversation as Vincent being one of my favorite photographer on net. I just came back from Shenandoah, its nice, but very dry this year. Some images will follow next week in my portfolio.

The leaves look fine - it varies from county to county - been following them south from Maine - Gettysburg, Harper's Ferry, Front Royal - Roanoke, Blacksburg, and Natural Bridge today - very impressive landscape in Virginia - way better than Texas ...... Funny, basically I'm driving from here - to your current backyard - over the next 2 months - heh (-;