This is one of my favorite locations on Kauai and had not been here in well over a year. With some free time I was debating between 2 locations for sunset and ended here. While hiking down the trail I was thinking with the clear skies it would be fun to try a technique I've been meaning to give a whirl...combing one exposure for the landscape while being able to see the stars. Taking out my fancy phone and using Star Walk I was able to find that the Milky Way would be in this approximate position just after sunset. So composed, set my exposure and waiting for the light to drop low enough to get the first shot...then wait...and wait. Finally got dark enough to get a shot of the stars but the Milky Way wasn't far enough over! Rats. Spent the next 90 min or so waiting for the 'cloud' to move across the sky in to my composition. While taking the exposure I thought it might be fun to immediately tilt up and take another to possible blend in to make a panorama. The Milky Way was arching over the entire sky but alas couldn't get it all :P

Celestine Prophecy

Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii

This is one of my favorite locations on Kauai and I had not been here in well over a year. With some free time I was debating between 2 locations for sunset and ended up deciding on this one. While hiking down the trail, I was thinking with the clear skies it would be fun to try a technique I've been meaning to give a whirl...combining one exposure for the landscape while being able to see the stars. Taking out my fancy phone and using Star Walk, I was able to find that the Milky Way would be in this approximate position just after sunset. So I composed, set my exposure and waited for the light to drop low enough to get the first shot...then waited...and waited. Finally, it got dark enough to get a shot of the stars but the Milky Way wasn't far enough over! Rats. I then spent the next 90 min or so waiting for the 'cloud' to move across the sky in to my composition. While taking the exposure, I thought it might be fun to immediately tilt up and take another to possibly blend in to make a panorama. The Milky Way was arching over the entire sky but alas couldn't get it all.

Limited Edition of 300.

Artist Proof of 30.

3rd Place - EPSON Pano Award

Highly Honored - "Ocean Views" Nature's Best Photography

Bronze - International Loupe Awards