“Bathed In Light” (unreleased)
I find it funny for as many times as I’ve been there and photos I’ve taken around it….I have very few of Queens Bath itself. One of my favorite locations on Kaua’i it can be tremendously beautiful, or extremely dangerous (think 30′ waves). On this particular afternoon I was out on a private workshop and were exploring the coast. As we worked our way down and finally got to the Bath itself we noticed that the waves were just big enough to occasionally refill a pool of water up hill, which would then filter down in to the bath. With the sky to the west clear I had the feeling that the light would be perfect to possibly illuminate the pulsing water. The next key factor was, of course, a wave filling the pool above when the sun was in the right position. For anyone that has been around the ocean, shooting or not, it does not always cooperate. As the sun got lower the client and I were doing our voodoo dance for that one wave….then…”look out!”. The biggest wave of the day came through (not dangerously…just shocking), which caused us to pick up our tripods but woah there was a lot of water! Quickly reset the tripod and started firing off exposures. The light lasted about 5 minutes. We assessed our other photographic possibilities then the victory hike back up to the parking lot. Just another afternoon chasing light (and waves)!
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Much thanks!
aF
Very nice!! Im new to photography. I was just wondering what gear and setting’s did you use for this GREAT SHOT!!??
Thanks Tim. I currently shoot with a nikon d800 but the camera doesnt matter so much. For this shot with a 14-24 and bracketed to be able to retain detail in the sun area. Hope that helps 🙂
Amazinf Aaron!
The waves feel like the softness of clouds floating and pouring over the rock .
contrasting with the angularity of the cloud formation above the Napali Coast
where there seems to be an all-knowing eye watching and directing the sunset…