Tag: poipu

While You Were Sleeping

Funny how ideas happen. These days it’s been more about figuring out how the stars align, sometimes literally. Planned out an evening where I thought the celestial objects would be what I was hoping for. This required sleeping in my car for a couple of hours and then shooting, in what I thought would be the dark. For anyone that has been to Shipwrecks knows there is a large hotel just next to the beach. While my original idea didnt work out (will be going back to try again), I figured I would stick around and hope that the clouds would cooperate. After over an hour of playing cat and mouse I was able to get some shots off that showed the Milky Way blazing overhead. The light from the hotel actually helped illuminate the landscape. Truly amazing what happens while most of us are sleeping 🙂

Enjoy!
aF

Milky way blazes over Shipwrecks Beach in Poipu, Kaua'i
“While You Were Sleeping” (unreleaesd)

Haupu & Naupaka

“Haupu & Naupaka”
Epic clouds that briefly were above Haupu Mtn during our 2015 Workshop as seen from Mahaulepu. It was SUPER windy this day which doesnt come across as much unless you see the choppy ocean. The small naupaka was hanging tight along the rocky coastline.
Enjoy!
aF

Haupu Mtn as seen from Mahaulepu near Poipu, Kauai
“Haupu & Naupaka” (unreleased)

Sound The Horns

 
Spouting Horn is always a fun place to shoot…and a bit tricky.  Getting down to the rocks requires a bit of sneaking and a lot of precautions.  Ending up as a statistic is never on my agenda.  Working around the ocean for so long I always take my time to make sure I’m safe where I want to be and have a way out if need be.
 
This shot in general has been on the to do list for a while.  And knowing myself I’m going to keep trying it.  As usual the elements need to align to get the perfect conditions and they were pretty close (at least to what I have in my mind) this night 🙂  But then again…isn’ the fun in trying?
 
Enjoy!
aF

Spouting Horn illuminated at sunset
“Sound The Horns”

 

Down at Shipwreck’s

 
For as much as I am in Poipu at the aFeinberg Gallery down there I have oddly enough not photographed Shipwreck’s Beach much.  Admittedly crazy.  It’s a sweet little stretch of beach just past the Grand Hyatt with some pretty photogenic rock.  In the winter(ish) months, when the sun is far south this rock face holds the light until the very end of sunset.  Happening to be down in Poipu this afternoon I left the Gallery and immediately went in to hurry-up mode.  Friend and I hurried down to the beach where I was still in my pants and shirt and began to shoot.  Next thing I know I’m sacrificing my clothing to the waves as I needed to get close enough to get the shot I was after.  As the light changed I was super stoked to see the trees and rock light up as I expected…of course the clouds were the added bonus!
Enjoy!
aF
 

Shipwreck's Beach at sunset
Shipwreck Beach