The Kraken – Huge surf on the North Shore of Kauai

Well…that was fun. Had a last minute private workshop client last Friday 3/31 and just so happened to coincide with a massive 25-30′ WNW swell. While waves that size are common in the winter, a swell of that size this time of year is relatively rarer. What this means is that the sun is in a completely different part of the sky than usual toward sunset. Knowing this we went down to a favorite spot but decided that it wasnt safe to go any farther so hung out on the rocks and shot a bunch of impact and abstracts. Being that the sun is far enough north the late afternoon light doesnt get blocked by Mt. Makana. This is what I was excited for. This particular capture was just after I pulled out my longer lens and looked up to see this monstrosity stand up headed toward the rocks. With the strong back-lighting I fired a few shots in hope of capturing the elusive beast…The Kraken.

Enjoy!
aF

Massive swell at sunset along north shore of Kaua'i.
“The Kraken” (unreleased) © 2017

New Release! Wai’oli By Moonlight + Split Decision

We are very excited to release 2 new images from the archives!

“Wai’oli By Moonlight”

Limited Edition of 150.
Artist Proof of 15.

This was taken at the end of a very long, productive afternoon/evening of shooting. It started with a planned shoot at Ke’e Beach for low tide at sunset to capture reflections of the Na Pali Coast. As the sun eventually set the full moon rose and I captured “Equilibrium”. And then stayed as day turned to night. Eventually packing up and heading back toward home (Princeville) I came through Hanalei and the church with the moonlight was awesome. Even being exhausted and hungry I knew I needed to pull over and shoot more. After a number of experiments I settled on this composition taken from across the street standing on top of my car. Well worth the extra hunger.

hanalei, kauai, hawaii, moonlight, church, waioli, palm tree, stars, nightscape
Waioli By Moonlight : Prints Available

“Split Decision”

Limited Edition of 100.
Artist Proof of 10.

Taken May 2013. Spending waaay too much time at Ke’e Beach trying to catch waves this was just another day on the rocks. With the splashes not aligning I turned to the incoming waves and caught this perfect moment at sunset.

feinberg, kauai, hawaii, wave, surf, sunset, seascape, barrel, surfing
Split Decision : Prints Available

Kaboom! – 4 Years Later (code within)

 
It’s hard to know when something happens in one’s life that can alter their current reality.  Could be turning left instead of right, going to that party that you really were too exhausted to go to and meeting your future husband/wife, ordering cream of broccoli soup instead of minestrone and getting food poisoning…whichever it is….life has those events.  Approximately 4 years ago I was able to capture an image that changed my career.  Did I realize it at the time?  No…I was just excited to photograph this wave phenomenon.  And that year I decided to say @^!# it and enter some contests.  Then it started to happen.  Waking up one morning early fall to see an email from Popular Photography Magazine that I had won their “Through The Lens” competition.  A little ways down the line an email from American Photo Magazine come in….Nature Photo Of The Year…and it continued.
 
It’s hard to say what it all meant.  Whether it was the impetus to keep me moving in a direction I wasn’t sure was going to work out or just briefly validated that I got lucky once and was in the right place at the right time.
 
Well, now we are here, 4 years later, 3 aFeinberg Galleries and over 1,000 Collectors from Beijing to Britain.  Who knows what the next 4 years will bring but I know that I have been truly blessed by the island of Kauai to have been able to cultivate my being and abilities out here to be able to share with all of you.
 
As a thank you for being with me on this journey I am offering a special 15% off online orders.
 
Enter KABOOM15 at checkout.
 
May we continue this together….to infinity and beyond 😉
 
Aloha
aF
 

Massive wave explodes along Kauai's Na Pali Coast
“Kaboom!”