{"id":322,"date":"2013-08-14T02:06:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T12:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/?p=322"},"modified":"2013-08-14T17:54:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T03:54:19","slug":"dragons-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/dragons-breath\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u0101 O Ka Mo’o (Dragon’s Breath)!"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nAdmittedly I do not get out to shoot as much as I once did.\u00a0 While my production has slowed a bit the ideas that I have had and still come up with do not cease.\u00a0 On Monday night I had the opportunity to actually attempt one of these such ideas that could probably date back 1-2 years.\u00a0 After leaving aFeinberg Gallery Poipu I got in to my car after catching a quick bite, and while tired, the sky had actually cleared up from the rainy weather we had had over the last couple of days.\u00a0 Seeing as that I had my gear in the car the only thing left was to head out and give it a go.
\nFor those not familiar with the area this is Spouting Horn.\u00a0 A hugely popular attraction during the day, especially in the summer months when the south swell is more predominant.\u00a0 The ocean gets forced through an old lava tube and sprays upwards like a geyser. Pretty spectacularly at times.\u00a0 Of course venturing down is never recommended.\u00a0 I spend a LOT of my time around the ocean photographing and have a healthy respect for what it can do.\u00a0\u00a0 Then add in the night time aspect and all the more creepy.\u00a0 Especially since that as the horn<\/em> spouts there is a huge whistling sound.\u00a0 But this startling noise comes from about 30yards away from the water!\u00a0 Watching one direction…noise from another.\u00a0\u00a0 After watching for a number of minutes I decide we’re good to go and grab the gear.\u00a0 I carefully make my way to where my approximate shot is and watch the ocean some more.\u00a0 Getting accustomed to the sound and pattern of the waves.\u00a0 Then the tricky part.\u00a0 Composing, focusing and shooting in the dark.
\nNow one of the things that I had not realized when visualizing this image was that there were street lights all around, thus bathing the area in artificial light.\u00a0 Rats, was my first thought.\u00a0 I had wanted it dark so that I could light paint the scene together.\u00a0 I took a test shot to see if I had my composition down and the result was pretty crazy!\u00a0 The whole ground was glowing bright red….like a dragon’s lair.\u00a0 And, as predicted…the milky way BLAZING off the horizon up in to the sky.\u00a0 Now the next part; figure out a way to capture the splash properly.\u00a0 Over the next hour or so I spent rattling off 25 second exposures and playing with different lighting…all while waiting for the right wave to send the spray shooting upwards (but not getting blown too much to block the milky way!).
\nFinally, toward the end, and getting fairly tired, I decided to call it.\u00a0 Hoping that at least one of the shots I had captured would work out.\u00a0 After all it took me almost 2 years to even attempt this…and the wait was worth it :0
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\nThanks!
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