{"id":669,"date":"2016-05-23T10:50:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T20:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/?p=669"},"modified":"2016-05-23T10:50:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T20:50:52","slug":"kalalau-a-love-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/kalalau-a-love-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalalau – A Love Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

It all began on a winter day. Ok, it was a Kauai winter day and we were at a friend’s birthday party dancing. But I was approached by a couple of friends who were getting married in May 2016 and asked if I could join them on this wedding adventure to Kalalau. Unknowing of my schedule I tentatively said yes, because well, Kalalau. I had actually only been to the beach once before about 6 years prior and was in desperate need to get back. Of course I didnt realize how much I would be working at the time but nonetheless, all in good time.<\/p>\n

We arrived Friday morning and got things set up. And was pretty much in relax mode. Without having a day off in more time than I could remember I was now completely off the grid for 3 full days. That evening while laying in my tent I decided to check out my photo apps; The Photographer’s Ephemeris and StarWalk. I knew that summer season is better for viewing the Milky Way and had an inkling that it might be rising over the cathedrals. As for the moon and timing, that I needed to figured out. Doing some quick calculations it seemed that my window would be in the middle of the night so I set my alarm for 1am and went to bed. Hearing the phone go off and wanting to stay in bed are all too familiar feelings for most of us. I through on my sarong and grabbed my pack and walked (ok it was a pretty short walk) down to the beach. However this night it was not to be. Clouds. However I was able to see that my hunch was correct. Now to hopefully catch it. 2 more chances.<\/p>\n

Next day was wedding day. Most of the day again, spent hanging out and relaxing. Per the expected forecast we had some clouds\/rain start up around early afternoon and the mountains were pretty socked in. With the land\/sea breeze regime in place I was expecting the weather to break around sunset…and right on queue as we headed out for the ceremony…blam! Here are some of the first edits from the wedding, but yes, the conditions were amazing! (story below photos)<\/p>\n

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We returned to camp after an amazing event (and photos) and had ourselves a merry little time that evening. This day however instead of going to bed and waking up again I stayed up until my window. As the night progressed and my time came to be our friendly little clouds decided to make an appearance again while I was shooting! Bastards. At least it was an eventful party (clearly I was the last still awake at this point). Off to bed. Strike 2.<\/p>\n

Last day. More of the same. Clouds building up during the day, some slight rain. And clearing toward sunset. My window now pushed back until 3am. Alarm set. I poke my head out of the tent and see some stars. A good sign. I walk out enough to see over the cathedrals and there she is. Milky Way arcing right over. The moon getting close to the horizon gave a sunset\/moonset feel to everything and I started to work quickly. Of course after 3 days of shooting, including a wedding, I had already finished one battery and was working on one bar on my 2nd and last one. As luck would have it. That is all I would need \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Much thanks and enjoy!
\naF<\/p>\n

“KalaWow” (unreleased)
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“KalaWow” (unreleased)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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