Posts Tagged ‘Hawaii’
Maui Photo Tours and Workshops teaches photographers to include foreground subjects in their images
The sun was rising and the clouds were turing a bit pink. The foreground was still a bit dark. While walking from the parking area I saw this puddle and knew the reflections of the clouds would make for a very good foreground subject. So I got really low and created this image. While not…
Read MoreSunset in South Maui
The weather improved just as the sun was setting and we had a nice sunset on an otherwise dreary day. I used Hi-tech graduated Neutral Density Filters to create this image. This enabled me to use a slow shutter speed to create the mist affect on the rocks. I just love that mystical feeling.…
Read MoreSeldom visited Maui location
This beautiful Maui location is seldom visited because it is well off the beaten path. I lived here for 20 years before I found it. Truth be told I found it by accident. We were driving back from Hana around the back side when the dogs started making sounds like they needed to pee. So…
Read MoreGecko Power
While walking through the trials along the beach or forrest it is a good idea to look around. You never know when you will find a great subject for a portrait. I have trained myself to sense movement, and when the gecko jumped onto this leaf I saw it from the corner of my eye.…
Read MoreMaui Landmark
This is one of my favorite Maui portraits. The church is on private property and these days, one must get permission to go down the road that gets you to the church. I created this landscape portrait a while back before the chain was put up to block access. I love the lines of the…
Read MoreMaui’s Famous Red Sand Beach
This beach is popular with the locals in Hana. It is off the beaten track, and the trail is very arduous. You must walk along a steep cliff that has loose rock and poor footing. This is not a place for the faint of heart to explore. Be advised if you go there sometimes there…
Read Moreportrait photography tip – avoid putting peoples head in the horizon line.
One of the most important rules of portrait photography is never have the horizon line cutting through some ones head. Instead create the image from a higher point of view so that the head is under the horizon. In this image below I used a step ladder so that I could put the subjects head…
Read MoreCant believe my cell phone takes decent photographs
I was at the beach the other day, and wanted to play with my cell phone camera. I have had the phone for over a month but have been too busy to see what it can do. Well for a phone camera it does a lot. I played with with several of options including…
Read MoreRecent sunrise workshop along Maui’s North Shore
Meet Caralee. Oops, she’s busy right now and can’t come the computer to say hello. Caralee is having an incredible time making landscape photographs of a beautiful beach, rocky shoreline, and calm water. We spent almost 90 minutes in this area as there are no shortage of incredible views. Caralee took her time and worked…
Read MoreHonu – Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle on the beach along Maui’s North Shore
It was late in the day and we were returning from a fun day of photography. We decided to stop at one last place to see if there were any tide pools that offered good reflections of palm trees. Well we did not find any tide tools but we did come across this male Hawaiian…
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