Maelstrom #3 -Kauai, HawaiiThis ledge is 20 feet above the ocean. 40 feet of doom heading my way! There is a rock just below here that I used to brace the tripod and me, so I would not get sucked into the hole. The portal to the netherworld of eternal doom! I used a 0.6-second exposure to show some water movement, as though I was at a river. Yes, this 40ft. wave was this dark! Fortunately, there were some nice clouds drifting by. A flat blue sky would take away a bit of the drama. There is a really nice beach here. looks like the darkness is trying to cover up the light! and i like how the lighting makes this look in the 1200px version This is my most favorite part of this amazing scene... wow! let me say again how much I appreciate all your little notes, I learn so much from them Continue on to the left and you get a nice view of the lighthouse. Be careful of more life-ending surf though. The path back is this way. Oh s&*t, someone divided by zero. LOL John, yes, the world is ending! I have always wondered where that was! The world is just awesome!!! :D Perfect!!! :D Amazing!:D troppo bella... 
I had this near-death experience on my last trip to Kauai! This lava-ledge is 20 feet above the sea, and I suppose the incoming wave is twice that height. This is not the Sprouting Horn near Poipu and it is not Queen's bath! It is called the Mokolea Lava Pools. See the Map below and to the right. It is east of the Kilauea Lighthouse. No HDR.
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Go to my Flickr profile to sign up for my free bi-weekly newsletter. I will answer questions and talk about locations and techniques. No spam will be sent! June 2009 - I just started on Twitter. See the 1200 pixel version! www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/341228851... For a deceptively calmer view from this spot, see here: www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/2882575450/ Here is an even more dangerous shot! www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/296976991... Canon 5D Canon 17-40L @ 27 0.6-second exposure @F14 LEE soft ND grads 0.9 + 0.6 angled from 10am-4pm Cokin z-pro filter holder ISO 50 RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One TIFF file processed with Photoshop Keen water shoes People wanted to see the version I had previously uploaded, but with the big wave, so here it is! To get this shot: 1. Get up 2 hours before sunrise.... on your vacation. 2. Put on your old shoes and shorts that are destined to become stained with red mud. 3. Drive to the trail head (Right turn before the Kilauea Lighthouse.) 4. Make sure there are decent clouds before committing to the hike down. 5. Get out your flashlight. I have a wind-up one so no worry about batteries. 6. Navigate the extremely slippery trail, in the dark, often on all-fours, for 1/2 mile 7. Ignore the strange noises in the dense steamy jungle... if you can. 8. Watch the surf for at least 20 minutes to determine a safe place to be. 9. Hand-hold the camera to get the settings right before heading into the water. 10. Set up the tripod and composition just before the next wave hits. 11. Make the exposure and run! 12. As you run, make sure to avoid spilling too much blood extracted by the sharp lava rock! The map shows exactly where this is. See my profile for a link to my website where I have limited edition prints and less expensive open edition prints. . Comments
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