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Golden Falls - Queen's Bath, Kauai, Hawaii
Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I'm writing an app for apple and Android devices about photographing the California coast! I'll be done in a couple of months.
I have many new photos of Kauai to share. For this, I had to bail out several times when bigger waves would strike. This place could be extremely dangerous during the winter and I DO NOT suggest you try this during big surf!!!
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Settings etc.:
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 17-40L @ 22
(wide to capture more of the sky and the top of the falls)
0.3-second exposure @ F13
ISO 160
2-0.9 (3-stop) Lee soft edge neutral density graduated filters
Lee foundation kit filter holder (3-slots)
Lee adapter ring to fit my 77mm lens to the holder
No polarizer
Small Slik Sprint mini II tripod with Manfrotto 322RC2 pistol grip
ball head
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
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The Story:
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From a trail near the Princeville hotel, you gain access to some incredible coastal scenery including a large lava swimming pool called "Queen's Bath" but on this evening I wanted to capture these falls as they enter the ocean as they are lit by the last rays of the sun. The falls do not show up well in photographs unless the golden sun is striking them during the summer. I had to get into a small area under a lava ledge and stand on extramely slippery rounded rock at low tide to get this view. The best time to shoot this (because of the angle of the sun hittin gthe water) is probably the summer.
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Resources:
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Google Earth
earth.google.com/
Simply the best way to scout out locations that there is. You can see sun angles and pre-visualize light under lots of different conditions. Sometimes you can actually pre-compose your shots! This has saved me many thousands of vertical feet of climbing by avoiding spots with blocked views etc.
Satellite imagery (choose 'National' for a local US region or use your
fave website)
www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/?wfo=mtr
Tide charting and preditions: (chose your area in US, other countries
have similar websites)
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.shtml?gid=235
Comments and faves
Franco Marconi, Hettie Naude, Fototroll, Youri Beekmans, and 1178 other people added this photo to their favorites.
windrides (19 months ago | reply)
nice light!
Hettie Naude (19 months ago | reply)
WOW!!!! WOW!!!! Brilliant shot!!!Love the mood!!!
..illi.. (19 months ago | reply)
amazing shot, love the light effect on the water!
JGo9 (19 months ago | reply)
Simply stunning!
Tomonori Kimura (19 months ago | reply)
incredible shot
1D110 (19 months ago | reply)
magnifique
Niels J. Buus Madsen (19 months ago | reply)
wooow aloha
Stuart Stevenson (19 months ago | reply)
Love the golden light illuminating the waterfall.
2010THEBEGINNING (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful light, especially liking the area to the left of centre.
smiles7 (19 months ago | reply)
Spectacular.
Sal Virji (Sal's Marine) on / off (19 months ago | reply)
Magnificent shot, great light and color.
wanderingheart♥ (19 months ago | reply)
wow amazing shot, love the lighting
PHOTOROTA (19 months ago | reply)
Emphatic capture.
Cameron Keith (+140k Thank-you) (19 months ago | reply)
gorgeous
Qba from Poland (19 months ago | reply)
wonderful light and I like the composition ! :)
Lyfizgood (19 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image!
Frodo1967 (19 months ago | reply)
Patrick this is a truly excellent shot! Great work! It is nice to see another of your images! Your are truly gifted when it comes to photography! I love the lighting, the colors, the water, and the perspective! :)
Stan Olszewski (19 months ago | reply)
Awesome light and great composition.
Jeff J....... (19 months ago | reply)
Such a gorgeous image!
fotomark.net (19 months ago | reply)
Stunning
Antonia Krämer (19 months ago | reply)
Wow, that´s really fantastic, the view and the incredible golden light, just awesome!
-Sami(away) (19 months ago | reply)
This light is ridiculously beautiful..what a stunner!
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Danger 80 (19 months ago | reply)
Superb.
Zur@imiAbro@d (19 months ago | reply)
beautiful light PAtrick :)
Special Design (19 months ago | reply)
Great shot, nice pop
valeria1971 (19 months ago | reply)
wow wonderful place ,you did a great job
Lanamaniac (19 months ago | reply)
wow
this is awesome
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Arpad Lukacs Photography (19 months ago | reply)
I remember seeing this on Google+, it's still amazing! :-)
Arpad
Richard Saasta, Sharing the Beauty (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Work as Always
Mattias Fahlgren (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
charles kershenblatt (19 months ago | reply)
That is crazy beautiful!
∞ RedLoop ∞ (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful. Makes me wish I was there. Thanks!
Tiffany Zau (19 months ago | reply)
so gorgeous!!!
Andrea Malnar Photography (19 months ago | reply)
Outstanding work, and the original (large) version looks even better.
Keep up the great work.
lowellsimonsen (19 months ago | reply)
Wow as always. We were there in may what a cool island.
skawalker (19 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
Gizzy1p (19 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture,amazing colours.
J Griffin Photography (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful golden color of the water!! Amazing capture!!
Elena . (19 months ago | reply)
Lovely light!
Mountain Photographer (19 months ago | reply)
nice shhot
lou,69. (19 months ago | reply)
wow excellent capture love it instant fave :)
.Guru. (19 months ago | reply)
wow.. amazing
Fionn Luk (19 months ago | reply)
Wow beautiful lighting! Amazing colors, great scene
Gary Ngo | Photography (19 months ago | reply)
Lovely beautiful light there Patrick! =)
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Rabindranath ( RABIN61 ) (19 months ago | reply)
Wonderful !
Claudio / www.claudiocoppari.com (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
Sky Noir (19 months ago | reply)
Fantastic light! super composition.
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Bob LaGrange (19 months ago | reply)
Great shot
Corsaro078 (19 months ago | reply)
Wow! Stunning light Patrick!
philipleemiller (19 months ago | reply)
a very very brave soul. I would never have attempted this shot. my hat's off to you. anyone who knows this spot has seen the numerous serious warnings. but ... exceptionally well done as always. one of the more dramatic places in Kauai.