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Patrick Smith Photography - Latest Releases |
Kaanapali Gold Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Maui, Kaanapali
Details: 1/5th-second exposure @F20 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.75
Story:
Kaanapali is Maui's most popular beach with many large hotel complexes lining its shoreline. Flocks of people come down to see the spectacular
sunsets that seem to happen nearly every day. It was difficult to get a wide view from the island of Lanai on the left, past Molokai in the clouds
to black rock on the left, and still have no people in the image. But when I got down into the water, I was able exclude the people and get close to
the sand at just the moment it turned gold in between each wave. Sand looks it's best just after a large wave sweeps the entire beach clean and
begins to dry up. Smaller waves create patterns that often do not look as good.
Location: Maui, Kaanapali
Details: 1/5th-second exposure @F20 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.75
Story:
Kaanapali is Maui's most popular beach with many large hotel complexes lining its shoreline. Flocks of people come down to see the spectacular
sunsets that seem to happen nearly every day. It was difficult to get a wide view from the island of Lanai on the left, past Molokai in the clouds
to black rock on the left, and still have no people in the image. But when I got down into the water, I was able exclude the people and get close to
the sand at just the moment it turned gold in between each wave. Sand looks it's best just after a large wave sweeps the entire beach clean and
begins to dry up. Smaller waves create patterns that often do not look as good.
Makena Last Light Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Maui, Little Beach near Makena
Details: 1/4th-second exposure @F16 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.75
Story:
It was a brief but spectacular light show on Little Beach as I looked out towards Molokini and Kaho`olawe islands. I enjoy photography in
Hawaii because the constant trade winds almost guarantee clouds on one side of the island or the other. So about an hour before sunset, I study
the clouds and head out where they are the best. This beach is just over a spit of lava from Big Beach and offers nice views of the other side of
maui and the island of Lanai too. The islet of Molokini to the right is shaped like a crescent moon with excellent diving and snorkeling on the
inside.
Location: Maui, Little Beach near Makena
Details: 1/4th-second exposure @F16 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.75
Story:
It was a brief but spectacular light show on Little Beach as I looked out towards Molokini and Kaho`olawe islands. I enjoy photography in
Hawaii because the constant trade winds almost guarantee clouds on one side of the island or the other. So about an hour before sunset, I study
the clouds and head out where they are the best. This beach is just over a spit of lava from Big Beach and offers nice views of the other side of
maui and the island of Lanai too. The islet of Molokini to the right is shaped like a crescent moon with excellent diving and snorkeling on the
inside.
Maui Red Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Maui, Kaanapali
Details: 1.6-second exposure @F16 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.75 (I used a longish exposure to show the unusual flowing movement.)
Story:
This red sand beach is just outside of Hana and is rather difficult to get to at high tide, especially in the dark before sunrise. The old path was
washed away by a landslide and the waves at high tide make it difficult to run across the beaches between waves. But high tide is needed for the
waves to wash over the rocks you see here. I moved around until I positioned the sun in the corner to act as a spotlight on the rest of the scene.
The rocks really are that red and the red sand to the left is even redder. I will add that image later.
Location: Maui, Kaanapali
Details: 1.6-second exposure @F16 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.75 (I used a longish exposure to show the unusual flowing movement.)
Story:
This red sand beach is just outside of Hana and is rather difficult to get to at high tide, especially in the dark before sunrise. The old path was
washed away by a landslide and the waves at high tide make it difficult to run across the beaches between waves. But high tide is needed for the
waves to wash over the rocks you see here. I moved around until I positioned the sun in the corner to act as a spotlight on the rest of the scene.
The rocks really are that red and the red sand to the left is even redder. I will add that image later.
