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This taro field near Hanalei is planted and then flooded with water until the tubers are ready for harvest. I waited for a week for these conditions to appear. And it was looking like I would not get this shot until fortunately everything came together on my last day. A big rain created 7 waterfalls (5 seen here and all seven in another shot I may upload later), which only last an hour or two. But the clouds rarely lift in time to see all of the waterfalls at full force. My other shot shows this.
Once the conditions were right, all I had to do here was wait for the breeze to calm down and for the moon to pop out from behind the clouds.
6 second exposure @F22 with ND grads 0.9 + a hand held 0.6 angled over the bright red clouds in the upper right part of the frame.
| Title: | Taro Skies |
| Username: | 
PatrickSmith |
| Uploaded: | 11 Dec 2006 - 4:16 PM |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens: | Canon 17-40L @ 18 |
| Recording media: | RAW ISO 50 |
| Tags: | General, Hanalei taro kauai, Landscape / travel |
| Votes: | 143 |
Comments
love that moon............
...and the fg details in this, Patrick
Jouko
Excellent foreground detail and sky Patrick, wonderful colour.
C
LOL @ Keith, but yes, the first I've seen of yours in a long while with good use of light.
Thanks for looking! Wow, off the front page in 11 minutes!
Yes, I had to come all the way to Kauai to see the kind of light you get in the UK. In California it is usually completely clear, or completely cloudy while it rains. Then it clears right back up again. There is very little opportunity to work with light in the same way. Not that I'm going to give up, but it doesn't happen often.
Patrick
That foreground draws you right in to the image and up to those falls and the wonderfully sunshot clouds. Extraordinary beauty.
Allie
looks just about perfect patrick, well worth the wait, great capture, well taken.
marc.
A wonderfully crisp and clear image Patrick.
Well worth your patience and the moon and waterfalls are an inspired touch.
Martin
A lovely 3D feel to this, Patrick. Glad to be #30.
Jim
Aside from seeing some light 'tis a cracking composition for me Patrick.
A superb capture Patrick, with beautiful colours and composition.
Trish x
Thanks for looking in!
LOL Freda, I wish it was. I spent a lot of time looking at these mountians over the 9 days I was there...waiting... waiting...and waiting! I just lucked out on the last day.
Patrick
I close my laptop to watch Polar Express (ok I'm a big kid!), and you sneak this one in! Love the pink colour in the clouds and low angle you chose to use.
Jeanie
An inspired low angle allows exceptional foreground detail but without weakening the impact of the distant landscape. True class. I was browsing around your website yesterday (stroppy weather outside, feeling grotty inside) - what a stunning portfolio you have.
I couldn't help noticing that landscape photographers in the US have a particular and very distinctive style which you don't often come across in the work of UK landscape photographers. Perhaps it's simply the fact that you have true wilderness in the US...something we only have on our coastlines...but I'm sure the subject matter isn't the only factor. I'll have to go away and think about it!
This is fabulous Patrick and has such a sense of 'bigness'..... love it. helen
Fantastic Patrick - like that leafy foreground and the tranquility of the water...
The foliage in the foreground seems to be floating in mid air. Amazing work Patrick.
Rg Tony
Another fantastic image Patrick,love the foreground detail,beautiful reflections in the water and great sky,wonderful work.
Mo.
Hard to see the details in the waterfalls, lol. Lovely colours and calm 6s water
Peter
Thanks for your comments!
LOL - Jeanie, you are a big kid? I'm glad I was sitting down when I read that because I am in shock!
Thanks Ian. Yes, there is a lot of untouched land out here. Not so much in the immediate San Francisco area since there are 7 million people nearby. But away from the urban area, it is unspoiled. And because parks were set up before there were many people here, even some local coastal areas are unspoiled. And then there is the whole western half of the continent. I've noticed a difference in style too. I'm trying to integrate what I see on EPZ and UK photo books with local photography. They can be very different.
Still, light is light!
Patrick
i think you need a REAL HOLIDAY next time, my friend....leave your precious at home....
...and I mean 5D ; )
Thanks for sharing this magical shot, Patrick....
All the best...
Your friend
Jouko
Beautifully composed Patrick,the colours are so very clear.Great angle of view & I love the fg interest from the foliage.
Janet
Thansk Janet.
LOL Jouko, I will admit that I was up every morning at 3-5am for a 6:30am sunrise. And then I spent a lot of the day thinking about where to go for the sunset. But I got lots of snorkeling and hiking done during the day. So I managed a good vacation too.
Patrick
Hi Patrick,this is a dream of a shot,love that sky and the reflection in the water with the tubers,love the volcanoes(i think) and waterfalls coming down,amazing textures and scenery,atmosphere,mood and composition.I hope you had a great trip too.A magical place,now seven waterfalls must be a real sight to behold.Take care.Ann
this is outstanding Patrick. The foreground is so in your face and has a genuine 3D feel. Yet the rest of the image is not over-powered. Everything is balanced perfectly.
COngratulations.
Mike
Now I can sleep better next night...LOL...
Like I didn´t know that, 3 AM-Bro....LOL....My favourite time to shoot in the summertime........
Jouko
Beautiful scene Patrick, great colour and the crop is just right, it was well worth the wait, fine work, Adrian
Hi Patrick
Beautiful light,i love the foreground what a shot 10 out of 10
Steve
Fantastic capture Patrick. The foreground is top shelf stuff. In my eyes, this is one of your very best.
Regards
Phil.
Beautiful colour and detail here Patrick, glad your wait was rewarded
Mari
One of the best images you have uploaded in a while IMO. Nice work.
Cheers, Ian.
Stunning Patrick !! Excellent work ... was well worth the wait.
Bert
I LOVE this!I have viewed this already on your excellent website and I just love the composition. The reflections and the stillness of the moment are superb. This getting up early game is utter madness but hey we all do it..don't we?!
Mark
Hello Patrick, like the atmosphere coupled with the twilight colours on the clouds, beautiful...the greenery and still water mixed with the reflecting splendour of the scene pleads your decision for the portrait style of presentation. Impressive.
Doug.
its beautiful Patrick and seems a lot of work to get the shot given the locality and hand holding grads etc.
Superb clarity, lovely light and colours. Looks great viewed large.
Pete.
One of my faves of yours, probably because its a bit uk in style as Ian says above.
Dave
Wonderful image/love the green tones of the plants they look so healthy.The clouds and reflections are well captured.Altogether a beautiful photograph.
Tom.
Great work, Patrick. Always an education to read your brilliant desciptions almost as enjoyable as viewing your first class images.
Ted
Wow - the fg is really captivating - but doesn't stop you going on into the rest of the scene which opens up breathtakingly. Bruce
Absolute perfection Patrick, that foreground is kick butt! Just lovely!
Eric
Beautifully sharp from front to back, love the placement of the moon and the reflected sky, excellent work Patrick.
All the time you put into a photo makes them a work of art and a joy to view.
Excellent work , Paddie--- this one is carefully composed ot give not only the mountains but a clear view of the plants--?rice plants-- in the foreground!
A+++++
Jennnnn
A real work of art, excellent shot, this is definitely eye candy! Spot on! CLick!!!
Greg
Pleasure to view this Patrick, theres so much to see in the large version.
Nigel.
Love the feeling of depth to this shot Patrick. The sky's not bad either!
Ben
you caught some nice colours in the sky and the foreground is unusual but i like it a lot, nice one.
Magnificent shot Patrick, those plants in the foreground have a 3D appearance. Like the colour of the sky too.
John
Wow, absouloutly supurb!
A fantastic shot, the skys fab and the moon adds that little something extra!
Wonderfull colours and lighting!
Congrats!
Click*
Beautiful landscape, fantastic colours, pin sharp detail in the foreground....nice work
Wonderful sky and scenery, and magnificent detail throughout. I am glad everything came together for this shot Patrick.
Nigel
took me ages to get here, fantastic composition, great use of forground.
CLIX
interesting story behind this image...another classic color image...bravo my friend....
alx
Even later.. but I'm pleased to of seen this! it really is a beautiful image, you could almost pick those plants right out of the frame! Excellent work again Patrick.
Sez
Thanks for looking! It has been a busy week, but I'll be browsing around later.
Yes, Ann, the shot with the 7 waterfalls I'll put up later. It is one of my favourites from the vacation.
LOL Jouko, yes 3am for you in the summer is probably the perfect time. But here is it just dark and the trails are very slippery!
Thanks Mark (sneazy), I agree that early morning is the way to go here!
Yes Kin, I needed to hold the extra grad but it was worth it, as the shot I took without it has the top righ tclouds getting blown out a bit.
Thanks Doug. This one definitely needed to be in portrait mode. I would have done a wider version but there were too many trees to the left and right of this scene.
Jennnn? Paddie???? LOL - Have you been talking with that southern belle??
I agree Maddie!
Thanks Sez, that is what I wanted. I got the lens to within 3 feet of the foreground leaves to get that effect.
Patrick
Patrick everything in this scene is perfect together from the water to the mountain to the clouds enhanced by the grenery and perfectly captured! A picture perfect view into paradise!
Stay well
tonymarq
Fantastic reflections in the water ...and the plants in the foreground have a great 3D effect.
Paul
Lovely depth to it Patrick but I can't help going back to look at "implosion"...a stunner that
Mike
This is a smashing image Patrick,the lead in to the cloud covered mountain top works very well.Great capture.
Pete.
Thanks for your comments!
It was paradise Tony!
I know what you mean Mike. That is why I have other versions, including that extreme one.
Patrick
Without a shadow of a doubt, this is my favourite image in your portfolio.
All the best.
Pete
Stunning as always, Patrick.
Excellent job you did here, thanks for the info too.
Jan
Beautifully composed and taken, love the lush greens in the vegetation and low cloud on the mountains in the distance.
Ali
This is one of my absolute favourites of your images - love the foreground and the contrast of the small plants with the vast mountains...
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