New Year’s Eve sunset, Keawakapu Beach, Maui, Hawai‘i. Here’s to a happy and prosperous 2011.
Aloha 2010…
Just Another Aloha Friday Sunset
July 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
Last Friday, I took a couple of friends from the mainland with me to shoot the sunset. On the way to Makena Cove, it started raining, so I turned the car around and headed toward North Kihei. We set up and started shooting, but then the clouds decided to follow us and we got sprinkled on there too.
We packed up the gear and called it quits. My friend Meliezza asked me to drop her off at Keawakapu Beach so she could meet up with some friends, so I started heading that way, and noticed that it was dry in that area. The rain clouds must have traveled right through it from Makena to North Kihei.
So we set up again and started shooting. Not the best sunset in my portfolio, but you never know what you’re going to get in the islands. Because the sun was behind the dark clouds most of the time, I was able to slow the shutter and get down low with the tripod to get some good motion in the water.
Happy Aloha Friday…
Sunset, Keawakapu Beach, Maui, Hawaii
Sunset, Keawakapu Beach, Maui, Hawaii
Water Play At Sunset, Makena Cove
June 7, 2010 By 6 Comments
There’s something about Makena Cove that lends itself to slow shutter shooting. Every time I go there, I have the urge to capture the movement of the water as it ebbs and flows.
Yesterday evening, I was there with my friend Meliezza Walker, who was visiting from Texas. She’s a portrait shooter but wanted to learn more about landscapes, so I handed her a tripod with a ballhead and we set off for the beach.
We explored some of the nuances of slowing the shutter at various settings to see what changed, then I showed her how to use an ND grad to shoot the sunset. We had a lot of fun.
So who’s up for the next photowalk?
Water play at sunset at Makena Cove, Maui, Hawaii
Water play at sunset at Makena Cove, Maui, Hawaii
Water play at sunset at Makena Cove, Maui, Hawaii
Water play at sunset at Makena Cove, Maui, Hawaii
Sunset at Makena Cove, Maui, Hawaii
Sunset Water Play At Makena Cove
March 12, 2010 By 4 Comments
Makena Cove at sunset.
When I first arrived at Makena Cove to shoot a sunset a month or so ago, it didn’t really look like it was going to amount to anything. That’s the way it is here. Sometimes the sunsets work and sometimes they fizzle.
I’m glad I stayed. As it turned out, it ended up being a fabulous sunset, but the show didn’t begin until the sun was below the horizon. It just proves that a mentor of mine was right when he told me of sunsets a long time ago, “It isn’t over until it’s really over.”
While I was watching the sun sink in and out of the clouds, I was mesmerized by the movement of the water as the light changed, and walked around the beach capturing some of those moments. Here are a few of those shots. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did when I was making them.
And here’s another of that unforgettable sunset scene. I just couldn’t leave until it was really, really over.
Sunset Waves At Makena
March 4, 2010 By 6 Comments
Peter Liu by Dave Bryson
I’d totally forgotten about this shoot from a month ago until Dave Bryson, a vacationing photographer whom I’d met on the beach that day, sent this photo of me. I’ve been busy and never got around to actually looking at these shots after downloading them.
This was one of those busy sunsets where the light changed drastically every few minutes and didn’t quit changing until the sky went completely black.
Depending on where the sky was painting itself, Dave and I were moving around and changing compositions constantly.
It’s shoots like this that remind me of why I became a photographer in the first place.
Sunset Waves at Makena Cove, Maui, Hawaii
Sunday South Maui Sunset
January 31, 2010 By 9 Comments
On my way home from the store, I noticed the clouds near the horizon starting to glow a faint red, so I thought it might be worthwhile taking the gear to the beach in case they popped. They didn’t, but it was a nice sunset anyway; the first we’ve had in a while because of the vog and rain.
Good way to close a Sunday. Everyone have a great aloha week.
Maui Sunset Panorama
December 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I love shooting panoramas, and decided to do one while I was shooting a sunset a couple of weeks ago. Check out Photogler for details on how I produced the image.
Thanksgiving Sunset
November 29, 2009 By 7 Comments
The winds have been howling since last night and it’s been raining on and off throughout the island. You don’t usually get a good sunset under those conditions, but when I went out on our South Maui lanai, I could see it was raining from upcountry through Wailuku and into Ma’alaea, but the spot on the horizon where the sun was going to set was clear, and the clouds in that area had just the right density for a good show, so I grabbed the gear and took off.
I’m glad I did. What a great way to end a Thanksgiving weekend.
Wispy Makena Cove Sunset featured In Photogler
November 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
Twitter and Flickr friend Andy Beal asked me to participate in the launch of a new site he was putting together called Photogler, where photographers could share how they captured and produced some of their best work. I think it’s a fabulous idea!
I enjoy teaching what I know about photography and holding workshops, so I was happy to contribute, and honored to be asked. Every successful photographer had a series of mentors along the way, and it’s great to be able to give back once in a while.
Congrats on a great idea and a wonderful new site, Andy!
Sunset At Kamaole 3
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
