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The Grand Finale

The firey sun provides this planet with life through its abundance of heat and light. Passing over the sky it provides this resource to all life on the surface ...
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The firey sun provides this planet with life through its abundance of heat and light. Passing over the sky it provides this resource to all life on the surface of the earth. As this source of life completes its daily journey across our skies, providing for the planet like a nurturing mother, it begins to lower toward our westerly horizon, and complete our days with a beautiful Grand Finale of colors, and lighting patterns besting the greatest fireworks shows known to man. For that reason, I think it is most fitting to call this print The Grand Finale.
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This phenomenon of light on the horizon, and all things associated with it, such as the green flash and other lore, not only fascinates me but leads me to include the display in many of my images. Hawaii is well known for the amazing sunsets. So I set off to Sunset Beach on Oahu, to gather an unparalleled sunset for the collection. The setting most known for world-class surf competitions in the winter, provided me with smooth waters for the light reflections in the summer.<br> <br>Having just waited out a small tropical down pour, I rushed to the scene to collect this image of the balanced elements together: earth, water, sky, and fire.
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture f/14.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200 

upload_dateAug, 2012

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JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots August 17, 2012
Awesome capture!
edazz
 
edazz August 17, 2012
Outstanding Capture, great lines, vivid color, contrast, composition, detail, clarity, edit, lighting, well done! Awarded for Absolute Masterpiece and favorite!

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kayacloud
 
kayacloud August 17, 2012
nice
kayacloud
 
kayacloud August 17, 2012
nice
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana August 26, 2012
Gorgeous!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions August 26, 2012
nice
rajeevalochanperubhotla
 
rajeevalochanperubhotla September 06, 2012
very beautiful
Serendipity1
 
Serendipity1 September 07, 2012
Very nice!
DigitalFragrance
 
DigitalFragrance September 09, 2012
Nice HDR picture :)
Angela_Lewry
 
Angela_Lewry September 09, 2012
Wonderful capture, so very pretty:)
Cindi_Tonkovich
 
Cindi_Tonkovich September 30, 2012
Very beautiful.
Michaeljae
 
Michaeljae October 02, 2012
Great shot!
IsabellaD Premium
 
IsabellaD October 17, 2012
Great shot, superb location !
csmmacker2004
 
csmmacker2004 October 28, 2012
Beautiful
PSJPhotography
 
PSJPhotography November 07, 2012
Fantastic shot!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 November 07, 2012
Gorgeous!
Magical_Photo_Nymph
 
Magical_Photo_Nymph November 14, 2012
Favorite tree! Bad a** photo ;)
Wayne_Sr PRO+
 
Wayne_Sr November 14, 2012
Beautiful capture!
bud82520
 
bud82520 November 20, 2012
Very nice!
ArtQ
 
ArtQ February 15, 2013
great image
Mar
 
Mar February 15, 2013
Beautiful capture, good luck!! I voted!!....Mar
melsteinberg
 
melsteinberg February 19, 2013
absolutely breathtaking
Subott
 
Subott February 28, 2013
Awesome shot! Voted :)
Etna PRO+
 
Etna March 01, 2013
Awesome
orpaphotography
 
orpaphotography March 07, 2013
Outstanding!
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 April 29, 2013
fantastic beauty
RoadKing1985
 
RoadKing1985 April 30, 2013
Amazing Grace! I wish I could throw my hammock on tree! Incredible clouds on over the sun and the reflection on the ocean. Colors are an excellente! WOW! Thanks for sharing!
CanonCarolyn
 
CanonCarolyn May 28, 2013
Absolutely love this picture!!!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita September 30, 2013
just beautiful...congrats on the award
Vash01Photo Platinum
 
Vash01Photo June 25, 2014
Awesome shot!
amyeggertkennedy
 
amyeggertkennedy August 28, 2014
Beautiful!
HaliSowle
 
HaliSowle December 04, 2014
Super capture! Congratulations on being a finalist.
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz December 12, 2014
Beautiful!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 December 16, 2014
Congrats on being a finalist! It is a stunner!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita January 15, 2015
stunning scene
shutterpuppy
 
shutterpuppy February 24, 2015
This is beautiful!!!!!!! Amazing shot!!!
Wayne2photos
 
Wayne2photos June 12, 2015
Beautiful capture! Looks relaxing!
Punkypal Premium
 
Punkypal June 12, 2015
Incredible.
SpecklePhoto
 
SpecklePhoto June 22, 2015
Nice capture and edit!!! WTG!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots July 23, 2015
Congrats!
vsidles Platinum
 
vsidles August 20, 2015
Just absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this photograph!!!

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