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Makai research pier oahu hawaii

Makai research pier oahu hawaii
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cameraNIKON D810

settings Aperture f/13.0 ISO 64 Shutter 300/1 Focal Length 160/10 

upload_dateApr, 2015

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Zenith Award
Legendary Award
Contest Finalist in Monochrome Masters Project
Winner in Long Exposure seascapes with Rocks and Piers Photo Challenge
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Contest Finalist in Piers Side View Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Black And White Wow Factor Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Motion In Black And White Photo Contest
Runner Up in Shot Under The Pier Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Shot Under The Pier Photo Contest
People's Choice in The magic of black and white photography Photo Challenge
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A ViewBug Logo Photo ContestTop 10 rank
A ViewBug Logo Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
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The Contributors ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
Change Of Seasons Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Change Of Seasons Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 10 rank
Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
World Photography Day Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank
World Photography Day Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank week 2
World Photography Day Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank week 1
Everything Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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The Battle Of Advanced Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
The Battle Of Advanced Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Piers Side View Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Piers Side View Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Black And White Wow Factor Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Black And White Wow Factor Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Black And White Wow Factor Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Motion In Black And White Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Into The Void Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Shot Under The Pier Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Shot Under The Pier Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 2
Shot Under The Pier Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Infinity Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Inspiring Shots Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 2
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4 Comments |
closetoHOme
 
closetoHOme May 30, 2015
Wonderful composition, great tones. Just a beautiful image. Congratulations on the win.
shannonmartinpaul
 
shannonmartinpaul November 28, 2015
I agree, wonderful composition. Glad to see you approach this structure from the side, as we see a lot shot from underneath. Beautiful lighting, and the B&W is fantastic. Congratulations, This is a wonderful image.
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter September 15, 2016
Congrats. Great image.
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography September 11, 2017
Great B&W

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#seascape #oahu #hawaii #blackandwhite
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Behind The Lens

Location

Makai Research Pier, Oahu Hawaii

Time

Evening, golden hour

Lighting

Not much to share about light that can not be seen. They sky was not extrordinarly colorful and made for a relatively dull evening. The black and white made it a bit more dramatic.

Equipment

This was shot with a Nikon D810, nikkor16-35mm f4, lee big stopper, lee .9 hard grad, and lee cpl.

Inspiration

I have always loved the beach and seascapes. I have been shooting in Hawaii for about 3 years and wanted to shoot at a pier; this is the only pier publicly available on Oahu.

Editing

Not too much actually. Just a bit of sharpening and noise reduction from the length of the exposure. I also converted to black and white and played with some color filters in lightroom.

In my camera bag

Nikon d810, d800. For landscapes, Lee filters, 16-35mm, 24-70mm, and a 16mm fisheye. Portraits I keep my 85mm and 80-200 mm with a few speed lights and modifiers.

Feedback

Be patient. Using the big stopper takes some time to learn and use. Using in camera long exposure noise reduction makes PP much easier later but increases the amount of time between shots. Just enjoy being out shooting.

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