Wonderful Wailea
Sunset at The Grand Wailea 15 years to the day after getting married on Wailea Beach.
Sunset at The Grand Wailea 15 years to the day after getting married on Wailea Beach.
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I took this photo on the beautiful sands of Wailea Beach by The Grand Wailea. My husband and I had returned to our "wedding beach" to celebrate our 15th anniversary.Time
This photo was taken about 15 minutes after the sun had set on August 21, 2015. In 2000, our wedding ceremony took place on the beach just before sunset. And just after sunset, the sky filled with the same magnificent pinks and oranges to give us a beautiful backdrop for our wedding photos. I was thrilled to be able to capture the same colors through my lens 15 years later.Lighting
As the sun set, I was shooting toward the sunset, capturing the orange reflection on the wet sand and the purple shades of the distant West Maui Mountains. I then noticed how the sand around to my left looked pink. I very quickly turned my tripod around to recompose!Equipment
This was shot with my Nikon D7100. With my favorite "travel lens"...the Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II. On a tripod that always seems to have some sand stuck in the threads of the rubber feet!Inspiration
Primarily, I set out to capture sunset, 15 years later, from the beach on which we were married. However, our friends were married 4 years prior to us, on the same beach but down by the Four Seasons; the direction in which this photo was taken. They have the same pink skies in their wedding photos. When I first saw how the sky was bursting with color on "their end" of the beach, my first thought was, "I want to capture this for them".Editing
I always shoot in RAW. So, yes, some post processing was necessary. But, primarily I did some basic landscape photo adjustments in Camera Raw (in Lightroom). And then the final step that I believe adds that extra pop is a run through the Google Nik Collection Color Efex Pro 4.In my camera bag
I always have my Nikon D7100/18-200mm lens with me. At all times. I love it. I know it backwards and forwards and inside out. Being that I want to move toward shooting more landscape, I would love to go full frame. But, for now, with a Nikon 12-24mm f/4 lens, I can still get some great landscape shots. I also always carry a circular polarizer and a 2 stop ND filter in my bag. And I always have my tripod in my car.Feedback
Learn everything you can about your camera. Research your location. Make a plan. Arrive earlier than you planned. Use a tripod. Have patience. Shoot in RAW. Stay flexible. Continue to have patience. Don't pack up too soon.
