Sunset Sonata
Shot in east Honolulu. That's me on rock ledge with my late spouse clicking the shutter.
Shot in east Honolulu. That's me on rock ledge with my late spouse clicking the shutter.
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Aperture f/5.66 ISO 100 Focal Length 1000000/100000 
May, 2021Views
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Location
This is a fairly hidden location on the eastern side of Honolulu.Time
This shot was taken at sunset, around 6:30 pm.Lighting
Sunsets in Hawaii are pretty amazing. I was fortunate with how the clouds caught and reflected a lot of that warm sunset glow.Equipment
This was shot back in 2013 when my main camera body was a Canon 50D and my go to landscape lens a Canon 10-22. I have that setup on a Manfrotto tripod and have a Canon TC-80N3 intervalometer.Inspiration
I wanted to capture the feeling of both uncertainty and optimism, sort of a trying to discover my place in the world. The scene is both turbulent and beautiful at the same time, exactly what I was aiming for. One thing I do want to share about this photo...that's me on end of that rock outcrop. My late spouse is the one pressing the shutter after I gave very specific instructions on how long to run the intervalometer. It was just a couple of years later that I became widowed and I'll always remember the time we shared while taking this photo.Editing
This is manual blend of 3 separate images, a longer exposure for the cloud movement, a shorter one for the sun and the sun reflections, and one for the water/foreground. The shots were all simultaneously shot with me in each frame holding that same position.In my camera bag
I travel as light as possible, my back just can't handle lugging around a heavy load anymore. In my bag...camera body, two lenses (usually my 14mm prime and a 24-105), some filters, an intervalometer and some cleaning cloths and a spare battery. I use a Think Tank Change Up V2.0, I like how the weight is evenly distributed and it buckles around my waist as well as over my shoulder.Feedback
There are a lot things to keep in mind with long exposure seascapes. For me learning to do these took a lot of trial and error, playing with exposure times to get different moods. Longer exposures like this one to create a more ethereal feel or shorter exposures to capture the movement in the waves and create drama and leading lines. It's definitely something that can take an image in many different directions so play around with it and experiment. The other thing to always remember with seascapes, the ocean is ever changing and can be dangerous. Like my dad always taught us, treat the ocean with respect and never turn your back on it.
