Hawaiian Sunburst
Hawaiian Sunburst 17mm, f/22, 9 exposures, ISO 100
While in Hawaii I managed to catch the sunrise most mornings (not necessarily for pictures). As the sun rose over this jetty in Kauai I stopped all the way down to f/22 in hopes of getting a nice sunburst — success. The lens flare effect (real — not added in post) is nice too. I had hoped to get more interest and/or color out of that rope in the rocks but it doesn’t add much unfortunately.
The image was processed in Nik HDR Efex Pro using 9 exposures. Lightroom was used for most of the touch-up and then Photoshop was used for curves and noise adjustments.
Amazing image!
March 20, 2012 at 12:15 am
Thanks!
March 20, 2012 at 8:58 am
Really nice shot Michael.
March 20, 2012 at 7:39 pm
Lovely… I need to do more shots like this.
March 20, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Thanks! I (mostly) keep up with the photos you post on g+ — always check yours out when I manage to find time to login — and always enjoy them.
March 21, 2012 at 7:27 am
Nice shot and good to see someone who’s not afraid to have lens flair in a photo Michael. So many people tut tut it as a horrible fault but l really like them.
March 21, 2012 at 8:53 am
WOW, just wow. I’m an unapologetic flare fan. What I’m also digging is that red stuff in the foreground…rope? It almost looks like boiled shellfish. Whatever it is, it adds a nice pop.
March 21, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Beautiful shot Michael! Love that flare
March 23, 2012 at 8:35 am
Thanks, guys — almost without exception I love the flare too. Brandon, that is a rope and in fact was what caught my eye and got me poking around in that spot for some photos.
March 23, 2012 at 4:44 pm