22 | February
"Rainforest"
General: 1:51 PM on 1/15/06 | Canon 20D
Technical: 1/80sec | f/9.0 | 35mm (56mm) | ISO-100
Lens: EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Exposure Mode: Av (Aperture Priority)
Exposure Bias: -2/3
Flash: No

This is what most of the island is like: mostly dense rainforests, (below is a waterfall and a stream which can't be seen from this vantage point), and some grassland. There are countless waterfalls on Kauai, which we could easily spot from the air.

I am really likeing the CS2 Camera Raw which can be opened right from Bridge. I find myself using the new curves adjustments (in raw) for more complex mid-tone adjustment which I previously acomplished by importing the image into photoshop and applying levels or curves. Curves can be a bit more intimidating than the simpler "levels", but it offers significantly more control. I am hooked.

categories: hawaii landscape rainforest

Thoughts of: Tristan
February 22nd, 2006 at 4:07 AM

I love the depth you can see in the trees in the lower half. Looks like you were pretty high up!

And I hate to say it, but this could benefit from a polarizer to darken the sky, or maybe an ND grad filter (if you believe in those sorts of things ;-) Otherwise, it's quite a good composition.

Thoughts of: Chantal
February 22nd, 2006 at 6:39 AM

What a peaceful natural place....

Thoughts of: Nik
February 23rd, 2006 at 8:53 PM

I so need this picture on the wall of my room... very relaxing and purty

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