Low tide at Kaneohe Bay, a photo from Hawaii, West

Photographer's Note

As the tide recedes, the sea floor is exposed and the boat dries itself. Taken along route 830, which runs parallel to the busy Kahekili Highway. In the background are the fluted mountains typical of Oahu, the conical island offshore is known as Chinamans Hat. I will post a closer view to workshop.

ChrisJ, Gerrit, jafadabret, john_c, abulafia, pasternak, Muse, tonyking, bakes888, pboehringer, axiotea has marked this note useful

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ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-09-01 18:02

Very nice shot with great colours and good composition. The place looks very nice and peaceful.
Antonio

izmirli (3989) 2006-09-01 18:37

merhaba tan
蔞k g凴el bir manzara ve doğa.ufuk 蓾zgisi ve g闥y凴� harika.renkler ve teknenin yansıması g凴el olmuş.
sevgilerimle.
g僡kan ak蓷kır.

Scharan (14144) 2006-09-01 19:08

Ol� Tan
Muito bonita esta foto, gostei da composi誽o e as cores s緌 lindas.O reflexo das nuvens e a transpar瘽cia da 墔ua � fant嫳tico.
Parab幯s e boas fotos!
Grande abra蔞,
Vera.

vagabondtravels (6511) 2006-09-01 21:00

Nice colors and dof.
Great reflection.
Again well done.
Cheers
Ben

ChrisJ (171888) 2006-09-01 23:05

Hi Tan

The thumbnail doesn't do this justice. Good reflections, & superb colour & sharpness. Perhaps a slight crop to the fg. A wonderful blue sky. Tfs!

singuanti (15250) 2006-09-01 23:07

Hi Tan. Yes this is a place I need to see for myself one day. The wide-angle was a great way to approach the composition. You might to be able to crop some of the bottom off as well.

Gerrit (62042) 2006-09-01 23:33

Wonderful landscape and a excellent picture. The red/brown vegetation contrasts perfectly with the anubdant blue and green.
Regards, Gerrit

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-09-02 2:27

Hi Tan,
how beautiful ... what an amazing place ... looks a bit like I think about paradise.
Great colours and great reflections.
Nino

jafadabret (56501) 2006-09-02 3:11

Tan, merci de nous faire r瞚er avec ce paysage paradisiaque. J'aime ce premier plan o� le fond de l'eau se marie avec le reflet des nuages. Les arbres et le bateau blanc, le ciel et la montagne tout cela fait un excellent clich�.
Jacques

napdsp (744) 2006-09-02 4:39

Wonderful colors and details. Very pleasing composition. Polarizer brings out wonderful blue skies. I can look at this photo all day. TFS.

rhizomes (15343) 2006-09-02 7:50

Hi Tan,
Nice picture of the low tide moment ! I like the colors and the general composition with a large place given to the beach...
Christophe

delkoo (68) 2006-09-02 9:18

hi tan
this is a calm place, no waves, time seems stopped,
nice one
didier

PixelTerror (0) 2006-09-02 9:42

Hi Tan,
I like here the low PoV that emphasizes the depth but still retains the reflection, works well, for the rest a nice paradisiac and well exposed view you could rotate CW by 0.3�.
I wish you a nice week end,
Jean-Yves

Angelillo (9374) 2006-09-02 9:51

Hi Tan,

Very beautiful color and texture of the sea. You has done well keeping for it so big space. The dark blue in the horizon line is beautiful too. Great composition. Thanks.

tcht (7565) 2006-09-02 11:26

Hi Tan
The depth is superb here. The reflection is of good quality and I like how you leave much water in front of the sailing boat. Very nice shot, I enjoy it
Cheers,
CheukHin

john_c (24666) 2006-09-02 12:12

Hi Tan,
You have captured all of the charm of the islands without that trite postcardish look. I like the extensive foreground of the seabed seen through the clear water, with the colour emerging on the left. The boat nicely balances and enhances the scene, and there is good depth. A nice one, Tan.
John

abulafia (4900) 2006-09-02 12:24

Hi Tan
why am i not surprised that you visited Hawaii as well?
I like that you included so much of the foreground water, i would probably have been tempted to crop it out and focus on the boats and mountain, but this composition works very good.
Nice job
Harry

rahul__rahul__ (2250) 2006-09-02 12:25

Hi Tan
nice picture, I like the colors and reflection in this, and the sky is very nice as well.
Good job
TFS
Rahul

cherryripe (21033) 2006-09-02 12:35

Hi Tan
Pretty place with unusual transparent water. I like the concentration of palm trees, mountains and clouds although I would have preferred the boat to be on the right of photo to stand out more.
Regards
Nikki

Leonie (8809) 2006-09-02 13:06

Business as usual...a fantastic picture from Tan! ;o)I love both here, the foreground and the background!

Cheers, L廩nie

gilou530 (34) 2006-09-02 15:15

salut tan
beau paysage idylique avec cette eau si claire et ces reflets des nuages, le bateau fait r瞚er
amiti廥
gilbert

pasternak (15185) 2006-09-02 15:36

Nice deep view of this tropical paradise, Tan. What draws me to the image is a very deep perspective of this shallow seafloor, taking more than a half of the frame. These brown colours contrast well with the saturated blue and green of the background, and the white boat punctuates the scenery. I like how it finishes the row of the palms.

Cheers
Alexander

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-09-02 17:29

Merhaba,
İnsana keyif veren, huzur veren, hoş, temiz net bir manzara. Selamlar, sevgiler.
Ahmet

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jjcordier (79299) 2006-09-03 0:54

tan
Tr鋊 belle image de ce petit paradis. Les reflets sont superbes
Amicalement
JJ

Budapestman (82620) 2006-09-03 11:13

Dear Tan!
Heavenly shot! This is a paradise? Gorgeous colours and glittering lights! Amazing and picturesque mood! Excellent composition and POV! Fascinating photo!
Thank you, nice days
George

Muse (35030) 2006-09-04 6:56

Hello Tan,
C''est le paradis sur terre l�-bas!
Excellents pov et cadrage qui d憝oile un horizon sauvage.
Les couleurs sont superbes.
Une photo bien nette.
Une belle lumi鋨e et de jolis reflets dans cette eau limpide.
Best regards
Denise

tonyking (1612) 2006-09-04 7:47

Hi Tan,
Please accept my most humble apologies for not responding sooner. It's calving season here on the farm and I've been extremely busy for the last month. Now, finally, I'm starting to get back to catching up with the things I should have done ages ago!
I love this pic. The colours are great and the composition, particularly the overall balance of the image, is outstanding! With images of this quality, have you considered teaching photography? You have a rare ablility.

Hugs,
Tony

richtersl (3546) 2006-09-04 9:51

I like the combination of the sea floor bottom and the cloud reflections. Seeing the boat on stilts like that seems quite humourous. Looks like the owners can only access it at high tide.

bakes888 (18499) 2006-09-06 0:50

Hi Tan. Lovely lush tropical island scene. You have composed the photo well to make the most of the calm water and reflections. Well spotted and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

pboehringer (770) 2006-09-10 20:07

Hello Tan, this is an absolutely stunning wide-angle view and I really prefer this over the WS post. The reason is not the centered boat in the WS, but the well elaborated and included foreground in the primary post. Well applied polarizing filter here giving a good contrast in the sky and cloud as well as getting rid of bothersome reflections in the water.
TFS, Peter

bazal (7900) 2006-09-25 17:12

Hi Tan.
What I like the most in your shot is the foreground and the large space you allowed to this low tide shallow water which progressively guide the eye towards the beautiful landscape. A certain idea of the paradise...
Thanks for sharing!

axiotea (21651) 2006-11-10 22:26

Hi Tan,
Your POV is well chosen, the light and colors very attractive to the eye, good DOF and framing. A fine compo...
Cheers,
marilyn

dias (123) 2007-05-16 13:50