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Archive for August 2011

Mid-day long exposures with the Big Stopper: seascapes, Kauai

Posted on August 29, 2011, 1:48 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Even more so than for landscapes, many photographers prefer to shoot seascapes at sunrise and sunset. I see two main reasons: to get more color (enhanced by the open horizon and water reflections) and to capture water motion through a longer exposure. Thinking about it, I saw no reason a beautifully flowing seascape could not […]
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Varying the mood: ocean storm, Kipahulu

Posted on August 17, 2011, 10:01 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
The weather system that produced interesting clouds over the crater summit continued to hang over the coast. I was hoping to do some night photography, but when I got up two hours before sunrise, it was pitch dark, with the stars totally obscured by dense cloud cover. I crawled down to the beach and set […]
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William Neill’s Yosemite – App and ebook review

Posted on August 4, 2011, 11:30 am, by QT Luong, under Books.
William Neill‘s exquisite portfolio of Yosemite photographs, “Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness” became my favorite Yosemite picture book upon publication in 1994, one year after my arrival in California. It has remained so until today (even though I have my own) to the point that the spine has begun to separate. There are many scenes […]
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