Kris Nelson Photography » Kapalua http://www.krisnelsonphoto.com Photography by Kris Nelson Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Photo: D.T. Fleming Beach http://www.krisnelsonphoto.com/blog/2010/01/photo-d-t-fleming-beach.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-d-t-fleming-beach http://www.krisnelsonphoto.com/blog/2010/01/photo-d-t-fleming-beach.html#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Kris http://www.photonelly.com/blog/2010/01/photo-d-t-fleming-beach.html D.T. Fleming Beach

Photo: An aerial view of the peaceful D.T. Fleming Beach Park in West Maui, just passed Kapalua.

Like many beaches on Maui, I have fond memories of patrolling the sand from end to end looking for different views to capture. Yet, when I get to capture the entire crescent beach from above like this photo, it truly is a thrill.

How did I get this shot? I was hanging out of a helicopter without doors on it during the ’09 Maui Photo Festival, that’s how! Maybe I’ll see you there in August?

]]> http://www.krisnelsonphoto.com/blog/2010/01/photo-d-t-fleming-beach.html/feed 0 Before and After: Waves and Clouds http://www.krisnelsonphoto.com/blog/2010/01/before-and-after-waves-and-clouds.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=before-and-after-waves-and-clouds http://www.krisnelsonphoto.com/blog/2010/01/before-and-after-waves-and-clouds.html#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Kris http://www.photonelly.com/blog/2010/01/before-and-after-waves-and-clouds.html Time for a new installment in my Before and After series. For this week, it is another pair of adjustments made in Adobe Camera Raw and Topaz Adjust.

The Before Image

Clouds and Waves

This image was taken at D.T. Fleming Beach in September ‘07, in the early afternoon. I really liked the composition, with the symmetry between the water and the clouds above. The rocks add a nice touch in the foreground, although the horizon is off and the colors are a little dull.

The After Image

Waves and Clouds

A little color saturation, straightening the horizon, and a little cropping (notice the difference in the rocks) in ACR set this one up for Topaz Adjust. I chose the Photo Pop preset in Topaz Adjust to help achieve the look you see here.

Another Old Photo Saved

I like to think the next time I’m at D.T. Fleming Beach with my camera gear to find a scene like this, I would have learned enough in the last 2 1/2 years to get it better in-camera first. I also like to think I’ll be back to Maui sooner than later. :)

Until that next 9 hour plan ride to that beautiful island in the Pacific, I will continue pushing my post production skills and working on new tools and techniques to create these “new” images, while at the same time reliving the great memories of capturing the originals.

Stay tuned for another edition of Before and After next week as more of my early works get a new look on the digital life.

– Kris

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Photo: Are the patterns in the water below mimicking the clouds above, or is it vice versa?

Image updated on Jan. 13th, ’10. Reprocessed in Adobe Camera Raw and tweaked using Topaz Adjust – Photo Pop settings.

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