South Point - Big Island

JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
edited July 31, 2017 in Landscapes

Aloha shutter friends!

Today I'm sharing two images from South Point, Hawai'i, which is the southernmost point in the U.S. It's a landscape one might not expect to be synonymous with tropical paradise; a sprawling desert grassland abruptly ending atop crumbly cliffs, where the mighty Pacific rages below.

The wind was high, gusting around 30+ knots, so flying the drone was a challenge, to say the least.

The pano in this pair is a 19 image photomerge. The wind caused enough variation in each shot to make for a bit of extra work on the merge, but it's always fun to become better out of necessity.

Enjoy the set, Mahalo for viewing!

Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins

    Nice JBR! I like the car in first, it gives the scale!

  • JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins

    @Stumblebum said:
    Nice JBR! I like the car in first, it gives the scale!

    Mahalo Taz, and yep, you know me... Leaving those human elements in where I can :smiley:

  • roaddog52roaddog52 Registered Users Posts: 1,323 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2017

    Great captures, always enjoy your airborne images. Love that area down there. The southern most point of the 50 states. The locals have an unique way of fishing off of the cliffs near the old navel base, then there is the cliff jumping and that rickety old ladder to get back up . Green sand beaches worth a visit also.

    Phil

    I don't know where I'm going, but I'm going anyway.

    Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity!
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