Category Archives: hawaii

Queen’s Bath Kauai

Sep
30
2013
by Jamie Paterson | 0 Comments

kauai beaches, kauai photos, kauai photography,

Queen’s bath in Kauai is a visually spectacular place on the island and definitely worth a visit.  Its extremely popular because of the views that you get from the Queen’s Bath across Hanalei Bay, but also because its a really nice place to swim as well.  Each time I head across to Kauai, I’ll always head down here to have a swim and chill out by the ocean.

It looks calm and inviting here but its typically closed during the winter months, as the path itself is long and very slippery because of all the mud and the huge Hawaiian swells come roaring straight over the baths.  If you think its worth the risk heading down here in Winter, there is a sobering sign at the bottom of the path listing the names of those who have drowned in this location.

On the bright side, in summer this place is probably the best spot to go swimming in Kauai.

Thanks,

Jamie

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Lumahai Beach Glow

Mar
29
2013
by Jamie Paterson | 4 Comments

hawaiian photography, seascape photography

I love this stunning beach, its in Kauai Hawaii, its called Lumahai Beach and I dedicate it to my amazing wife.   Normally I travel alone but on this occasion she was standing right next to me witnessing this amazing sunset.   This beach is special to me, its all about me and its what I’m all about.   Solidarity in a pure moment with no distractions.  You make my heart glow and bring a smile to my face, can’t ask for anymore and I certainly never will.  Life is all about moments whether they are fleeting or not, both good and bad.   The trick is to ensure there are more good moments than bad and its kind of hard not to be having a good moment when you’re surrounded by beauty like her and this.

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Ke’e Beach

Mar
22
2013
by Jamie Paterson | 0 Comments

na pali coast, hawaii photography, seascape photography, australian photographer

Its no secret that I love Hawaii and travel there often.  Its a magical place and if you’re willing to open your eyes and just let yourself go you’ll see so many photographic opportunities each and everyday.   I was fortunate enough to have my amazing wife Melissa on this trip with me.   We’d just share an amazing moment together off to the left of this photo and had started to head home when we saw this serene and beautiful scene if front of us.

I just love Hawaii, not only is it so picturesque but its also so peaceful and good for the soul.

 

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Evening Glow

Dec
09
2012
by Jamie Paterson | 0 Comments

kauai beaches, seascape photography, ke'e beach

Evening Glow::

I was in Kauai and had just finished shooting the sunset at the Na Pali coastline. The breeze was blowing softly with a slight misty rain falling upon my face. It was a beautiful feeling and it was my second last night in Hawaii. I just didn’t think things could get any better.

After walking around the corner back to Ke’e Beach the sky lit up again with this stunning afterglow. Simply incredible!

Its good to be alive and experience these things.

Thanks,

Jamie

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Kauai Sunset

Sep
23
2012
by Jamie Paterson | 2 Comments

seascape photography, kauai photography, landscape photography, hawaii photography

Lumahai Beach just screams Hawaii to me and it was a must do photography location for me. It must scream Hawaii to others as well as it was where a large part of South Pacific was filmed in 1958.

The colour of the water is stunning and its surrounding by beautiful green mountains. Despite its tranquil looks in this photo its actually a very dangerous beach and has been nicknamed Lumadie by the locals. Lumahai Beach is normally exposed to really large surf and swell and has really strong rips swirling around it.

I’m pretty stoked the way this photo has turned out. It was my last day in Kauai and it had been raining all day, I really didn’t think I was going to capture anything at all. In fact I seriously contemplated staying at home as it was raining that hard. Well as per usual Kauai turned it on just in time and this amazing scene unfolded before me. Talk about being rewarded for turning up!

I hope you guys enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed taking it.

Thanks,

Jamie

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Lumahai Beach Sunset

Sep
16
2012
by Jamie Paterson | 0 Comments

kauai landscape photography, kauai photos, hawaii photos, kauai sunset, seascape photography

Lumahai Beach is quite simply one of the most stunning beaches in Kauai and it captured my heart and soul on this trip. So its no surprise that I chose to capture the sunset from my last night in Kauai at Lumahai Beach.

Hawaii sunsets last for ages so I managed to get a number of different angles of this sunset from the beach. Surprisingly, this shot was handheld with high ISO as I was just scouting out my sunset position and had left my tripod on the beach.

Needless to say I went home that evening an extremely happy man. Lumahai had played nice once again.

Thanks,

Jamie

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Na Pali Coast

Sep
09
2012
by Jamie Paterson | 3 Comments

ke'e beach, kauai landscape photography, landscape photography, australian photographer, seascape photography

Hi Everyone,

Out of all the photos I’ve taken of the Na Pali coastline this would have to be my absolute favourite. Such a magical time in such a magical place!   This was taken from Ke’e Beach and I’m really grateful to the hiker who suggested that I walk around the corner an extra 200M as he thought it might be a better view.  He was so right!

I’ve said it before and its just so easy doing landscape photography in Kauai the place is just one giant canvas, full of amazing colours and vistas.

Thanks,

Jamie

 

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Simple Things

Sep
02
2012
by Jamie Paterson | 2 Comments

hawaiian photos, seascape photography, kauai landscape photography, australian photographer

I always get so excited when I know I’m heading off to Kauai to do some landscape photography.   Its just such an amazing place to take photos and its so hard to come away with anything but spectacular shots.

The other reason though why I love heading to Kauai is that life just seems so simple there.  Whether that is just my perception or not I’m not sure but most people out on the North Shore just seem to be content to just make enough money to allow them to surf or just chill out.   Time doesn’t really seem to matter there either.   It reminds me of Margaret River in the early days.

So are there any places left like this within a few hours of Perth at all?  If there is, I’d love to know about them.   Preferably by the sea as we all know how important seascape photography is to me.

Thanks,

Jamie

 

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Hideaways Beach Kauai

Aug
31
2012
by Jamie Paterson | 2 Comments

kauai landscape photography, hanaleai photos, australian photographer

Hi Everyone,

I’ve just returned from a trip to Kauai, its my second trip there and it definitely won’t be my last.  In fact I’m back there again in January.  The place is just magic and I feel so at home there, especially living out on the North Shore.  Life is simple there.  Really simple.

This is Hideaways Beach which is just below the Princeville estates.  Its hard to get access to almost impossible in fact.  It makes you realise how lucky we are here in Australia that we can get access to almost any beach without any issues at all.

For me this shot typifies Hawaii, coconut trees, blue skies, and lava rocks.

Thanks,

Jamie Paterson

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Crystal Clear Waters

Aug
30
2011
by Jamie Paterson | 7 Comments

seascape photography, beach, landscape photography, australian photographer

When I first saw this bay I fell in love with it straight away.  I just couldn’t get enough of that amazing clear water.  How beautiful does it look from up on the hill?

Unfortunately, on this particular day I was really pressed for time so I didn’t get a chance to dive right in, but if I get the chance to I will next time for sure.

This one was of those rare occasions where I actually used a polarizer and looking back on it I’m glad I did.    Now…. onto the next image!

Thanks,

Jamie Paterson

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