Our Engagement Photos – Part 2

Last week, I shared one of our engagement photos, and I’d like to share two more from that particular shoot. Looking at the images always reminds me of how windy and cool it was, and yet I remember feeling completely comfortable. These were some of our first images together.

This week, I’m posting a few additional images that were also shot on Maui. These were taken in Makena, where the island of Molokini can be seen in the background. Maui, like any other island in Hawaii, usually has amazing sunsets. Skies can be quite dramatic, as the air is clean — thanks to trade winds — and clouds are never scarce. When I moved to California, I actually missed clouds.

On this day, however, there wasn’t much color in the late afternoon. Nevertheless, still nice light for photos. 🙂

In the second image of this week’s post (fourth image from the top), I picked the location to do some shots on the sand, but it was surprisingly crowded. Consequently, we chose to remove ourselves from the sand and do some shots in the rocks. I wanted to capture the movement of the water, so opted for a slower shutter speed. This is one shot that was actually easier to do than if I was behind the camera, because it was easier to tell Loretta exactly how long to hold still for each exposure, since I was right next to her. Since there were no warm colors in they sky, I kept the color temperature close to 5500 K to keep the cool tones.

For the third image (last image), we drove to another location in the area. The light was fading quickly, and by the time we took the shot, I needed my maglite to assist me with focusing. It took a little while to set up because I wanted the horizon to be perfectly level. Thank goodness for bright viewfinders! Without any supplemental light, we would have barely been visible in the image, so I fired my flash off-camera to create separation between us and the background. The main challenge for this photo was staying completely still for a long time. For all the techies, my exposure for this image was 13 seconds @ f/4.5 @ ISO 800.

On our way back to the car, it was as dark as could be, as there were no street lights in the area. As we were packing the car, I nearly freaked out as a black dog and its owner approached us from behind. Fortunately there aren’t too many predators in Hawaii. 🙂

Here below are the images, starting with two images that continue from last week’s post. Tune in next week for more!