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January 4, 2010
Kaboom by ~aFeinPhoto-com Showcased in the current issue and on the website of American Photo Magazine for "Nature Photo Of The Year" and "Best Images of 2009", Aaron's shot here is a complete masterpiece and showcases what we all can aim for with nature photography. Be sure to check out the rest of his gallery, you will be stunned!
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Kaboom

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Location: Ke'e, Kauai, Hawaii

When the waves are right (read: splash back off cliff collides with incoming wave to pop it up) and with enough patience there is a great splash that occurs if you know where to look

2hrs of shooting and only one wave. Got it :-)


******WINNER: Nature Photo Of The Year: American Photo Magazine ********
"Kaboom!"

Winner: Popular Photography/Adobe "Through Your Lens" Contest
Winner: Visitor's Choice Award - Center For Fine Art Photography "Nature"
Semi-Finalist: Nature's Best Photography "Oceans"
Runner Up: Bing Photo Contest
National Geographic: Photo Of The Month - Aug '10

edit: Apparently I had an old version of this on dA...whoooops!
edit ('dec '11) - completely reworked for print
Image size
1009x684px 378.64 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
280 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 7, 2009, 5:46:44 PM
Sensor Size
7mm
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Those two hours well worth it!