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Kalalau Trail and Beach, Kauai Hawaii
Posted By: nufenstein, 05-31-2009, 09:31 PM

After months of planning and anticipation, my hike along the Na Pali coast of Kauai came to fruition. Below are some images I took during my stay in paradise. If you ever have the chance, I highly recommend a visit to this beach, preferably by foot. Even if you think you don't "have the chance" I would suggest finding room in your schedule/budget. In case you are not familiar with the Kalalau valley, I have included a link to the Wikipedia page: Kalalau Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and Kalalau Beach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All images were taken with a Pentax k100d and either 10-20mm Sigma or 18-55mm Pentax. Circular polarizer and 3stop soft ND filter were used with the Sigma when needed. Post processing was performed using Lightroom 2.

Lets get this hike started. Sunrise at Ke'e Beach, the trail head.

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The hike gets a bit tricky in some places. Some parts of the trail are roughly 6" wide, including over this part.

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Not a bad campsite.

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Sick of the sun? Try rock stacking. Some were 7 rocks high, vertically stacked.

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Some of my favorite shots from the beach.

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05-31-2009, 09:58 PM   #2
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Nice shots, but you should use some software to level the horizons, especially on 1, 3 and 7 (water shots).
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Beautiful beach and nice shots.
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Beautiful series. JIM

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thank you for the positive comments!
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wow I almost want to go to hawaii now! If it wasn't for the heat and the spiders I probably would have been there by now =)
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these are gorgeous. i love the colors in the skies. wow!

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That looks like great fun, especially the trail in photo #2 and the campsite in #3! Thanks for sharing.
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Nicely done. JIM
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Superb shots.
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Beautiful shots. 5 and 9 are my favorites.
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