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Hard to believe this was shot via chopper with an iPhone 6S. Image was pulled straight from the phone with no filters or editing whatsoever.
The spectacular north shore of Molokai was created during one of the largest landslides known on Earth, with a large part of the island calving off and sliding into the ocean, creating sheer sea cliffs.
Huelo islet, the smaller islet on the left, is home to the last native loulu palm (Pritchardia) forest in Hawaii, as the island has no rats. It's also home to numerous seabirds that come crashing through the palm canopy at night to nest.
Shot from Molokai about an hour before sunrise with a F2.0/12mm Lens at ISO 400 with a 42 second exposure. Nice view of Orion.
Kaunala beach (in the photo) was just a place of transit in my plan that summer night in Moloka'i, but you can’t run in Moloka‘i, especially when you’re crossing a beach at night under the moonlight. It’s just not possible.
So I stopped at Kaunala beach, went on to my rituals, and also took a chance for this panoramic photo. It was later, reviewing the images, when I noticed the beautiful fireball near the center of the panorama.
The night was magnificent. The Moon was there, once again, coloring everything it touched, this time helped by a timid twilight. Not only I was connecting with Moloka‘i in a very special way, it felt as if everything was connected. I was put to a stop at Kaunala, just as it happened in almost every place the past two days.
A carefully manicured piece of Molokai paradise. See my blog posting “Paradise.” Maui is visible across the channel.