The beautiful, volcanic colors of Haleakalā, Maui…
The Daily Post’s weekly challenge asked for a landscape shot. Which made me think, aren’t most of my shots landscapes? Somehow, when I hear “landscape photography”, I tend to think of views from a hike with forest and mountains. But is a beach photo a landscape photo? I’m playing it safe and posting some pictures of a moonlike landscape from the top of a volcano!
I was going to crop and reframe this second photo so that the plant is on the very right edge, but then I decided I actually liked it this way, with the plant almost in the middle. Throwing out all composition rules. Not that I ever think of those rules when photographing, I just take pictures how I see them. Photography is art, and art has no rules.
If you’re ever in Maui, Haleakalā is worth a visit. Don’t forget to bring your camera!
The Snow Melts Somewhere 
29 replies on “Haleakala, Maui”
Wow! Amazing photos!
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Thanks! 🙂
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> Photography is art, and art has no rules.
Yeah! But no matter how much I agree with this, I can’t help but wonder about all the things that live beyond my photographic awareness. It’s coming along slowly. I might read a post on light and shutter speed, for example, or see a video about Anselm Adams and his 11 zones. But the next time I take photos and try to think about all that, I go ‘naaaah’.
However, I have the grid on my display at all times, and align the damn horizon, and place pieces of interest on intersections and bushes in the foreground. I think I might be rather obedient deep inside. 😀
And I love it that you put that bush wherever it pleases you.
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Hahah, you, obedient? 🙂 I don’t use a grid but afterwards I always edit the horizon straight and crop if necessary. Of course the best would be to get the perfect result straight from the camera, but a grid would really distract me. Well, I’ll have to google those 11 zones now! 🙂
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😉 I see you know me…
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Looks great! Is that an active volcano?
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Apparently, it’s considered active though it hasn’t erupted in centuries, according to Google 🙂 There’s an active volcano on Big Island (Hawaii) but we didn’t go there, unfortunately.
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Sounds amazing 🙂
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Now this was a place in Hawaii we did really like! We even ascended the volcano for sunrise which was an incredible experience.
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I think this was in the morning, too… hmm not sure. I really loved being above the clouds 🙂 How long did it take for you to hike up?
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Ha it wasn’t a hike we drive up from kannapali took around 2 hours for sun to rise was freezing!
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Gorgeous landscape – great choice! It actually reminds me of the volcano landscape photo I took in Nicaragua (and passed off as my little fantasy island yesterday!), but your photos are much better. I like the depth.
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I loved your volcano landscape photo 🙂 And it does remind me a bit of Haleakala
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Another great collection of photos – awesome post!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Beautiful photos.
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Thanks, it was a beautiful place
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Thought like you: “aren’t most of my pictures landscapes pictures?” so now, How do I choose only 1? I showed the one that came up first into my mind and realized afterwards it was one of mountains when I love the beach so much.
Like-minded, I tell you.
A volcano on an island? Just what I wanted to see anyway! 😉 Thanks for the trip again!
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Like-minded, indeed! 😀 Hahah, funny coincidence! Volcanos somehow look more exotic than mountains, I like the shape of a volcano on a tropical island viewed from afar….
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it is quite a sight. I remember the volcanoes on Easter island and on the Galapagos…
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This is something else ~ does not look like the Hawaii I’ve seen, yet also very much as well. Great shots and a view of Maui I just never considered before…
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Happy to hear I could bring you something new! My photos don’t do the place justice though, it was so vividly dreamlike
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This really is a spectacular place! We went up there in 2010 as well. Being above the clouds was great, and the views are spectacular. Your photos are fantastic in that they capture the immenseness of Haleakala very well.
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Thanks! I remember it being even more colorful than in the photos but maybe I’m wrong
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You are right about the colors! But everything there is bright and beautiful!
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Love it! I backpacked 2 nights and 3 days there Haleakala NP less than 3 years ago. So, I know it’s like. I almost post one of the photos from it but decided not to.. LOL Nice capture.
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Would be interesting to see the area you were at! Maybe you can post some photos later 🙂
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