Kalapana 7 by Punaguy
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Aloha Every One....
Here is a shot showing my vantage points along this beach. As you can see it's a lava cliff worn down by the pounding surf. This whole beach is less than 1/8 of a mile long, the cliff heights vary from about 8-10' up to about 20'. On this day of shooting I walked this beach back and forth several times shooting different areas as I went along. As you can see, there is quite a slant to the beach as the waves go back and forth here causing a mean undertow. Swimming here is not advisable as there is a strong rip current just outside the breakers pulling away and too the right of the beach.
As I mentioned before in my first post, this beach is newly created within the last 20 yrs. The original beach was located 1/4 mile in back of this beach. Lava over ran this entire area and swallowed up many houses and about a 1 1/2 mile stretch of beach. It use to be a great place to surf and swim before it was inundated with lava...now this is all that is left. Although the lava hasn't flowed here since then, the chance that it will someday cover this up again is still very high. Our volcano has not stopped pumping lava into the ocean for the last 20 yrs. About a month ago we lost about 40 acres in the newly formed areas when a huge bench of lava fell off into the ocean. This is a common occurrence when lava hits the sea and huge areas become unstable and just fall off....not a good time to be around when that happens.
Thanks for having a peek at my little series, and tonight I will post a shot of this beautiful area at sunrise. This one was taken when the sun peeked through the dark clouds for less than a minute. Have a great weekend everyone! Aloha!
Comments (25)
marcfx
Another awesome photograph Dave, now we can see the 'other' side of things! well done
ilutegija
love tha power and beauty in same piece:) excellent capture!
miladyblu
Hello!!WOOOOOWWWWWW!!!SUPERB and very impressive shot!!This amazing photo is simply of a brethtaking beauty!!I love very much this wonderful and very fascinating scenery!!I love the very impressive clouds on the sea and the waves of the sea captured in sublime manner! My compliments!You are a big artist!!V!Thank you for sharing!Have a happy week end!
bkhook
Wow! Punaguy this is an amazing shot and what wonderful history you have shared here. V
parb1194
Very dramatic with the sky and surf and course rock. Fantastic image!!!!!V
oscilis
Superb shot and description of nature at work.
ModestyB
I really fancy your waves :) Puss & Kram
DELMUR
wonderfull ! the best of the srie ! Because of the sky at the same level that the waves!
soulofharmony
It actually looks quite a dangereous place to be.. But the series has been totally outstanding... brillaint dave.. :)))))) wipe out..
Valerie-Ducom
very good capture, i like this wave.. very good ;) kiss
Alvaretto
Nature in action!! Excellent!!
Corwin13
Just one word: Excellent!!!
mps
Excellent shot. I love the big waves coming in. Looking forward to the sunrise shot. Vote
Georgy
NO WAYYYYYY these shots of yours just keep getting better. This is outstanding. Gorgeous shot. "WOW"
wastl001
Holy cow...what an absolutely marvellous shot this is. Hat's off my friend!! V
jcv2
Yay! Thank you so much for sharing these stunning details, both captures and story! Wow! A place where land is formed and deformed, where the sea gives and takes place while the neverending waves constantly hit the coastline here! Excellent series, however ending, but I'm glad I see this posting knowing you're safe and sound posting them! These waves look soooo beautiful! Once again, thank you for sharing all these breath-taking details, Dave! :)
kimariehere
totally gorgeous landscape of rocky cliffs and ponding foamy waves too beautiful with those clouds !!...WOW!! V!
nongo
Just love the frothy sea foam in this piece!! Dave, I'm soooooo proud of you and really enjoy your work and being able to see a different view of your island through your eyes!!!!!!! superb!!!!!! ;)
kansas
A wonderful photo of ocean and land. Thanks for the info. Very interesting.
froznlife42
WOW!!!! Glad you moved when you did. This is so fantastic. I can see why you didn't want to leave. sigh V
sharky_
I had talked to a guy who did swim these newly formed beaches but on a calm day. Steep slope on the sand then a sudden drop to deepness. The currents were very strong. He did not recommend swimming in these newly formed beaches. Excellent and powerful shot.. Aloha
leifse
What a beautiful place on earth that you live, I wish that I can go there one day to explore al these wonderful nature scenes, it must be a priveledge just to be walking around there and sense al this wild and fascinating nature!Wonderful image!
Kaimi22
Gorgeous!
weezy136
This is amazing. So stark and beautiful.
TwoPynts
And now we get the long view. Perfect so with so many elements that work just right. For instance, the way the clouds seem to be the mirror of the coast...