Waialeale Mountain Range Pano by Punaguy
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AlooooooooHa!
Howsit everyone! Still posting some shots of my recent trip to Kauai. This shot is of the Waialeale Mountain range. The crater to the far right of the image is reputed to be the birth place of this island. I took this panoramic shot in an open field on the way back from the the beach. This my first attempt at trying to stitch 5 images together...go easy on me...thanks! Full size viewing is recommended.
Mt. Waialeale (wy-ah-lay-ah-lay) is the high volcanic landmass comprising the center of Kauai`i. It provides a dramatic backdrop for many of the inland views on the North Shore.
As tropical tradewinds flow up and over Waialeale's slopes, the air is cooled and the moisture often condenses into a cloud cap over the highlands. With all that moisture, rain is frequent at the top, so much so that Mt. Waialeale is thought to be the wettest spot on earth, receiving well over 400 inches of rain a year.
There is actually a swamp at the top of the mountain, the Alakai, and some of its runoff feeds the prominent waterfall that can be seen tumbling down the upper reaches of the abrupt north face. There are, in fact, streams flowing down through many steep gullies on the cliff face. Most of them are small and hard to see at a distance, but after a heavy rain on the mountain, the number of waterfalls you see leaping off the precipices can be truly astonishing! Not all the waterfalls are down the OUTSIDE of the mountain - many of them cascade into the central crater, as well.
Thanks for coming along for the ride with me on this scenic trip through Kauai...Much Aloha for all your kind comments on my previous images from this island....Have a great week everyone! Aloha~
Comments (26)
thevolunteer
What a beautiful pano. Damn you are getting good. Love it blown up. Great view. Aloha
Apophis906
What a very lovely shot, such color.
stolta
Great capture, Beautiful landscape ,well done!!!!!!!!!
sharky_
OOooouuuuuu! Very nice capture of this beautiful place. I could see why you would move there in a moments notice. Excellent job my friend. Aloha
nongo
OMG, you're really working on me Dave!!!!! I would love to live in such a peaceful feeling place, you move there first,(LOL) you'd really have the visitors then eh?? Astonishing beauty!!!!!! The pano is perfect!!!! You did a fabulous job on this one!!!!! 400 inches??? isn't that almost 35 feet??? WOW!!!! Killer shot Dave!! goes right to favs!!!!! Aloha...
beachzz
Oh, this is gorgeous and you did a fine job with your stitching!! What a great shot, and a wonderful place, thanks for sharing it with us!!
rayburg
Great bit of stitch work Dave. I really like how you caught the sharp features of the mountains. beautiful work.
Margana
Great job with this pano, Na'e. I would never know it was stitched! Yay for you...and yay for us that we get to see this fabulous view through your eyes...Big mahalo hugs, my friend -M :^)
wind_rider
Great pov, gives excellent perspective and good colour. I like this view.
Cosine
Great job on the stitching, Dave, no worries there, for sure. Thank you so much for posting this, and for getting such an excellent shot. I was on Kauai for a week and never saw the mountain. Now I know what it looks like.
aljaysart
Beautiful scene and capture, excellent well done.
Avoreda
Great scene, and great presentation. The panoramic stitching is not visible--way better than my attempt at a pano...
CavalierLady
Wonderful panorama, fascinating form and color to the mountains!
Littlejock
Beautiful pano you done here, The colours and POV with the path is amazing. hugsmy friend
kansas
A Wonderful panorama.
TwoPynts
During my visit it was quite rainy around this part of the island. I remember doing a report is school and stating that this area has the most rainfall of anywhere in the world. Lovely mountain range with all of it's folds, you did a great job creating the panorama. Aloha!
ontar1
Excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ionel
Excellent!!!
Valerie-Ducom
Very awesome picture and excellent color on this beautiful landscape ! Good day :)
carrotsoup
Thanks for taking us on this ride. Beautiful pictures.
ledwolorz
Wonderful photo.
mps
Excellent panorama.
mikeerson
now I think of Colorado when I see this... I wouldn't imagine Hawaii looking like this.
OldHippieKeyboard
You did a superb job of putting this together. What a magnificent view! Bravo!
kimariehere
WOW What a gorgeou landscape and very lonnnnnng pano like being there!!!! lol well if my whole familys going to be there without me at least i can see your beautiful pictures of this place I hear so much about !!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!
tofi
Remarkable colours in this photograph. Superb life energy that resonates from your image. I'd give just about anything to be "lost" in this world of beauty and serenity! Marvellous capture, and wishing you a bright, happy and safe New Year!