The rains of the day have stopped and it's as if the rays of the sun are pulling the clouds from their low lying rest.

As the earth dries out a landscape that was hidden begins to appear in a mixture of reds, brown and green. 

A Landscape RevealedAs the earth dries out a landscape that was hidden begins to appear in a mixture of reds, browns and greens.
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai, Hawaii

The mystery of a landscape revealed, and the state of nature's abundance animate the evolving scene.

Energy moves throughout the Canyon as the weather shifts, and I sit and watch the clouds fly by.

Movement in the CanyonSometimes I think that a long exposure photograph conveys the feeling of seeing a scene better than a brief click of the shutter. The experience and movement of the clouds and light as they roam through Waimea Canyon is portrayed in this long exposure image.
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai, Hawaii

Light and shadow play--like desire and need-- and I try to find a compromise between the two as I point the lens at canyon wall.

The canyon appears to me like a hulking brown bear whose coat of fur is drying slowly in the evening light.

The sun has set behind me-- behind the ridge-- and the canyon goes dark while the rising clouds hold the light, still. 

Finally dusk falls over the entire scene, but the clouds still swirl and throw a little light as they stir.

In the blue hour I take one last look before walking away from a landscape I love.

Aloha,

Lee

All photographs in this post were taken on the afternoon/evening of February 1, 2020.