Night Images

Welcome to the Night Images gallery. A focus on night images with a sprinkling of sunrises and sunsets. This gallery is a part of Joe West Photography... specializing in evening and night photos. Really good night images are never easy to obtain. Just the fact that the photographer is, often, working in total darkness is difficult enough... then add all the technical problems of acquiring a well composed night scene. Then, try sitting out in the middle of nowhere at 2 am... waiting for the night sky to be "just right" for that magical shot. I have to admit, however, I love all these challenging factors. As the old saying goes, "If it were easy... everyone would be doing it".

Lahaina Banyan Tree - Maui, Hawaii : The Lahaina Banyan Tree, on the island of Maui, is a very difficult subject to try and capture. It's sheer size presents a problem in trying to convey it's size in an image without resorting to fisheye lenses which, often, tend to distort too much. The other problem is that it's such a popular tourist attraction that it's hard to find the area not filled with people. I took this shot around midnight one night... and decided to go with a black and white format. I've photographed this tree several times, but this is my favorite shot.

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Lahaina Banyan Tree - Maui, Hawaii : The Lahaina Banyan Tree, on the island of Maui, is a very difficult subject to try and capture. It's sheer size presents a problem in trying to convey it's size in an image without resorting to fisheye lenses which, often, tend to distort too much. The other problem is that it's such a popular tourist attraction that it's hard to find the area not filled with people. I took this shot around midnight one night... and decided to go with a black and white format. I've photographed this tree several times, but this is my favorite shot.

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