This coming Monday will mark the start of another new year...2018, I say bring it on!
To all my friends & Ohana, have a Great & Prosperous Happy New Year!!!
Photographically speaking 2017 was a great learning experience for myself, trying different gear, shooting & processing techniques. I’ve learned a lot form meeting & talking to other photographers. I think the 1 thing that I’ve taken away this year is seeing all the inspirational pictures from many of my friends and throughout my social media network.
My family life as a caregiver to my Mom & my in-laws, health wise has been a very big roller coaster ride in 2017. It’s pretty bad when you start to recognize the nurses in the ER! It has been anything but fun, but what can you do, except to roll with the punches & wait for that next curve ball life throws at you. The only thing keeping me grounded has been the support from my wife & keeping the faith. Photography has also been a very big part of keeping my sanity! “da crazies” friends who I shoot with every weekend, keeps me laughing every weekend & brings back the light in all the gloom so I can continue to tackle the next week! I thank you guys form the bottom of my heart!
2018 is a new year, I can only pray for a better smoother year, but I promise you one thing...that I will be Looking for that glowing silver lining in all the hard times ahead, & I refuse to give into the despair!!! Much like the image above, I will always look for that beautiful glow that surrounds that isolated tree...bring it on 2018!!!
Aloha a hui hou my friends!
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Sunrise from Waiahole, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sony A7R III | 60 sec. | f/8 | ISO 100 | Sony FE 16-35mm GM F/2.8
BREAKTHROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY X4 stacked filters, 10-stop 100x100mm ND, 3-stop hard reverse 100x150
Edited in Lightroom Classic & Photoshop CC 2018
Copyright 2017 Ryan Sakamoto, All rights reserved