Parasailiing over Honolulu Bay, a photo from ハワイ, West

Photographer's Note

Just five weeks ago we were on a cruise from Tokyo to San Diego, California, with a two-day stopover in Hawaii. It was in Honolulu, that we signed on to a parasailing adventure.

Parasailing employs a specially designed canopy reminiscent of a parachute that is towed behind a power boat. It gradually ascends to 150 m (500 ft), 230 m (700 ft), or 300 m (1000 feet) as a cable is rolled out from the boat. I shot the photo riding in the boat and watching the young lady being lowered back into the boat. She had paid $70 for the 700 ft ascent, almost as high as a 70-story building. Two young men paid $100 each and ascended in tandem to 1000 ft or to the height of a 100-story building.

Postscript. A number of individuals asked me whether I went up in a parasail. Unhappily, I did not have the nerve but sponsored my granddaughter's ascent to 700 ft. I agree with Gert, I too would have paid 50 cents for myself.

ChrisJ, ikeharel, papagolf21, holmertz, COSTANTINO, daddo, Royaldevon, Fis2, worldcitizen, jean113, ktanska, delpeoples has marked this note useful

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lousat (139220) 2017-06-01 10:24

Hi Bulent,a bit dangerous is windy places like that,but truly nice and surely a big emotion. Magnificent capture,the backlight so well exposed is a winner,and the sharpness is excellent too,well done. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

ChrisJ (171822) 2017-06-01 10:34

Hi Bulent

I like the silhouetted para-sailor and the multiple colors of the para-sail. Good sharpness and a fine upward pov. The strong backlight has been well managed. Tfs!

ikeharel (113291) 2017-06-01 10:53

Hello Bulent,
The backlight was superbly employed and the effect is awesome.
A paratrooper is always an intriguing sight for photographers - and here that scene had been intensified. Wonderful outcome.
Ike

Silvio1953 (221525) 2017-06-01 10:56

Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic parachude in a superb sky, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-06-01 11:36

Bonsoir, cher ami Bulent,
Si je comprends bien, outre le fait que faire du parachute ascensionnel doit 黎re difficile et inqui騁ant, il faut d饕ourser une somme non n馮ligeable pour se faire peur ou se cr馥r des frayeurs !
Une tr鑚 belle image avec le soleil masqu� par la toile polychrome.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

holmertz (102650) 2017-06-01 12:35

Hello B�lent,
So it's 1 dollar for 10 feet, or one story. How high did your wallet allow you to go? ;-)
This kind of photo probably works just as well from below as from above. The sail is colourful and the person hanging below it, as a silhouette, makes it look quite dramatic. I think I might have offered them 50 cents.
Best regards,
Gert

COSTANTINO (116421) 2017-06-01 13:34

Hello dear Bulent and have a nice time
and a happy new day
difficult photo taken in an artistic way
wonderful execution
greetings dear friend for this great work
regards
Costantino

macjake (98438) 2017-06-01 15:13

Hi Bulent
so you didn't go up? haha
I probably wouldn't have gone up either, i've seen too many videos where these things go wrong!

its much safer to stay in the boat and take photographs :)
I guess this is another sign that i'm getting older!

The Canopy has some color to it which works well for your photo, and thankfully its covering up the sun behind it. fun shot, fun memory too. A 2 day stop over in Honolulu sounds rough! haha

cheers
Craig

Tue (92322) 2017-06-01 15:25

Hello Bulent,
Excellent backlight photo. The silhouette of the person and the colourful parachute look great against the sky and clouds. Perfect photo work, superb realisation.
Lars

daddo (28748) 2017-06-01 17:01

Merhaba Bulent. So can I assume that you too ascend to 1000 ft ? very effective shot against our star. Not blinding bright, the image allows us to admire the young lady and all the paraphernalia. Best wishes. Klaudio.

everlasting (19680) 2017-06-01 23:34

Great Pov with the well handled strong backlight, nice how the sail gives us that splash of colour.

emka (158092) 2017-06-02 0:15

Hello Bulent,

Lovely view of this brave woman on the beach in Honolulu. You still have many working holidays. Good thing :0. I must pay for everything, but i have more adventures. traveliing induividually through China is a BIG adventure, quite challenging. But I love it.

Kind regrad s MAlgo

Royaldevon (85896) 2017-06-02 0:31

Hello Bulent,

So, did you ascend to a great height?

I really like this!
It is a very 'different' parachute photograph because you were so close to the participant and the backlighting creates an amazing effect on the parachute, whilst the figure becomes a silhouette.
The line to the boat is so well positioned in your composition.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

Fis2 (170693) 2017-06-02 13:55

Witaj Bulent!
Nice shot, parachute makes impression.
Excellent light and colors.
Interesting sky.
Warm regards from southern Greater Poland.
Nice evening.
Krzysztof

worldcitizen (16048) 2017-06-03 8:20

Hello Bulent,
I like how the back light shines through the sail, and creates a silhouette of the person in the air. I would also enjoying photographing the people in the air instead of going up there myself. I like heights, but in a more stable environment. :-)

Cricri (176) 2017-06-03 9:00

Hi Bulent
Fantastique capture, la silhouette de la personne avec les couleurs du parachute sous le ciel bleu et blanc, magnifique
belle journ馥
cricri

jean113 (27847) 2017-06-04 9:34

Hello Bulent,the young woman is silhouetted perfectly against the blue sky, and the sun is masked by the canopy, still allowing us to see the colours of the fabric.
The dark clouds frame the subject nicely.
Interesting note, as always, thank you.

You did not say whether you had parasailed? And if so,to what height?
Regards Jean.

mesutilgim (0) 2017-06-04 13:33

Hello dear B�lent,
This is something which I allways wanted to do but did not had enough courage !
Perfect pov and perfect ligth.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

pajaran (115831) 2017-06-04 22:18

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak. Dobar snimak u pravcu sunca i dolazak obalaka.
Sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

Greeting.
An interesting view of the moment, a good text ...
Good work, beautifully demonstrated, good contrast, nice colors, nice moment captured. Good shot in the direction of the sun and the coming obalaka.
All the best, good luck.

ktanska (44744) 2017-06-05 11:30

Hi Bulent,
You have perfect angle for showing that parasail agains the sun. Lovely and sunny action shot. Good to see that cloud too adding contrast.
Kari

abmdsudi (95869) 2017-06-06 2:20

Hi Bulent
Enviable light & shade here -- a challenging shot into light with great focus on this canopy and the silhouetted fig. Wonderful detail and tones, lovely how the beautiful colours catch the light that is a thought worth pondering. You have created a very clever image here. Excellent stuff!
Best wishes

GyurMaster (24818) 2017-06-08 12:53

Dear Bulent,

Very spectacular contre-jour photo. I really like it.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

rychem (72187) 2017-06-10 8:14

Wow, fantastic, great photo with perfect timing, perfect management of light and ideal sharpness, my compliments
Ryszard

delpeoples (60342) 2017-06-11 5:32

Dear Bulent

A great Point of View and a wonderful effect you achieved with the light through the parachute. Excellent colours and treatment of the sun light. Looking straight up at the sky makes me dizzy in this photo. Such a good feeling.

Hugs and happy weekend
Lisa

gervaso (28177) 2017-06-28 16:53

Hello, Bulent!

The colors of the parasail look fantastic here, it was captured with excellent light management! I like the silhouette of the person, which makes the colorful parasail the highlight of the image! Beautiful composition!