Haida Picture Appreciation | December 2024

This month's Picture Appreciation is here, let's appreciate some amazing photos taken by our excellent official Haida Ambassadors with Haida filters!

Title: Punta del Hidalgo, Tenerife
Beautiful coast, reminiscent of Jurassic Park. A less popular corner of Tenerife offers a seaside cave, which you can see in the photo.
 
f11 | 50 sec | ISO 400 | 15mm
 
Haida M15 Holder system
Haida Red-Diamond ND 3.0 Filter

Small village of log cabin hides below the foggy artic taiga. Light of midday sun barely reaches the the ground.
 
Sony a7riv + Sony 16-35/2.8
 
f/11| 1/800 sec | ISO 100 | 16mm
 
Haida C-POL Filter

Usually, when I arrive in a new place, I immediately do a few reconnaissance trips to find the best spots. I don't expect to take immediately good photos, because I have to study the light, composition, etc.
I was in Tenerife for just few hours, and so I decided to take a walk along the coast.
I was looking for a spot where the rocks creates interesting effects with the waves, and possibly interesting contrasts with the color of the algae.
When I found myself by chance in this small cove, and with that incredible light, I was really happy to have brought my photography equipment with me anyway!
I used Haida Red Diamond GND0.9 mediun edge for the sky, and ND64 for getting the motion effect on the water.
 
Sony A7R III + Laowa 15mm f/2
 
2.5 sec | ISO 200
 
Haida Red-Diamond GND0.9 Filter
Haida Red-Diamond ND1.8 (64x) Filter

Title: The red rock | Croatia
I found this bay by chance. A typical scene on the Adriatic in the last sunlight. A small bright red rock in the background particularly caught my eye.
 
Canon EOS R6 + EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
 
f/11 | 20 sec | ISO 50
 
Haida M10 Filter Holder
Haida Filter Red-Diamond Medium ND0.9 Filter
Haida Filter Red-Diamond Soft Grad ND0.6 Filter
Haida Drop In CPL Filter

Title: Mother Care Framing
Walakiri mangrove trees are a nature wonder in Sumba island, Indonesia. It's so famous as "Dancing Trees" but the one that I took a shot here, one mangrove tree forming like a curve, then framing nicely to a group of magrove trees in the background. It's so beautiful and I can imagine this composition just like a mother caring her kids. These mangrove trees root are so unique and you cannot find the same mangrove trees in other place, but only in Sumba island. Thus,it would be good if local government in Sumba island can make a Sumba mangrove conservation because they are really so phenomenal.
 
This photo has wined 3 International photography contests as follows:
1. Gold winner, Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023, categories Nature, Trees
2. First Winner, International Photography Awards 2024, categories Nature, Trees
3. Second Place, International Landscape Photograph of The Year 2024
 
Fujifilm GFX100S + Lens GF20-35mm
 
f/16 | 30 sec | ISO 50
 
Haida ND Filter
Haida IR720 Filter