An aerial view down the Na Pali coast on Kauai with green fluted ridges, a curved beach and reef, and sunbeams falling through cloud onto turquoise water.

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Sunset light glowing on low clouds blowing through Kalalau Valley, with the green ridges of the Na Pali coast and a view down to the ocean.

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Na Pali Coast • Kauai, Hawaii

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We chartered a doors off flight and it was raining inland, so we worked the coast instead. I'd been shooting the beaches ahead of us when I looked back over my shoulder and saw the light coming down through the cloud behind me. We turned for it and got one pass, which in a helicopter is all you get.

Latitude: 22°10′ N
Season: Summer
Hour: Mid-Afternoon