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Looking into the sun as it peeks under the cloud bank and above the distant mountain range

Green and blue are two of the primary colors in the Hawaiian color palette

"The result is a whole new perspective"

Not so much on the North Shore: "So I swam out and got this

In another seconds the lip of this wave will detonate and add another layer of foam to the surface

Sunshine big Looking into the sun asCapturing a wave like this is both art and science. At this secret North Shore beach, the sun will only be visible at the end of the tube for a few weeks each year. During those days, a swell needs to bring in waves. Where the sun rises, there can only be a thin band of clouds. The winds must be just right to cut facets into the smooth water surface. All of these conditions might come together for a few precious minutes, but without the photographer