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An HDR Tour of Easter Island's Moai

Friday, April 4, 2014 11:31

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Alright, I admit it. I got a little click happy on Easter Island. During our six days on this isolated and mysterious island I took a little under 1,400 photos. This may seem excessive to many, and low to others, but having the gorgeous moai statues as the subject of your photography makes it incredibly easy to take as many shots as possible.

Armed with a rental car from our friends at Insular Rent a Car, we spent three of those days driving to every corner of the island and processing many of the best shots in my favorite style – HDR.

But the grounds at Tongariki contain far more than just these magnificent moai on the ahu. There is also a large fallen moai, several topknots (stones placed on the moai’s ahead like seen above), broken moai heads, and rock carvings from long ago.

Our second favorite spot on the island was Ahu Nau Nau located right on Anakena Beach, Easter Island’s only real beach for swimming. These moai feature four with their top knots on (the most on the island), and several nearby including one that was toppled over and almost entirely covered by the sand.

The quarry of Easter Island contains more moai than anywhere else on the island. This one small hill was believed to be the origin for most of the statues and even features a giant moai that is over 20 meters long that remains unfinished in the rock to this day. It is so large you can see it from the road as you’re driving in if you know what you’re looking for. Do you see it in the photo above? We do! (Hint: It is kind of small from the angle)

A close-up shot of the moai at Ahu Nau Nau with palm trees in the background.

Seven moai from Ahu Akivi facing out to sea, an uncommon design for most moai placements in Easter Island as the statues were typically arranged to face the villages with their backs to the ocean (which was said to be the afterlife).

The 15 moai at Tongariki are perhaps the island’s most famous. If you drive up along the coastal road in the early morning lighting you will be in for a huge surprise as these massive statues, quite literally, appear out of nowhere.

Source: http://www.livingthedreamrtw.com/2014/04/an-hdr-tour-of-easter-islands-moai.html

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