We stayed in Lahaina the first half of our trip to Maui and then moved to Wailea (~40 minutes south of Lahaina) for the last few days of our trip. Grand Wailea has just become our favorite hotel in Maui!
It’s luxurious and has a chapel – perfect for weddings and honeymoons. It has an amazing maze of swimming pools – perfect for families and kids. It also houses one of the top 10 spas in the United States – perfect for a relaxing stay for couples!
It is a splurge but was the perfect ending to our stay in Maui!
Hawaii has beautiful sunsets and evening “colors”. We tried capturing the beauty of it while at Grand Wailea. Here are some of our favorite photos in HDR!
Enjoy…
Fountain at Grand Wailea
The Chapel at Grand Wailea. We saw a wedding take place in the chapel on our last day here.
Grand Wailea has amazing swimming pools and whirlpools. Kids love it! For adults, there’s always the “adults only” pool to enjoy if you don’t want to be disturbed by kids. This is a shot taken at the adults pool.
My favorite were the whirlpools scattered all around the pools area. The pools close at 10pm – loved chilling by the whirlpool after dinner till 10pm!
PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: To capture these photos, we used the “auto-bracketing” feature on our camera (which captures the same shot multiple times with different exposures) and then generated the image using HDR processing software, Photomatix Pro (it takes the best details from all the shots and combines them into one photo).
To capture all the colors, your camera will need to take in as much light as possible and will require some time to capture even just one shot. Make sure you prop your camera up on a tripod because you need your camera to be as steady as it can be while taking these photos. This will avoid blurring/ghosting when the software combines all the pictures together.
REMEMBER:
- Grand Wailea is perfect for both couples and families with kids!
- It is a splurge, so we recommend it for special occasions or towards the end of your trip to Maui.
- Capture beautiful evening colors through HDR photos.
- Use HDR processing software such as Photomatix Pro and Lightroom to process your photos.
- Use a tripod to get steady shots.
What is your favorite hotel in Maui? Do you like taking HDR pictures too? Do share your tips!
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You’ve GOT to be kidding me… Unreal!
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Glad you like the pics G! It was just too tempting to not do HDR at this location. The evening sunset and colors was just too perfect for it!
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Dang, looks like the perfect location for some HDR photography. 🙂
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The sunset and colors of the evening and location was just too perfect to not do HDR!
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Incredible photos! I could stay there for a while 🙂
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Thanks Stephanie! We could absolutely stay there forever too!
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I love the one with the chapel. Looks like another world up there !!
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Thanks Annie! We love how we’re able to see the colors coming from the inside of the chapel through the windows!
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The picture of the chapel is out of this world. Hmmm… we may have to rethink our favorite hotel on Maui 🙂
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Thanks Kent! Glad you like the pictures! Yes, you should definitely check out Grand Wailea!
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Your HDR is strong!
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Is that a good or bad thing? 🙂 It was too tempting not to emphasize all the great colors we were seeing! We dont always do HDR but this was the perfect location to do so! Hope you like the pictures!
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strong = good!
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That’s good to know! Glad you like it!!
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We stayed in a condo when we went to Maui several years ago but we walked through this hotel after a Luau and thought it was magnificent!
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It was definitely a beautiful site to take a stroll! Next time we go to Maui, we’re going to try renting a condo too!
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