Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Sunset on the summit of Mauna Kea, by Tocha
As promised, these are Tocha's beautiful, medium format film photos of the most breathtaking sunset we've witnessed. You can see me in the last shot, without camera (I'd run out of film-doh!), which allowed me to watch the sunset fully present. I'll admit that sometimes I don't feel like I'm truly present when I'm photographing something because I'm so focused on making good images. Any other photographers out there feel conflicted about this? Maybe one day I'll get good enough that it will be like a zen experience all the time when I'm shooting.
All images © Tocha Alberts
Waiting for sunset, Mauna Kea Summit, Big Island, Hawaii
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| 13,796 feet above sea level |
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| There's a tiny person up top |
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| Giant telescope (I've forgotten the name of) |
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| Tocha with his Mamiya RB67 |
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| More giant telescopes |
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| The mountain cast a shadow in the sky. How cool is that! |
I don't usually like group tours, but on the advice of a friend, we did the Mauna Kea Tour with Hawaii Forest and Trail to watch the sunset at the summit of the volcano and then star gaze as the guide explains everything you're seeing through the telescope. It was worth every penny...possibly the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen, and you really feel like you're on top of the universe looking down at the clouds and peaks below you. Awesome stuff.
Tocha got some rad shots of the actual sunset. I think I ran out of film or something like that (stupid!), but I'll post some of his photos because you just have to see how gorgeous it was.
The Hamakua Coast Rainforest, Big Island, Hawaii
The Big Island has an incredibly diverse landscape. In some places, I could swear we'd been dropped in the middle of the Colorado country, or at a sheep station in Australia, or on a beach in California. The Hamakua coast, however, is exactly what I'd imagined Hawaii to be.
Tocha's Lomo pics of us in Hawaii
The Hamakua coast:
Volcanoes National Park:
Mauna Kea Volcano summit:
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach:
Wai'pi'o Valley:
Having margaritas at Luquin's in Pahoa:
All of these photos were taken by Tocha on his Lomo, © 2012 Tocha Alberts.
Volcanoes National Park:
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| Me on lava rocks in my favorite shirt. I like it so much I have two. I had no idea I wore it so much until I saw these photos. |
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| The gorgeous sea arch at the end of Crater Rim Drive. |
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| My makeshift sunscreen. |
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| Kilauea Iki Trail |
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| Hiking onto the crater floor, Kilauea Iki Trail, in the same shirt. |
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| It's raining and that's T's finger in the frame. It rained a whole lot on the Hilo side of the island. |
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| The floor of an old volcanic crater! |
Mauna Kea Volcano summit:
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| You can't see, but I'm wearing the same shirt underneath the parka and fleece. |
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| Behind us are giant telescopes! |
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| Boy was it windy and cold up there. |
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach:
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| Turtles! |
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| Wow, is that the same shirt? |
Wai'pi'o Valley:
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| The real us--sweaty, pimply, wearing ugly glasses. |
Having margaritas at Luquin's in Pahoa:
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| Happy as can be, in my favorite shirt, with my favorite man, eating my favorite food (tacos). |
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