Sep 13, 2011

Thick as the night

I thought I'd share some unpublished film scans from Hawaii today because I'm really craving another trip out of the city. This bamboo forest in Maui was ridiculous. The bamboo was so dense it was nearly dark as night in the forest. The two shots below don't even depict the thickest and darkest part of it - (can only do so much with ISO 400 film - slide film at that!). We were even told by the park ranger to make sure we headed back before 3pm because it would get so dark that people would get lost finding their way back.

The real lovely part was the gentle sound of the canes knocking against each other in the wind and the leaves bristling about. What a sweet soundtrack to accompany us on our little hike.

5 comments :

  1. really gorgeous photos! i love the bokeh.

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  2. wow, so dense that it's dark by 3? how surreal.

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  3. looks like an amazing place - I really love the first photo

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  4. I love your description...sounds like a lovely hike.

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