A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Good Morning Hawai’i!

As I have posted in the past couple of days, I’m in Hawaii for a wedding. It’s been storming and raining since we got here. We spend today walking around Lahaina where we met Rachel from Atomic Tattoo in Lahaina. It had a lot of cool old flash from tons of tattooers around the world as well as stacks of portfolios from one of their artists named Yvette. I was surprised by the sheer amount of photos in her portfolio. The majority of them were flowers. It was definitely my kind of shop.

After we got back to the hotel, we decided to go for a swim as it had finally stopped raining. I had gotten lucky and stopped at a little camera shop where they had an underwater housing for my old canon camera. I got it for cost because my camera isn’t made anymore. I was testing it out in the pool because we’re going to try and go snorkeling on Molokini if it ever stops raining. This is one of the photos that came out of just messing around in the pool at dark.

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Click through for another one!

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Norm and I tried to do our best to remember what they said on ANTM on how to “pose” underwater but due tot he salt water pool, it was really hard to even stay under the water. Norm did a better job than I did!

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I’m not sure what else is going on in the world around us but I’ve got a video with Bugs to post later today once it’s all finished processing and some lovely girls along the way. Hope you’re all having a great day.

Comments

18 responses to “Good Morning Hawai’i!”

  1. ww Avatar
    ww

    I’ve been to Molokini reef. It’s pretty cool. Just don’t touch anything.

  2. ww Avatar
    ww

    I’ve been to Molokini reef. It’s pretty cool. Just don’t touch anything.

  3. Sitara Avatar
    Sitara

    Keep as far under the water as you can because it’ll look better than a surface shot, point the toes to give a longer and more graceful appearance to legs, don’t give the camera claw hands, pose H2T – head to toe – and try not to look like you’re drowning XD

    Oh! And Smize, if you can stand to have them open.

    I watch far too much ANTM.

    Hope it brightens up in time for the wedding!

  4. Sitara Avatar
    Sitara

    Keep as far under the water as you can because it’ll look better than a surface shot, point the toes to give a longer and more graceful appearance to legs, don’t give the camera claw hands, pose H2T – head to toe – and try not to look like you’re drowning XD

    Oh! And Smize, if you can stand to have them open.

    I watch far too much ANTM.

    Hope it brightens up in time for the wedding!

  5. Colin Avatar
    Colin

    boobs

  6. Colin Avatar
    Colin

    boobs

  7. Yo Girl Avatar
    Yo Girl

    I live on Hawaii and I have yet to find a good tattoo place.

    Any suggestions?

  8. Yo Girl Avatar
    Yo Girl

    I live on Hawaii and I have yet to find a good tattoo place.

    Any suggestions?

  9. Robert Avatar
    Robert

    should come visit us on the big island

  10. Robert Avatar
    Robert

    should come visit us on the big island

  11. cavexin Avatar
    cavexin

    haha. the antm reference cracked me up.

  12. cavexin Avatar
    cavexin

    haha. the antm reference cracked me up.

  13. bbbbb5 Avatar
    bbbbb5

    ahhh this is awesome! i miss living there… you just made me homesick.

  14. bbbbb5 Avatar
    bbbbb5

    ahhh this is awesome! i miss living there… you just made me homesick.

  15. crazzy420 Avatar
    crazzy420

    these are some awesome pics. love em. makes me kinda jealous :]

  16. crazzy420 Avatar
    crazzy420

    these are some awesome pics. love em. makes me kinda jealous :]

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