ONE LIFE - International Photography Competition

Scott Moffat | See.Me

I submitted this photo into the ONE LIFE International Photography Competition.

At 36 floor up, there is quite a breath taking view of Honolulu and the Leeward side of the Ko'olau mountains. With Punchbowl crater just to the right of Nuuanu Valey and Diamondhead Crater in the distance, the Hawaiian Islands' volcanic history is still very present amongst modern day development.

Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikkor 35-70mm @ 35mm, ISO 100 f/5.6 @ 1/320

Panoramic Series #10: Nuuanu Pali

When driving over the Pali Hwy, between the Windward and Leeward sides of the island, I will often cut off onto Nuuanu Pali. This alternate rout takes only a few minutes longer and is many times over fore scenic that the fast moving and busy 5 lane Pali Hwy. Its a calming and refreshing to drive through such beautifully dense jungle as that of the Nuuanu valley, with treetop canopies that create a full tunnel above the empty road.

ONE Magazine - PHOTO JOURNAL: Scott Moffat #9

I have been out on Oahu, Hawaii, for half a year now and have discovered that rolling definitely lives out here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It draws other rollers in from far away places, just as it brought me. Dan Lee, from Seattle, WA, recently came out for a few weeks to visit family, enjoy the chill, laid back atmosphere, the weather, the people, the beach, and the skating. Dan reps his local park, Skatebarn, which is a must for anyone cruising through Seattle. I met up with Dan, Akari, and Thumper at this ditch-turned-skatepark under the H1 freeway. To get to the spot you have to take a drainage tunnel under 12 lanes of freeway. Before we wrapped things up, Dan threw down a perfect Sweaty from near the top of this ledge from the vertical embankment and came out fakie like it was nothing. This barricade also got destroyed, and Dan laced this AO Fish.

Hawaii has a strong rolling scene, and it seems like everyone is always down for a session. There are lots of guys are killin’ it out on Oahu like Akari Ihara, Atis, Adam Rego, Ed, Evan and many more, all of which have been shredding the ledges, rails, ditches, and skateparks that the island has to offer. Keep an eye out for coverage of the annual Hawaii Real Street Comp, which will be going off some time later this year.

For this shot I used a Nikon D300, Nikon SB-800 Speedlight, Nikkor 18-70mm @ 27mm, f/4.0 @ 1/40, ISO 160. — Scott Moffat

Portraits: Natural Light vs. Artificial Light

I just came across a handful of portraits that I had shot over the past few years and wanted to share them. First off are the natural light portraits.

The rest are all artificial lighting. Can you tell? Sometimes I try to hide this fact.

Baja Adventure #01: La Pestora Beach

This is the first in a series of post that I will make from the adventure my wife Molly, best friend Theron and I went on last in early 2010 down to the bottom of Baja California. It was a life changing journey that I wish to someday revisit.

This Osprey was sunning itself atop a gigantic saguaro cactus that must have been at least 20' tall. It had rained the night before but the rays of the rising sun as seen in the images bellow were more than enough to dry out the osprey's feathers as well as our camping gear.

Panoramic Series #9: Kapolei Graffiti

In Kapolei, Oahu, there are a lot of run down, abandoned military facilities. This shipment station, or at least that is what it appears to have been, is on the side of a subterranean bunker. The grounds are now used for the Kapolei archery range. There was so much trash and empty spray cans littering the ground that the dirt floor was barely visible. variations in artistic style shown throughout the countless tags within the building which created very interesting composition as the walls were nearly entirely covered from floor to ceiling with graffiti. Although this place was vandalized beyond recognition, it also had a strong sense of history beginning all the way back in pre-WWII through the many years of adventurous and rebellious youth doing what they could to leave their mark in history.

Alta Sierra '09/'10 Season: Zach

Last season Zach Heidrich was tearing up Alta Sierra like no other. This torqued out Method Air was off the back of Lake Chair. Landed clean then went to lunch. More photos of Alta Sierra season past coming soon.

Dig that Zach?

Waves Shark's Cove, North Shore

The most enormous swells that I have seen since we've been out here, at Shark's Cove on the North Shore last Thursday. I was able to take a few shots on my break at work. The waves were so powerful.

Panoramic Series #8: Lighthouse at Diamond Head

I shot this sunset a while back, just after Scarlet was born. A beautiful late October sunset, with the clouds opening up before the sinking sun as it disappears.

Panoramic Series #7: Sunrise over Manoa Valley

Early one morning, after dropping Molly and Scarlet off for their 5:00 am flight, I took a drive up Round Top Rd. to watch the sun rise. I actually left before the sun fully rose, but it was the rays of light that came with dawn that lit up the clouds in the most beautiful way above Diamond Head and Waikiki.