Hi Folks; When I retired in 1986 to the Big Island of Hawaii I wrote this column for a couple of years, and photos take with a small 35 mm Pentax film camera
Outback, Big Island Style
by Uncle Gus . . . Kona News . . . Kailua Kona
Waipio Valley: A fabulous and rapturous valley of kings, gods and the people of Hawaii. Waipio Valley stirs haunting echoes of the past. Viewing the awesome beauty of this remote section of the island, it doesn't take much imagination to feel and hear the lonely call of the conch shell, mesmerizing drum beats, sensuous, rhythmic chants and hula dancers telling the tale of ancient ancestors.
To view complete article, visit: http://unclegus.150m.com/waipio_valley.htm
Dreamscape created from scan of original photo in Waipio article and processed in CS5, first enlarged using Bicubic Smoother, then used Topaz Detail and CS5 filter gallery to visualize dream effect finishing up with using Stroke >40px>center>Blending Mode> Screen>Opacity 50% for border.
Comments welcome and always appreciated
Gus aka Uncle Gus (Mad Painter)










