For today's throwback photography post we head to the exquisite Spitting Caves found on Oahu, Hawaii. My model for this shoot was Tasha Woodfall, my make up artist Melissa Hurley, with hair and photography by myself. While the three of us had not all worked together before I had been Tasha's hair & make up artist on shoots with two different photographers and Melissa and I worked together frequently during our time on the island. We tailgated at the parking lot of a near by Starbucks to do hair and makeup before heading to the Spitting Caves. I had seen this place in photographs before and as one of the sets used on LOST, but this was my first time seeing it for myself. While it is nice to location scout before hand, walking out here was like taking a child to a candy store. My eyes were wide open as my head looked around and my mind thinking of all the shots I wanted to get while we were there. While we did have to work around a few tourists that showed up during our shooting, we pretty much had the location for ourselves. I just adore the way the layers of the rock shone beneath the sun, the colour of the ocean, and the way the water did 'spit up' against the caves. It was on my list of places to shoot before I moved and I could not have asked for a better team that morning. I hope you enjoy!
Q: Have you ever been to the Spitting Caves? Have you ever been Cliff Diving?
(I ask because that is one thing I have never done before)
*Photography belongs to Bonnie Rose of Bonnie Rose Photography © 2007 - 2013 All Rights Reserved | www.bonnie-rose.co.uk
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Hey hey now!!! I love it. Is this the one off to the right of the Blowhole?? Or somewhere else?? We used to go there all the time as kids and jump off the rocks but its been years!
ReplyDeleteI recognise that from Lost! [excited] What a fantastic place for a photo shoot.
ReplyDeleteWow, those colors are incredible! Love love love these pictures
ReplyDeleteYes... one of my favorite spots to get away from the city when I was in school.
ReplyDeleteIts the one near Hanauma Bay park. Take Kalanianaole Hwy until you reach Lunalilo Home Rd and take a right. You follow along and I think its a left on Lumahai St.
ReplyDeleteYep, it was pretty exciting, i think they still had that ladder there. Its just an impressive backdrop for sure.
ReplyDeleteThank you, just another reason why I miss Hawaii. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDef is! Thats why I loved Oahu. If you got tired of one area, you could easily drive somewhere else and feel like you were in another place. For a small island it was cool to have such diverse places in one area.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning picture! Hawaii has some really breathtaking spots, doesn't it? I have never been cliff-diving but I definitely wouldn't mind giving it a try! I did swim with some sharks in Honolulu once though and THAT was awesome.
ReplyDeleteYeah I would love to try it, but have not yet. Sorta missed out on a lot of things in Hawaii that I could not do while having two little ones with me. My husband got to scuba dive with sharks in hawaii and said that was pretty cool. You are so right, Hawaii has some amazing spots.
ReplyDeleteAll of the pictures are so gorgeous! I want to plan a trip to Hawaii in the near future and this looks like an amazing spot to check-out!
ReplyDeleteI've been to the Spitting Caves & loved it. You photos are breath-taking! So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I've never been to the Spitting Caves, but now I know I have to go! Your photos are absolutely gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME location!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful location! Just another reason why I need to visit Hawaii...
ReplyDeleteThank you Kayli. I really miss Hawaii...and would love to go back for a whole summer sometime.
ReplyDeleteThe caves are great, yeah? Thank you Leia! x
ReplyDeleteYou have too...so many great things on the island of Oahu for sure! x
ReplyDeleteThank you Ruth! A fun one indeed! x
ReplyDeleteThank you and yes...for sure! I know I want to go back! x
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