Saturday, July 16, 2011

34th Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival

A fabulous line up of halau hula performed at the 34th annual Prince Lot Hula Festival at the Moanalua Gardens. The festival honors Prince Lot Kapuaiwa who revived the once banned hula in the Moanalua district.
 f/7.1   1/60   ISO 400   270 mm

 f/6.3   1/100   ISO 400   240 mm

 f/6.3   1/100   ISO 400   130 mm

 f/6.3   1/125   ISO 400   240 mm

 f/6.3   1/125   ISO 400   270 mm

f/6.3   1/160   ISO 400   185 mm

 f/6.3   1/160   ISO 400   100 mm

 f/6.3   1/160   ISO 400   270 mm

 f/6.3   1/160   ISO 400   270 mm

 f/7.1   1/125   ISO 400   185 mm

 f/7.1   1/125   ISO 400   270 mm

 f/8   1/125   ISO 400   130 mm

 f/8   1/125   + 0.33   270 mm

 f/8   1/125   + 0.33   ISO 400   270 mm

f/8   1/125   + 0.33   ISO 400   270 mm

The performances ran throughout the day. I caught a couple of halau hula groups before lunch and then it started to rain. I had some things to do in the afternoon otherwise I would have stayed. I shot in Manual Mode trying to keep the shutter fast enough to get clear shots and at the same time allowing for the shady light conditions.  The park provided the perfect settings for the performances. It was a large crowd but it still felt cozy, casual and fun.

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