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Waiting on the next wave - @ Hedonist's Hawaii by Ireth Addams

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"Photoghouette" #ig_oahu #hawaiistagram #igsuper_shotz #pict_lovers #tgif_sunset #silhouette #luckywelivehawaii #ig_sunrisesunset #808 #808state #oahu #nikond750 #nikontop #jhames808 by jhames808

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Ephemeral Gold, Concrete Ambition by I saw_that

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There is a razor-thin window at dawn when the glass towers of Ala Moana stop being mere architecture and become mirrors for the sun's first reach. It is a moment of fleeting alchemy, where the heavy shadows of the night are traded for a brief, amber brilliance.

This transient light serves as a striking metaphor for the relentless pace of development currently reshaping Oahu. As the "crossroads of the Pacific," the island exists in a state of perpetual "becoming." Just as this golden reflection will shift and vanish into the harsh clarity of midday, the island's skyline is rewriting itself with a speed that feels both inevitable and breathless. In this photograph, we see a rare pause: a quiet reflection of a city that, much like the tide below it, never truly stands still.

Creating the Shot

This is an example of "F/8 and be there" philosophy taken to its logical extreme. People often look at a shot like this and call it a fluke, but they don't see the dozen other mornings where the clouds were too thick, the light was flat, or the atmosphere just didn't cooperate.

The Discipline of the Dawn

In the military—and in high-stakes photography—luck is a residue of design. You didn't just happen to be there; you engineered the circumstances for that "luck" to occur.

The Grind: Consistently showing up when the world is still asleep.

The Preparedness: Having the gear dialed and the composition framed before the sun even breaches the horizon.

The Payoff: That specific, three-minute window where the "alchemy" happens.

There is a certain irony in using such a disciplined, tactical approach to capture a moment that looks so effortless and serene. You’ve essentially captured the Oahu "Gold Rush"—that fleeting second where the island’s vertical expansion looks like it was built out of solid light rather than steel and glass.

Sunset Skyline by jcc55883

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Kuilei Cliffs by jcc55883

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808 state 2 by Ian Bruce

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The Sky's the Limit! by jcc55883

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View from Magic Island

Chinese Buddhist Assoc. Hawaii by jcc55883

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808 state 1 by Ian Bruce

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Toward Diamond Head by jcc55883

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Diamond Head Beach by jcc55883

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Altered State 808 by Sven Loach

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Great find! #808state album $8! #vinyl #passionofthecrates #classic #Www.mixcloud.com/iamstop by iamstopandiwillfreshyou

DSC_4815 by Robert Prather

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Kawaii Kon is the largest amine event in the state of Hawai'i. This event celebrates the art, fashion and cosplay associated in anime, manga and video games!

808 state 3 by Ian Bruce

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Manoa Valley by jcc55883

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Kaimuki Mini-Park by jcc55883

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Baby pineapples in Maui all start pink💕🍍💕#pinkpineapplesalon #mauisalon #hairsalon #kiheisalon #hair #art #press #media #market #marketing #808state #808 #808allday #islandstyle #mauiliving #surfsup #surf #pineapple #pineap by alexia grand

Water in colour: WG1 28-140mm by Andrew Mitchell

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The track 'Pacific State' is by the Manchester group '808 State'. The title is a play on words between images of the Pacific Ocean and its exotic beaches (signalled by a simple sample loop) and the 'state' of being pacifist/tranquil ... 'Pacific'.

The 'State' of '808' is all things musical that revolve around Roland's 808 drum machine. The track was released in 1989, eight years after the first Roland TR 808 was manufactured (and featured a 909 rather than the 808). Whilst the band name pays homage to a drum machine, they might have been called 'Jupiter' state or 'Juno' State or the '303' State - after other sequencers and synthesizers of sounds that became available in the 1980s. The exploration of the capacities of these machines would take place in underground music scenes. Manchester is far from Chicago and yet the cultural production of that city were listened to, danced to and then modified. Perhaps the most experiential and irreverent sub scene from Chicago became known as 'Acid House'. Strange bleeps and fat sequences that influenced 808 State's early work. Another far away destination from the red bricks of Manchester are the Spanish Balearic Islands 150km SW of Valencia. Nightclubs with circles of synchronised chandeliers above the dance floors, informal sunrise gatherings, idiosyncratic playlists, and certain vast clubs. The 'Chicago house' that filtered through this endless cycle of sun rise and sun set came out with the tan that became known as 'Balearic Beat'. It can be argued that the track 'Pacific State' is a meeting of Chicago's Acid House with the Mediterranean's Balearic beats while walking the vivid paving-stone 'drizzle mirrors' of central Manchester, listening to mix cassettes by a guy called Gerald.

Underground music is witnessed by the public in Clubs (to an extent pirate radio and mix cassette) with independent record shops acting to both seed and reseed. The group 808 State grew out of an important record shop on the corner of a vast warehouse that functioned like a 3D block of 'Greenwich Village' or 'Brighton Lanes'. Culture from the world-over passed through and was watched or modified aside new ideas. By the release of 'Pacific State' in 1989, Manchester had seeded two other creative alchemies: a guitar band - 'The Stone Roses', who mixed aspects of chant with 'The Byrds' and complex post 'Jaki Liebezeit' and 'Tony Allen' rhythms, and 'The Happy Mondays' who took House and Balearic influences and mixed them with the vocal style of Bob Dylan sung with a thick Manchester accent and hangover. The end results were so composed and coherent that despite their gestation differences, they gathered and set sail as a cultural movement sparking new baggy fashions and more groups. '808 State' and 'Pacific State' became associated with Manchester's music scene.

The footage has been treated and compiled to emulate the atmosphere of a dance floor light show and perhaps also to capture the sensorial side of swimming and diving in water. Many of the component bright colours are real, with golden reflections off a seaweed, blue sky and bright-red sea-tomato mixing with the stars from sea urchins and bubbles from wake and shifting sands.

The waterproof Pentax WG1 is from around 2011.

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The track is copyrighted and available on Creed

ASIN: B0050ATC6I

Press play and then 'L' and even f11. Escape and f11 a second time to return.

From Pebbles to Stones by Christopher Valdez

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Fishing spot turned into a Photography spot in Maui

Feels good to be back. 1st #hawaiian #sunset things like this you miss and appreciate more after living overseas for so long. #808state #aloha #hawaii #honolulu #taiwan #chinaairlines #japan #rcscooters by RC Scooters

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I can't afford an 808, but I've got a 303, it sounds pretty good to me... by Dunk 🐝

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The Roland TB-303 Bass Line also known as the #303 is a bass #synthesizer released by Roland Corporation in 1981. Designed to simulate bass guitars, it was a commercial failure and was discontinued in 1984. However, cheap second-hand units were adopted by electronic musicians, and its "squelching" or "chirping" sound became a foundation of electronic dance music genres such as acid house, Chicago house and techno. It has inspired numerous clones.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TB-303

Roland TB-303 Panel by Steve Sims on Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/3BqJ

Patiently waiting for Santa in paradise #santababy#maui#hawaii#vintage#palms#palm#palmtree#blackandwhite#greyandwhite#black#white#style#classic#pinup#bikini#808state #808#glam#original#christmas#christmastime #waiting#artsy#art by alexia grand