Old images keep coming to light.
I have a large collection of images of Takapu and Toroa that I will share as time allows.
I'm still casting around for a good way to capture digital images from old colour slides.
Below is my first attempt at taking an image directly on to my camera via a short PVC cylinder fixed to my camera lens with a slide slot cut into it. I set the camera on macro, point it at a blank sheet of white paper for back light and this is the result. low res but better than nothing I hope.
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| Takapu off Waiheke Auckland 2003 photo by Paul Gilbert Aquapx |
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| Takapu same day (Photo by Aquapx) |
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| Takapu same day (Photo by Aquapx) |
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| Takapu same day (Photo by Aquapx) |
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| Takapu same day (Photo by Aquapx) |
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| Toroa off Milford, Auckland. |
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| Me and Toroa a few years ago. |
Toroa by Harmen Hielkema & Mike Toy.
Header Photo: Toroa at Rawene by Julie Holton.
This blog is dedicated to the memory of my father Roelof Hielkema who instilled in me the willingness to learn.
These pages are intended to inform and add to the growing body of knowledge concerning the Canoe Culture of the Pacific, past, present & future, from the Tupuna, the Ancestors of the Pacific cultures to the people of the world.
These pages contain Images and text relating to our two proas, Toroa & Takapu, some history relating to our experiments & experiences.
The dissertation that I posted on this blog in April 2008 "Takapu The Proa" was written by me in 1997 in response to an assignment that I was set whilst studying for my design degree. The dissertation covers many issues that a proa enthusiast may benefit from reading about.
Waka define culture as culture defines waka
Waka reflect the individuality and uniqueness of a society which in turn is governed by the geography, geology, topography, climate, location, resources, isolation, origin, flora, fauna, flotsam, jetsam, etc.
Waka are our link to the past, they have shaped our present and define our future.
Waka are the vessels of knowledge, physical and mental development, freedom of bondage to the land, key to our inquisitiveness, expressions of our ingenuity and courage, our love of shape and form, the seat of our power.
Waka are the source of our material culture, from which all processes are derived.
Waka are who and what we are.
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