Technical and Purchase Information

Camera/Lens: Arca Swiss view, 90mm Raptar, orange filter
Format: 6x9
Film: 120 TMAX 100
Print Sizes Available:8x10,11x14, 16x20
8x10 prints are matted to 11x14, 11x14's to 16x20, 16x20's to 22x28


All prints are printed by me on double-weight fiber-based paper,
archivally processed, selenium toned, signed, numbered, and
dry-mounted. Mats are archival quality and acid free.  Actual print
sizes may vary slightly.
Our son and daughter-in-law spent four months working on Maui, and the chance to see
them and the legendary island was irresistible.  I think this was my favorite spot on the island.
This rock needle is part of what remains of the caldera of the South Maui volcano, one of two
that formed the island, and the valley surrounding it was the scene of one of the bloodiest
battles in Hawaiian history.  In 1790, the king of the Big Island, Kamehameha the Great,
having seized cannon from a captured sloop, decided to invade Maui.  After herding the
Maui fighters into the valley, the King's men used the cannon to wipe them out.  The bodies
were reportedly so thick on the ground that they dammed up the stream.  The valley is just
outside of Wailuku, where we were staying, and I was able to get up there three times.  This
was in the late afternoon, as the daily thunderstorm was clearing, and I love the foreboding
feeling of the photo, which allows it to be more than a tropical paradise.
Iao Needle - Maui                                                                                                                                             Steve Dixon
Sizes
As most people seem
to prefer them, prices
are for framed prints,
ready to hang.  I use a
very nice matt black
wood frame 7/8 of an
inch wide, with a white
mat.  If you would like to
order unframed prints,
go to the "Purchase"
page for pricing.