I am the only son of Bob Abraham, who reinvented himself as a photographer in 1970, at 33, and proceeded to shoot for the rest of his life, ending up shooting for Corbis in New York and Pacific Stock in Hawaii. The above photo is called “Outrigger” and it is his signature photograph, taken during evening paddling practice off Waikiki.
Outrigger was taken using a Nikon water-resistant “snappy” during an evening swim and was taken on 35mm slide film, maybe Kodachrome 64, Fuji 100, or maybe even Velvia, although I don’t think Velvia was released yet. Anyway, the photo is currently being licensed by Barbara Brundage and the gang at Pacific Stock if you’d like to have a copy.
Don’t forget that this image was taken on slide film and was made pre-photoshop, so it is 100% natural and real. Pretty amazing, isn’t it?
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Beautiful. Great use of light and motion as they paddle towards him. It doesn’t look rich enough for Velvia to me but a stunning photograph no matter whatever the film/stock.
Thanks for sharing
Phil Holden »
Thanks, Phil. I am pretty sure it is Fuji 100 — that’s what he used. He never even used Provia. It wasn’t even a Nikonos IV or V! Just a Nikon water proof snappy.