Hawaiian Fern

These were taken in the upcountry of Maui, outside a town called Makawao, one of the state's last paniolo towns. The paniolos were the first cowboys in the United States. Long before there were cowboys in the old west, paniolos came to Hawaii in the early 1800's from Mexico to teach the Hawaiians how to herd cattle.

I loved the incredible lushness of Hawaii's vegetation. I tried to capture the geometry and rhythm of these fronds.