Mall Foliage With Backlight | Ala Moana Center

I went to Ala Moana Shopping Center to beat the heat. Honolulu was a sweltering steam bath, and AC flows out of malls like water. With caffè latte in hand and Airpods in ear, I bathed in AC and sheepishly gazed at tourist women marching by, armed with mall maps and shopping bags. They walk all day in 5 inch heels: cute but tough as nails! It was entertaining but I soon lost interest. Short of an impromptu lap dance from a shopper, nothing was holding my interest. *Smack forehead* Take a few pictures? Malls are not photogenic and I cringed at the thought of touching my camera. But out it came and I snapped gleefully among a herd of sale-crazed iPhone-stroking zombies.

Midday sun is usually poor light but works here due to the backlight and subsequently translucent leaves. Mall foliage with backlight. Not a good title for a song but the picture plays well.

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