Chalk it up to surfers to name a place after a confection. Cloud 9, possibly the best, most consistent surf break in the Philippines is named after a local chocolate bar (which you can buy in the small stores smattered about Cloud 9 and General Luna). Located in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte in the Philippines, Cloud 9 gained a faithful surf following in the late 80s and continues to lure surfers from around the world.
I shot these with two Superheadz 110 cameras, the fisheye Demekin and the standard Noah’s Cam. Unfortunately these cameras don’t come with telephoto, so no photos of surfers.
Cloud 9 @Superheadz Demekin ©Karlo Samson
Cloud 9 with the Family@Superheadz Demekin ©Karlo Samson
Long Walk @Superheadz Demekin ©Karlo Samson
Mrs. Travelomo @Superheadz Demekin ©Karlo Samson
Long Walk @Superheadz Noah's Cam ©Karlo Samson
Mrs. Travelomo Again @Superheadz Demekin ©Karlo Samson
Travelomo Feets @Superheadz Noah's Cam ©Karlo Samson
May 4, 2009 at 11:43 am
Bakler, and ganders……
May 4, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Didjagosurfin?
May 4, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Surfing? Bah. Nope haha.
May 4, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Nye! What did you do? Where’d you stay?
May 5, 2009 at 2:02 am
Pansukian. We mostly snorkeled and went island hopping. Kayaking to Sohotan Caves.
May 13, 2009 at 9:46 am
wow…cloud 9 looks heavenly.
May 22, 2009 at 1:56 am
cool… where is this place…
oh sorry, my name is niki, i’m from indonesia…
great shots..
February 21, 2010 at 2:04 pm
cool pictures!..
March 29, 2012 at 7:47 am
I would like to know how your getting this look. ex. the visible film strip and exposure number. Are you scanning and digitally flipping the negative?
March 29, 2012 at 11:03 am
Hi Daniel,
This is how I get them back from the lab. I don’t think their scanner has the proper 110-film mask, so they just scan the entire width of the strip. Similar to 135 scans that include sprocket holes I suppose.
Hope this info helps.