Daily Wave ~ Hurricane Marie

in surfing •  7 years ago  (edited)

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August 27 2014 One the most powerful Hurricanes ever and one of the most exciting intense and frustrating days i've ever had shooting waves

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After watching the forecasts and weather reports endlessly and hearing all the chatter and predictions everyone was going nuts, including me

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After checking and double checking and checking all my camera gear again and again I couldn't sleep and was wishing it was morning so i could leave and head down to the beach. It's about a 45 minute drive to the Wedge from my house and when i finally got going in the dark i could see waves at Huntington. Not super huge but hard to tell just how big it was. The roads were quiet and semi empty and i was pretty stoked to be finally on my way. Now i should tell you that driving for 45 minutes makes me crazy trying not to get a speeding ticket or rear end another car while i'm craning my neck to get glimpses of the waves off Pacific Coast HWY.

Now the crazy starts when i got to Newport Beach there's a turn to get to the balboa Peninsula. Usually there is almost no cars heading to the beach predawn - everyone is all heading out going to work - well there was an endless line of cars coming over the bridge! 10 minutes later i get to The Wedge and pulled up L street hoping for a parking place. It was street sweeper day and no way was i going to park illegally if i could help it. I got lucky and found a spot big enough for two cars and pulled in. Whew! made it!

The sun wasn't up yet and i ran down to the beach and climbed up on L tower lifeguard station. I took a few shots and was watching hundreds of people arrive - people were literally pouring out onto the beach from every direction!

The crowd was already 10 people or more deep lining the beach front at the peak so i decided to stay put on the tower. That was good/bad idea. The salt spray in the air was so thick that all my shots are washed out and flat looking. Hmmm, yeah that was a bummer but what else can i say? ; )

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So, you CAN write!!!
Not bothered by the washed out pictures if the story balanced it out!

I can talk and tell stories! I'm actually quite good at it. I never learned to type so writing is so slow i've already told the story 100 times in my head before i get a paragraph written, by that time i'm so freakin bored i want to shoot myself. I need a secretary who takes dictation

maybe start a d.tube account like Red got me to do

Good idea!

There MUST be an app for it!!!
Oh ... I checked. There are a lot of them.

An app of course!

Wait, i want a real secretary in a skirt and blouse and high heels. Hair in a bun and cute glasses with a pencil that she bites the end of while looking at me like i'm nuts.

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I know well that feeling of anxiety that produces to see a wave report like magicseaweed or surf forecast with predictions of epic days and perfect conditions. it's there when I get ready my camera and my table and I want to sleep early so that it arrives fast the next day ... then the indecision catches me if I surf first or I take pictures hahahaha there is always time for the 2 things.

I usually take pictures before entering the water and in that way I study the swell, the currents of return and the tides ... then I keep my camera and after a previous warm-up I go to the water ....

How good it is to be a surf photographer ...
Big and perfect Waves
Good photos, good work ...

I almost never get any sleep when the swell is going to be big!

nice sir

Thanks

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