ES today -- 11/14/09 (benched)
Neal Miyake
time to head to the eastside (ES) to check out the swell. A system
just several hundred miles away threw some messy, short period swell
from the east. I'm still benched due to my back injury, so I busted
out my puny 70-200 mm "land" lens and the monopod.
Surf was pounding pretty solid, but the short swell period coupled
with side-onshore winds made for less than ideal conditions. Still, in
lieu of a temporary lack of NW winter swells, nobody was complaining.
Carving between mokupuni
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_04.jpg
Airing it out
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_06.jpg
Makapuu was closed...
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_02.jpg
...but a few of the boys chanced the inside corner
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_03.jpg
Gas Chambers had some gems
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_01.jpg
DK ramp at Sandys
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_07.jpg
It was pretty chaotic and messy out there
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_10.jpg
neo
gpsman
>
> I'm still benched due to my back injury, so I busted
> out my puny 70-200 mm "land" lens and the monopod.
Those shots look pretty good for average glass from a monopod.
Limitations are opportunities to overcome challenges and grow.
> Surf was pounding pretty solid, but the short swell period coupled
> with side-onshore winds made for less than ideal conditions. Still, in
> lieu of a temporary lack of NW winter swells, nobody was complaining.
>
> Carving between mokupunihttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_04.jpg
>
> Airing it outhttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_06.jpg
That guy looks like he rips.
> Makapuu was closed...http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_02.jpg
They don't really "close" the beach to the water these days, do they?
> It was pretty chaotic and messy out therehttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_10.jpg
Anybody can surf good waves in good conditions.
I thought I was pretty decent on the NS and viewed continental surfers
with some disdain until my opportunity to surf some (70° freezing!)
head-high mushburgers at Lower Trestles.
I paddled in with a new respect for my betters, and the conditions
relative to their "stoke", and a more realistic perspective of going
"pro", as in "that's quite a drastic miscalculation of the skills you
thought you had".
Shooters shoot, as weather and light and labor to tote them within
range may permit.
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- gpsman
Neal Miyake
> On Nov 15, 12:29 pm, Neal Miyake <spo...@iav.com> wrote:
> > I'm still benched due to my back injury, so I busted
> > out my puny 70-200 mm "land" lens and the monopod.
>
> Those shots look pretty good for average glass from a monopod.
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens. Wouldn't say average glass;
just somewhat short for land surf photography.
> Limitations are opportunities to overcome challenges and grow.
Agreed! I've had some great sessions using one swim fin or with a 2.0
Mpixel camera.
> > Surf was pounding pretty solid, but the short swell period coupled
> > with side-onshore winds made for less than ideal conditions. Still, in
> > lieu of a temporary lack of NW winter swells, nobody was complaining.
>
> > Carving between mokupunihttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_04.jpg
>
> > Airing it outhttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_06.jpg
>
> That guy looks like he rips.
There are some incredible underground riders on the NE side.
> > Makapuu was closed...http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_02.jpg
>
> They don't really "close" the beach to the water these days, do they?
http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_02.jpg
> > It was pretty chaotic and messy out therehttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_10.jpg
>
> Anybody can surf good waves in good conditions.
Surfing good in bad waves is the mark of a great surfer.
> I thought I was pretty decent on the NS and viewed continental surfers
> with some disdain until my opportunity to surf some (70° freezing!)
> head-high mushburgers at Lower Trestles.
>
> I paddled in with a new respect for my betters, and the conditions
> relative to their "stoke", and a more realistic perspective of going
> "pro", as in "that's quite a drastic miscalculation of the skills you
> thought you had".
Better is relative; as is stoke. A great competitive surfer has the
skills, and at the same time is consistent and versatile.
> Shooters shoot, as weather and light and labor to tote them within
> range may permit.
I try to shoot every surf session of mine, despite weather, light (or
lack thereof), at "toteability." Less a photographer than a capturer
of the moment.
Aloha!
neo
Andy
> Dropped off wife and daughter to an event in Kaneohe, so I took the
> time to head to the eastside (ES) to check out the swell. A system
> just several hundred miles away threw some messy, short period swell
> from the east. I'm still benched due to my back injury, so I busted
> out my puny 70-200 mm "land" lens and the monopod.
>
> Surf was pounding pretty solid, but the short swell period coupled
> with side-onshore winds made for less than ideal conditions. Still, in
> lieu of a temporary lack of NW winter swells, nobody was complaining.
>
> Carving between mokupunihttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_04.jpg
Nice geological formation!
> Airing it outhttp://www.hisurfadvisory.com/photos/2009/091114_beached/091114_06.jpg
What gpsman said, looks like some skill.
How long you out of the water?
Heal quickly.
Neal Miyake
> How long you out of the water?
> Heal quickly.
Thanks. Supposedly 4-8 weeks. I'm so sick of being drydocked.
neo