Big Sur Part Deux

The Land of Points

The Sets Come Marching Through

Hey Wave, Let's Party!

After getting completely skunked at lunch the past few days, dawn patrol this morning offered some redemption. A big NW came charging down the coast, kissing the coast with some tasty waves. So big in fact, that I decided to switch from the normal dawn patrol spot, and jump in at the hook instead. It was the right call. The Hook has a vast kelp bed, which helps to smooth the chop, creating a groomed wall over a fairly shallow reef. The rain and swells over the past few weeks have stolen a lot of sand from random beaches, and have been depositing it all along the point. Sharp contours are softened and random holes filled. It is a face melting playground. As luck would have it, I was in the perfect spot and dropped into a glistening, sun-kissed gem, which lined up all the way to privates. One of the longest and most picture perfect rides I have had in a long time. 

Twilight

Pismo beach at sunset at around 40 mph.

Trail

Down to the Beach
Canon 20D 
Sept 2011

Explosion

Somewhere in S.F.
20D

A Day in the Life of the Dapper Octopi
20D


Happy Labor Day!

Empty Mornings

At the end of the street, an empty morning and a reeling left.

 

Another Weekend in Paradise

Pleasure Point Surf Club
Canon 20D
P.Hill

 Untitled
Canon 20D
P.Hill

Angles
Canon 20D
P.Hill

An Overcast August

The past few weeks have been completely overcast. June gloom decided to attack August, and made moves on the territory. Its good for shooting black and white though.

Birds Eye View
20D

Party Wave
20D

Flowered Shorebreak
20D

Why am I a Fishermans Wife?

Unhinged. That's what the last two weeks have been. There was little time to create, and little time to post anything of substance here in between a trip down south to Manhattan, and also a backpacking trip to the Eastern Sierras. But, here's a stop-motion video that is absolutely amazing (I have a major soft spot for stop motion videos), and a smattering of photos from the road.



Gulp. The world's largest stop-motion animation shot on a Nokia N8. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.