As I look at these pictures from a few weeks back during the last big swell that came through, it’s funny, the shots tuned out great, but they really fail to capture the power that was out in the water that day. The pictures look peaceful, almost relaxing…… It was anything but. The inside was a pounding frothy mess, on the outside set waves were breaking large, thick, and un predictable. It was windy and the current was strong. I was truly happy to get back on dry ground after this session. Probably not the best day to take a camera out with me, but The Wrist Pod and my Panasonic Lumix (waterproof camera) both worked great in the heavy surf, probably their most extreme test to date.
I took a ride down to Santa Cruz last weekend for Sacred Craft. Having been to many trade shows in the past I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, would it be yet another hype fest glorifying the “lifestyle” and selling fashion, or would the show hold true to its intent to be all about the surfboard. I was pleasantly surprised, the isles were packed with beautifully designed boards of all shapes and sizes, truly something for everyone and then some. There were numerous shaping and glassing demos showcasing both tried and true traditional methods as well as some exciting eco alternatives that are beginning to gain traction. All in all a great show.
I filmed this at Rockaway a few days ago after I came in. The zoom on my Lumix TS2 is maxed out so it goes out of focus a few times, but if you look close that little spec out in the water is my buddy Wes braving some rather large sets. The currents were really strong that day, rocks on all sides and a generally erie feeling out there…….. We do this for fun?
This is a short compilation of clips I put together from this last fall and the winter so far. I love the variety of looks and feels of the ever changing ocean. Every clip is at Ocean Beach, SF except for one thats at rockaway in Pacifica. Shot with the Wrist Pod by Golden Hour
A nice little Saturday afternoon session at Ocean Beach. A late night caused us to miss the tide so we weren’t expecting much, but for some reason it glassed off and hollowed out for a great day. All photos taken using the Golden Hour Wrist Pod.
I was having some fun playing around with numbers. It is amazing the amount of good that can be done even if relatively few people put their mind to something worthwhile. What if every surfer picked up a few pieces of trash every time they went to the beach? Lets play around with some numbers…. Let’s say each surfer picked up just( 2 oz ) And let’s say on average surfers go to the beach( 30) times a year, then let’s use the conservative estimate of (10 Million) surfers in the world . So we have…..
(2 oz) x (30 days/yr) = 60 oz (3.75 lb) a year per surfer
(3.75lb) x (10 million surfers) = 37 million 500 thousand pounds of trash.
18,750 Tons of garbage could be removed from our oceans every year just by this simple action, and thats only if surfers pitched in, think about what we could do if 6 billion of us put our heads together…….?
