Arches of Doom

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited January 22, 2016 in Other Cool Shots
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  • sarasphotossarasphotos Registered Users Posts: 3,871 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Wow, very cool! Where and how did you take these??

    Cheers, Sara
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  • CavalierCavalier Registered Users Posts: 3,080 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Are these this year's Mavericks (Half Moon Bay)? Great shots. I assume you were on a boat or a run-about? #9 kind of says it all!
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Joel, great post here. My favorites out of a great set are the first five wave shots. The colors/textures you captured in the water and spray are fabulous. They create a wonderful anticipation of what is about to happen in the next few seconds!

    Take care,

    Wayne
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Hahahaha... wipe-out!!!
    Awesome shots Joel! clap.gifbow
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 21, 2016
    Thanks, Sara, Jo, Wayne and Eric.

    Ok, here's the backstory. These were all shot yesterday at Mavericks from my friend Ed's 17' Boston Whaler. Mavericks has the biggest waves on the west coast. It was supposed to be nice day and relatively calm, so we decided to conduct a sea-test of some repairs we'd just completed after an engine fire that we'd suffered the last time we were out. So this was a small wave day. In fact there were only a few surfers out and no other photographers besides us. On a big day, there will be dozens of surfers and photographers out there.

    On a big day it looks more like this.

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    So needless to say it was a real pleasure having the place to ourselves yesterday. Oh, and the newly repaired boat performed perfectly. clap.gif
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Posters all!clap.gifbowdown.giflust
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 21, 2016
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Posters all!clap.gifbowdown.giflust
    Thanks, man! :D
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Nice stuff Joel... thumb.gif
    Rags
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,891 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Nice set! for some reason my favorite is #4...
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    These are great! Did the camera get wet? Did you take any special precautions to keep it dry?

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 21, 2016
    torags wrote: »
    Nice stuff Joel... thumb.gif
    Thanks, Rags!
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 21, 2016
    Juano wrote: »
    Nice set! for some reason my favorite is #4...

    That's one of my favorites as well. It's a picture-perfect wave, so smooth and drawn out. I'm glad the surfers missed that one. deal.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 21, 2016
    Sam wrote: »
    These are great! Did the camera get wet? Did you take any special precautions to keep it dry?
    Thanks, Sam. When we're motoring out to the site, I always have the camera stowed in a Pelican case to protect it from spray. Once we in position, the camera comes out unprotected. We basically troll around in a circle going as slow as possible, so there's not a lot of spray. But I'm always watching for it.
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  • willard3willard3 Registered Users Posts: 2,580 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2016
    Nice set from a person who has never seen this in person.

    No 1 certainly shows the power of these waves.
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