North Shore - Pipeline gets XXL surf

PezpixPezpix Registered Users Posts: 391 Major grins
edited January 19, 2008 in Sports
Been a pretty lousy start of the season for surfing in North Shore this year, but this past week saw some extrodinary conditions as Pipeline went mental with 20-30' faces on some bigger sets. Needless to say, by the end of the day, even the outer reefs were sending some huge waves our way.

Here's some XXL waves. Enjoy!

Crowd in awe as Pipeline gets some macking sets rolling
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I mean... BIG
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Classic Pipeline Monster
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Clean and offshore all day
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Getting deep
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Dont wanna get caught in the impact zone!
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Perfect drop
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The infamous third reef starts bombing
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HUGE
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Insanely deep
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End of the best day at Pipeline in years
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    :jawdrop Sick! Sick Sick! Great set (no pun intended!) and great photos!clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Mike Helbig

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    OMG those are amazzzzzzing!!!!! I'd be afraid to even stand as close as those spectators are in #2, let alone be out on a board in those conditions!! #2 is an interesting catch....looks like something evil rising out of the water. naughty.gif Pretty cool ...what a great day! clap.gif
  • ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
    Totaly wicked!!! superb pics and what a day for surfing :D allthough i never tried it...
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
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  • TravisTravis Registered Users Posts: 1,472 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
    Awesome series. I'd love to witness Pipe at its finest!
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  • OrvSalOrvSal Registered Users Posts: 461 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
    Simply fantastic shots!
    Have a great day!
    Orv

    Thomson, Ga. USA
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  • j-boj-bo Registered Users Posts: 313 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
    Mucho wowweeeeeeeee!

    Thanks for sharing!!
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
    Nice. Thanks for sharing.
    Rags
  • Van IsleVan Isle Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
    One of the life-list's trips is New Year's at the North Shore. I hope I've got the eye for those kind of shots when I get there!

    Great detail and great sequence of shots presented to us, thanks.

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  • DblDbl Registered Users Posts: 230 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2008
    Beautiful colors and comps! Great stuff!
    Dan

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  • PezpixPezpix Registered Users Posts: 391 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2008
    Thanks all! Shooting Pipeline is easily one of the SINGLE hardest jobs I've ever encountered. Sitting on the sand...in warm Hawaii...getting a tan.
    Yup, its a hard life, but somebody has to do it thumb.gif

    Thanks for the comments! I think shooting there could be one of my favorite places to get compositions. The only truly hard part is metering for the afternoon light when Pipeline gets backlit and the riders get deeply shadowed inside the wave.

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  • OrvSalOrvSal Registered Users Posts: 461 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2008
    I live just north of San Diego and usually try to only shoot the locals in the morning when the light is better. You mentioned that the backlit surfers in the pipeline, in the afternoon is hard. Have you ever tried using a flash with the "better beamer" flash extender to get some more detail? It would also depend on how far out they were from shore too. I have not tried it but was just wondering.
    Have a great day!
    Orv

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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 19, 2008
    those are some monster waves, really great set of shots nod.gif



    Hey Andy, can I have a cookie? lol3.gif
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  • fiatsurffiatsurf Registered Users Posts: 44 Big grins
    edited January 19, 2008
    Awesome stuff, as usual. Keep it up Bro.
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