A while back I had photographed some waves and converted the images to black and white. While I come from a black and white film background, I rarely shoot black and white or film these days. I found myself at the beach in the middle of January. The sun was out, it was over 50 degrees, and the waves were there, churning that cold salty ocean water as they approached the beach. I shifted my focus...
The surf season for New England properly begins in autumn, when seasonal storms start to kick up more regularly and persist through the winter. I made my way to the beaches on a few occasions to watch the surf come in and the surfers paddle out. Here we start with a late afternoon surf session with some lumpy bumpy swell that rolled into Narragansett, Rhode Island. These were the first waves in...
There's something to be said for just doing it yourself, getting your hands dirty and diving right into a project. You can have complete control over the final product instead of relying on another's interpretation. You can make it just the way you want.Recently, Lyle decided to do just that, to do it himself and shape his own surfboard. The project involves one shortboard for himself and an...
I have been wanting to get more shots from in the water for some time. I quickly resold my "waterproof" Nikon 1 AW1 after serious build quality grievances (a discussion for another day) and had to reevaluate my affordable options for in-water-photography. I had a Lifeproofcase for my iPhone 4, but after the daily wear and tear it quickly wore down and didn't seem safe to take in the water after...
Day 5: El PescaderoIt was much nicer out than the previous day as we left from Cabo San Lucas in search of some mexican solitude. On the way up Highway 19 we stopped in at Puente La Tinaja again using the oceanside access of the highway via a retorno right at KM 94. There was sun and surf and just about no one else around except for two locals already enjoying the beautiful surf in the calm...
