So the past week there were some forecasts predicting big swell and surf, but as the week went on it turned into smaller surf and more winds. I went out a couple days in a row to check it out anyway and to see if any local surfers would be trying their luck. With my Nikon 70-200mm VRIIin hand (more like a 100-300mm on my crop-factor camera), I went and sat out in some wonderful weather. If there...
A few weeks ago, I made the short trip down to Narragansett in the hopes of finding some surfers out on the water given the prospect of storm swells. Sadly, there wasn't much swell, and only a few people in the water so sorry, no surfing shots. But we did watch the water and light rain blow through, and I captured a few shots of the weather and waves, and even Beavertail Light shining through the...
It's been a few weeks, I apologize! The holidays came and went quite quickly for us here. I don't know if it ever quite felt like Christmas, or even December. Our days are still hovering around 40-50 degrees with sun and not a single hint of snow! We were lucky enough to get flurries Christmas morning but it's hardly what I would call a white Christmas. There was another huge swell this week,...
A storm this past Tuesday brought some intense wind and rain through overnight. I'm talking wicked heavy and horizontal rain at times! As the storm passed offshore there was some really big surf generated for Rhode Island and I went to a local surf spot to watch a few friends and take some shots. It was my first time shooting surfing, and luckily the break was close enough to shore that I could...
