Morning Waves

Another booty full morning in Carlsbad, sunny, light offshore conditions, and a few fun waves rolling through. These were taken after a quicky morning session, I was in a hurry to get out there and catch a few, then came back in a wandered the cliffs for a while. Needless to say, I was a little late to work this morning.

Sun, Birds, Wave, Gold

In that order...

Noticing any recurring themes yet in the photos that I've posted on here?
It's no secret, I like the sun, the birds, the waves, and the gold.
Maybe soon I will post some photos of mountains or trees, once I get myself away from the coast.

Full Moon Photography

You can get some really interesting images after the sun goes down. All you need is a tripod, a camera and a full moon helps to light up the land. Here are a few from a series of images on a recent evening in Carlsbad.

Carlsbad Lefts

A few random selections from a recent aqueous outing.
Fall is a great time to be a surfer in California.

Super Scooper

A fire broke out today along the Camp Pendleton border with Oceanside. Checking the waves at Oside (perfect offshore conditions but small) we saw the super scooper coming down and making runs into the harbor, picking up water and then dumping a few miles inland over the fire line.






I ended up going for a swim later on with the water housing to get some wave shots with the smoke in the background.

I drive by this lagoon opening every day, when there is a low enough tide and the right conditions, these little 6-inch peelers come reeling down the sides of the sand banks. Kind of makes you want to take a shrinking pill and pull into some stand up tubes. Until Joe Stalder invents those, I will have to be content to watch them go by unridden.

Leo Carillo

Rather than sit in traffic on the freeway in the San Fernando Valley on my way back down south, I usually opt for the Hwy 1 down the coast through Malibu. I was heading down this day in September looking for some waves and saw a few groms out at Leo Carillo having a blast on some small ones. I snapped a few of these before joining them on my magic fish.