To be honest, the Surf on the Isle of Wight is probably not even that big today, but i’m just daydreaming of summer days at the beach and found this old shot of longboarding a lovely little wave at Compton Bay from back in 2009. Real waves on their way though, there’s a nice big deep [...]
Feb 22, 2012 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, blog, Britain, british, canon, coast, compton, Compton bay, england, isle-of-wight, jason swain, longboard, ocean, photography, photos, s0ulsurfing, surf, surfer, surfers, surfing, wave, waves, wight | Leave A Comment »
Sitting here today, on a miserable grey December day, looking out the window at howling on-shores blowing out any chance of getting any decent waves, and i’m looking back over a few pics from a surf session that i voluntarily missed out on a few weeks back. I wasn’t too busy, i didn’t have to be somewhere [...]
Dec 08, 2011 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: beach, blog, Britain, british, canon, coast, compton, england, isle-of-wight, jason swain, longboard, ocean, photography, photos, s0ulsurfing, surfer, surfers, surfing, wave, waves, wight | Leave A Comment »
I found a few shots that got overlooked, neglected, or fell down the back of the sofa
Feb 02, 2011 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: archive, big-wave, blog, canon, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photo, photography, photos, prints, report, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfers, surfing, UK, wave, waves, wetsuits, wight | Leave A Comment »
Surfing under beautiful skies at Gwithian, Cornwall
Dec 29, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, beaches, Britain, british, canon, clouds, coast, cornwall, dance, dancing, figure, godrevy, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, humans, kernow, natural, nature, ocean, Outdoors, people, photography, reflected, reflections, s0ulsurfing, shore, shoreline, silhouette, sunset, surf, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
Finally remembered to upload some photos from my iphone, here’s a SOOC hipstamatic view of the lighthouse and beach at Godrevy with little fluffy clouds and surfers.
Dec 17, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, beaches, Britain, british, camphone, canon, coast, cornwall, dance, dancing, figure, godrevy, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, hipstamatic, hipster, holiday, humans, iphone, kernow, mobile phone, natural, nature, ocean, Outdoors, people, photography, s0ulsurfing, shore, shoreline, surf, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
Godrevy Surf School, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. ©2010 Jason Swain, All Rights Reserved This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
Nov 25, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, beaches, Britain, british, canon, coast, cornwall, dance, dancing, figure, godrevy, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, humans, kernow, learning, lessons, natural, nature, ocean, offshore, Outdoors, people, photography, s0ulsurfing, shore, shoreline, surf lesson, surf school, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall 0 | Leave A Comment »
Empty cornish waves, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. Fragments from a beautiful day at Porthcurno. ———————————– ©2010 Jason Swain, All Rights Reserved This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
Nov 15, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, beach-break, beaches, Britain, british, canon, coast, cornwall, figure, godrevy, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, natural, nature, ocean, offshore, Outdoors, photography, s0ulsurfing, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, spray, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
OK, maybe its not THE perfect wave 
but its definitely a really nice one coming through at Godrevy, Cornwall.
Oct 28, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, beach-break, beaches, Britain, british, canon, coast, cornwall, figure, godrevy, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, natural, nature, ocean, offshore, Outdoors, photography, s0ulsurfing, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, spray, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
Welcome to the weekend, have fun doing whatever you do.
Oct 23, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, beaches, Britain, british, canon, coast, cornwall, dance, dancing, figure, godrevy, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, humans, kernow, learning, lessons, natural, nature, ocean, offshore, Outdoors, people, photography, s0ulsurfing, shore, shoreline, surf lesson, surf school, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
A bit of fun with shifting focus at 300mm, i like how this shot from Godrevy, Cornwall has a slight tilt-shift feel about it.
Oct 14, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: beach, beaches, beautiful, beauty, Beauty In Nature, Britain, british, canon, channel, cliff, cliffs, cloud, clouds, coast, composition, cornwall, cumulus, English channel, figure, figures, fresh, godrevy, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, lighthouse, natural, nature, ocean, Outdoors, paradise, people, perspective, photography, s0ulsurfing, sand, scenery, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, skies, sky, staycation, summer, sunlight, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, vista, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
Post surf sunset at Gwithian in Cornwall, no photoshop flood filter required, nature does it for you.
Oct 11, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: 10mm, beach, beaches, beautiful, beauty, Beauty In Nature, Britain, british, canon, channel, cliff, cliffs, cloud, clouds, coast, composition, cornwall, cumulus, dusk, English channel, evening, figure, figures, fresh, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, natural, nature, ocean, Outdoors, paradise, people, perspective, photography, reflected, reflections, s0ulsurfing, sand, scenery, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, silhouette, skies, sky, staycation, summer, sunlight, sunset, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, vista, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
Two hours of getting pounded in closing out UK beach-break (still wearing a summer wetsuit in October) followed by a large hot-toddy!
Oct 06, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: back-light, backlit, beach, beach-break, beaches, beautiful, beauty, Beauty In Nature, Britain, british, canon, coast, cornwall, dusk, evening, figure, figures, fresh, godrevy, green, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, natural, nature, ocean, offshore, Outdoors, paradise, people, perspective, photography, s0ulsurfing, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, silhouette, silhouettes, spray, staycation, summer, sunlight, sunset, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, vista, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
Backlit Gwithian
Oct 05, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: back-light, backlit, beach, beach-break, beaches, beautiful, beauty, Beauty In Nature, Britain, british, canon, coast, cornwall, dusk, evening, figure, figures, fresh, godrevy, green, gwithian, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, natural, nature, ocean, offshore, Outdoors, paradise, people, perspective, photography, s0ulsurfing, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, silhouette, silhouettes, spray, staycation, summer, sunlight, sunset, surfer, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, vista, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall | Leave A Comment »
surfing under these skies at Gwithian was really something special
Oct 04, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: 10mm, beach, beaches, beautiful, beauty, Beauty In Nature, Britain, british, canon, channel, cliff, cliffs, cloud, clouds, coast, composition, cornwall, cumulus, English channel, figure, figures, fresh, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, la manche, landscape, Logan’s Rock, natural, nature, ocean, Outdoors, paradise, people, perspective, photography, porthcurno, pristine, relax, Rock Formation, s0ulsurfing, sand, scenery, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, sigma10-20, skies, sky, staycation, summer, sunlight, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, vista, water, Water’s Edge, waves, west cornwall, wide-angle | Leave A Comment »
I dont think i take and share enough line-up shots, so here’s one from one of my favourite beaches, Porthcurno in Cornwall.
Sep 20, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: 10mm, beach, beaches, beautiful, beauty, Beauty In Nature, Britain, british, canon, channel, cliff, cliffs, cloud, clouds, coast, composition, cornwall, cumulus, English channel, figure, figures, fresh, healthy-lifestyle, holiday, kernow, la manche, landscape, Logan's Rock, natural, nature, ocean, Outdoors, paradise, people, perspective, photography, porthcurno, pristine, relax, Rock Formation, s0ulsurfing, sand, scenery, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, sigma10-20, skies, sky, staycation, summer, sunlight, tourism, tourist, travel, UK, vacation, vista, water, Water's Edge, waves, west cornwall, wide-angle | 1 Comment »
A nice little summer swell rolls into Compton Bay
Jun 29, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: 10mm, beach, Britain, british, canon, channel, cliff, cliffs, cloud, clouds, coast, composition, compton, Compton bay, cumulus, English channel, foreground, hanover, isle-of-wight, la manche, landscape, ocean, panorama, panoramic, perspective, photography, s0ulsurfing, sand, scenery, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, sigma10-20, skies, sky, summer, UK, vertorama, vista, water, waves, wide-angle | Leave A Comment »
That’s it now, the last batch of surf photos from the last big day, maybe we’ll get another good swell now that they are all gone.
Jun 11, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: big-wave, blog, canon, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, photos, prints, report, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfers, surfing, UK, wave, waves, wetsuits, wight | Leave A Comment »
Part Five of the ‘you should have been here yesterday’ photo blog from February 6th at Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight.
May 28, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: big-wave, blog, canon, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, photos, prints, report, soulsurfing, Stand Up Paddle Board Surfing, SUP, SUP Surfing, surf, surfboards, surfers, surfing, UK, wave, waves, wetsuits, wight | Leave A Comment »
I’m not even pretending there’s a link to surfing anymore
May 19, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: 2010, 7d, advert, anthropomorphism, Avian, barn owl, barred owl, beak, bird, birds, blog, canon, canon 7d, captive, captivity, cumbria, endangered, england, European Eagle Owl, eyes, Feather, Feathers, great horned owl, jason swain, lake district, natural, Natural History, nature, Nature Watching, Owl, owls, Photograph, photography, photos, Picture, Pictures, prey, sigma, snowy owl, sooc, Strigiformes, wildlife | Leave A Comment »
I called the first shot ‘Sun Worship’ because that’s what it felt like to me
May 12, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: 7d, blea tarn, blog, canon, castlerigg, cat bells, cumbria, derwent water, england, english, eskdale, fells, hardknott, hiking, hills, jason swain, keswick, lake district, lakes, landscape, maiden moor, mountain, mountains, natural, nature, panorama, panoramic, photography, photos, roman fort, scafell, scafell pike, skiddaw, soulsurfing, stone circle, treking, valley, vertorama, walking | Leave A Comment »
the first time i can remember going anywhere without a surfboard or wetsuit in a very long time
May 07, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: blog, canon, cumbria, england, english, fells, glencoyne, harrison stickle, hiking, hills, isle-of-wight, jason swain, lake district, lakes, landscape, langdale, langdales, mountain, mountains, natural, nature, panorama, panoramic, Pavey Ark, paveys ark, photography, photos, pikes, soulsurfing, stickle, tarn, treking, Ullswater, valley, vertorama, walking | 1 Comment »
for the last few days, dawn patrol has been in my back garden with red, and i’ve been more excited about that than i remember being watching the action at Compton or Freshwater Bay.
Apr 20, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: 7d, action, blog, canon, canon 7d, jason swain, lightroom, photography, photos, raw, red, red squirrel, sooc, squirrels, wildlife | 9 Comments »
It was the swell that kept on coming for days
Feb 17, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: B&W, big-wave, blog, canon, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, report, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, wave, waves, wetsuits, wight | Leave A Comment »
the offshore winds created plenty of critical sections
Feb 13, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: big-wave, blog, canon, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, soulsurfing, surf, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, wave, waves, wight, wipeout | Leave A Comment »