So, its five days and counting now that this spring swell has hung around, and thats pretty good going for the south coast, especially accompanied by offshore winds. Only had time for a really quick surf at lunchtime, and no photos either, but i did get back in the evening to shoot a few SUP’s [...]
Mar 28, 2012 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: beach, blog, Britain, coast, Compton bay, england, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, photos, s0ulsurfing, shoreline, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfing, swell, wave, waves, west wight, wight | Leave A Comment »
Following up on the theme of my last surf blog, where i’d missed out on the good swell at Freshwater Bay because i had to stay in and have my broadband line fixed. This time i’m happy to write about the waves I did get on a glorious days surfing at Compton Bay, on the [...]
Mar 26, 2012 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: beach, blog, Britain, coast, Compton bay, england, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, photos, s0ulsurfing, shoreline, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfing, swell, wave, waves, west wight, wight | Leave A Comment »
This shot was conceived as an idea to update one of my all time fave photos “Portrait of a Psychedelic Surfer” but this time with a female perspective and a lady surfer. Of course it has nothing like the same spark, as this was contrived where the original was a spontaneous reaction to the way [...]
Feb 24, 2012 | Categories: Online | Tags: blog, Britain, british, compton, england, female, figure, isle-of-wight, jason swain, Lady Surfer, minimal, Mustang Sally, nature, ocean, photography, portrait, pose, s0ulsurfing, soulsurfing, surf, surfer, surfers, surfing, UK, waves, wellington boots, west wight, wight | Leave A Comment »
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 »
Isle of Wight Surfing. Returning to a familiar theme for this blog, and probably for most people who ever done a bit of Isle of Wight surfing too, the old ‘you should have been here yesterday’ routine. Over the last 20 years I’ve built my life next to the sea and the West Wight in [...]
Dec 20, 2011 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: beach, blog, Britain, coast, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, photography, photos, s0ulsurfing, shoreline, silhouette, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfing, swell, wave, waves, west wight, 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 »
Bodyboarding in Cornwall, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. Another treasure found languishing in the archives, bringing back memories from a fun day at Porthcurno beach in Cornwall, without doubt one of my favourite places in the world. Still no sign of the littlest soulsurfer yet, but we must be getting closer, if you don’t hear from [...]
Jan 16, 2011 | Categories: Online | Tags: bodyboard, bodyboarding, cornwall, england, english, GB, great britain, green, Image, jason swain, Logan’s Rock, paradise, perfection, photography, porthcurno, UK, united kingdom, wave | Leave A Comment »
My photo (Offshore, Empty wave @ Logan’s Rock, Porthcurno, Cornwall) is featured in this months (December 2010) edition of Digital Photography Enthusiast Magazine.
Dec 07, 2010 | Categories: In print | Tags: blog, cornwall, empty, england, english, GB, great britain, green, Image, In print, jason swain, Logan's Rock, news, paradise, perfection, photography, porthcurno, promotion, published, s0ulsurfing, social network, UK, united kingdom, wave | 1 Comment »
Johnny Fryer was crowned the 2010 Quiksilver British National Surfing Champion on August Bank Holiday weekend.
Sep 16, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: 2010 Quiksilver British National Surfing Champion, action, Annemarie Hughes, bay, beach, blog, Britain, british, British Champion, British Championships, British National Surfing Championships, British Surfing Championships, coast, cornwall, england, english, Fistral Beach, goofy-footer, holiday, Image, iow, IOW Surf Club, isle-of-wight, Johnny Fryer, Newquay, NewquaySurfer, photo, photographs, photography, Picture, Quiksilver British National Surfing Champion, Quiksilver British National Surfing Championships, Roxy, sea, stoked, surf, surfers, surfing, waves, wight | Leave A Comment »
Surfing backlit waves at Compton Bay on a late summers evening.
Sep 16, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: action, back-lit, bay, beach, Britain, british, coast, compton, england, english, holiday, Image, iow, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photo, photography, Picture, sea, silhouette, speed, summer, surf, surfers, surfing, tourist, UK, vacation, waves, wight | Leave A Comment »
Last weekends swell seems a lifetime away already, there’s been no decent waves since then, and there’s none on the horizon, we’re definitely having a boom-bust cycle with surf this year!
Sep 11, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: action, back-lit, bay, beach, Britain, british, coast, compton, england, english, holiday, Image, iow, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photo, photography, Picture, sea, silhouette, speed, summer, surf, surfers, surfing, tourist, UK, vacation, waves, wight | 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 »
my photos are in this years official 2010 ISLE OF WIGHT accommodation guide.
Feb 25, 2010 | Categories: In print | Tags: 2010, Aaron Rudd, accommodation, ad, advert, advertisement, andrew swinton, blog, brochure, debate, design, encouraged, england, english, February, flickr, GB, gowight.com, great britain, green, guide, Image, In print, interactive, island, isle, Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce, Isle of Wight Tourism, isle-of-wight, IWCC, jason swain, longboard, longboarder, longboarding, news, photography, praise, promotion, published, s0ulsurfing, social network, surfer, surfing, The official 2010 ISLE OF WIGHT accommodation guide, tourism, tourist, UK, united kingdom, vectis, ventnorblog, wave, wight | 1 Comment »
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 »
Another random selection from the swell on Saturday 6th Feb
Feb 10, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: B&W, big-wave, blog, canon, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, mono, photography, report, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, swell, wave, waves, wight, wipeout | Leave A Comment »
Still finding photos from the good swell of a few weeks ago
Jan 03, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: blog, canon, england, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, report, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, wave, waves, wight | Leave A Comment »
double overhead sets at Freshwater Bay can seem pretty intimidating when you come face to face with them
Dec 10, 2009 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: "big wednesday", big-wave, blog, canon, england, groundswell, isle-of-wight, report, surf, surfer, surfing, swell, wave, waves, wight | 1 Comment »
Sit back and enjoy a slide-show of beautiful surfing photography.
Oct 21, 2008 | Categories: Surf Gallery | Tags: canvas, england, flash, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, photos, prints, promotion, slideshow, surf, surfboards, surfers, surfing, wave, waves, wetsuits, wight | Leave A Comment »