The Surf on the Isle of Wight is head high (if you squat right down)
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 [...]
Sunset Surfer
Sunset Surfer, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. little bit of texture fun with flypapers adds a bit of extra warmth to a summery surfing scene from Watergate Bay in Cornwall. More Vertoramas to come this week as promised, but it is so cold and wet and grey and miserable outside today that i had to dish [...]
The morning after the night before…
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 [...]
November Wipeouts
Following on from yesterdays post, where the camera lied a bit and made it all look very good with beautiful backlit waves and no close-outs or drop-ins, here’s the other side of the coin and a few wipeouts / bailouts and even one in the pouring rain!
UK Surf photography with the Sigma 50-500mm
UK Surf photography So i’ve finally had a chance to get out and shoot some surfing at Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight again. Finally a chance to test out the Sigma 50-500mm telephoto lens in action. I got the lens with UK Surf photography in mind almost a year ago now, and I have [...]
Surf kit review: Wax buddy.
my boards are in need of a bit of attention, i’ve got a few dings to fix up, and both could do with a fresh coat of wax as the old stuff is half inch think and the colour of an old dog turd.
Surfing Compton Bay, 18th Jan 2011
every now and again I managed to grab a fast little section and escape the close-outs so no complaints about a surf session in the sun with only two other people out!
First Surf of 2011. Nice swell at Compton Bay.
…one of those choice set waves that made the whole thing worthwhile.
I should have been here yesterday.
Seems like every week since that first september swell arrived here on the isle of wight that we’ve been blessed with decent waves, and I think i’ve been spoilt this autumn by an unusually high number of days with good surfing conditions.
Frost Bite Surf Comp, Compton Bay, Isle of Wight.
This Saturday sees the start of the IOW Surf Club Frost Bite Series!
Fourth & final part of September Swells, an Isle of Wight Photo Blog.
the final batch from the afternoon of Friday 3rd September, just after low tide with a pretty stiff offshore breeze making it good fun as the tide pushed in
September Swells on the IOW, looks can be deceiving (1 of 2)
September Swells on the IOW, looks can be deceiving (1 of 2), originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. Fingers crossed we have more waves on the way this weekend, so i’m clearing out the archives in expectation of them. Is Ross Williams just about to slip into a little barrel? or does that look suspiciously like a [...]
September Swells on the Isle of Wight, Photo Blog Part three.
Fingers crossed for some new hurricane swell on the way (next weekend if we’re lucky), and i’ve finally got around to sorting out a few more photos from the great swell at the beginning of the month.
September Sessions Video, Compton Bay 2010
A short surf video by paul blackley from Friday September 3rd at Compton Bay
IOW September Swells Photo Blog Part two.
here’s another batch of shots from Thursday 2nd, shot straight into the evening sun again so there’s a few more mono edits trying to make the most of the back-light and silhouettes.
Back-lit Split Tone Mystery Surfer Shimmering Silhouette Saturday
Back-lit Split Tone Mystery Surfer Shimmering Silhouette Saturday
September Swells Photo Blog Part one.
It’s the first solid swell since i got the Canon 7d, so as well as enjoying some proper waves myself, i made sure to hang around and take lots of photos too.
Exit Strategy ( wipeout ). Dictionary of Image
Means of escaping one’s current predicament, typically an unfavourable situation.
The official 2010 ISLE OF WIGHT accommodation guide.
my photos are in this years official 2010 ISLE OF WIGHT accommodation guide.