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 »
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 »
Some great GoPro HD footage from Compton Bay on Sunday the 20th of February 2011. Thanks to Nigel Bulloch for his camera, editing patience and skills. I missed this whole week of swell with the arrival of my son William, but its great to be able to experience it via this footage and some of the other great [...]
Mar 02, 2011 | Categories: Surf Videos | Tags: beach, Britain, compton, film, gopro, groundswell, isle-of-wight, joe truman, movie, nature, sea, shore, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, UK, vid, video, water, wave, waves, wight | 2 Comments »
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 »
This Saturday sees the start of the IOW Surf Club Frost Bite Series!
Oct 19, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: beach, comp, compton, Compton bay, contest, frost bite, groms, iow, IOW Surf Club, isle-of-wight, ladies, longboard, open, shortboard, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, UK, wave, waves, wight | Leave A Comment »
Wight Surf History. Surf Movie Poster., originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. Tonight (Saturday October 9th 2010 at 7.30pm) there is a ‘Surf Movie Night’ at Sandpipers Hotel, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight. (entrance is free, but we will ask for donations to the freshwater lifeboat fund.) The wight surf history project, aims to document and celebrate [...]
Oct 09, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: design, designs, event, history, ideas, iow, isle-of-wight, jason swain, poster, surf, surf movie, surfers, surfing, UK, waves, wight, wightsurfhistory | Leave A Comment »
Wight Surf History. Surf Movie Night, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. This evening (7.30pm Saturday October 9th 2010.) we are holding a ‘Surf Movie Night’ at Sandpipers Hotel, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight. (It’s not a commercial venture, entry is free, although we will be asking for donations to the freshwater lifeboat fund.) The Wight Surf [...]
Oct 09, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: design, designs, event, history, ideas, iow, isle-of-wight, jason swain, poster, surf, surf movie, surfers, surfing, UK, waves, wight, wightsurfhistory | Leave A Comment »
The original Paddle for Life started after lifeguards from Fistral Beach held a Joe Way memorial paddle to raise money for charity in 2008.
Sep 19, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: Alan Stokes, Ben Skinner, charity, fistral, Joe Way, Johnny Fryer, paddle, Paddle for life, surfers, Tom Butler | Leave A 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 »
what do you think of the various designs i’ve come up with for the ‘wight surf history’ project t-shirt ?
Sep 15, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: design, designs, history, ideas, iow, isle-of-wight, jason swain, surf, surfers, surfing, t-shirt, UK, vote, waves, wight, wightsurfhistory | 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 »
We are particularly keen to hear from Surfers who may have funny stories, opinions, views etc on the topics above.
Apr 13, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: BBC, blog, Britain, comedian, comedy, entertainment, john bishop, John Bishop’s Britain, show, surfer, surfers, TV, UK, wanted | Leave A Comment »
Of course, miracles might happen and either the erosion will stop where it is, and one lane of the military road will remain open
Mar 20, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: blog, blogged, brook, closure, compton, debate, erosion, Isle of Wight Council, isle-of-wight, jason swain, Jill Wareham, military road, photography, report, road, surfers, wight | Leave A Comment »
What Digital Camera magazine ran a little blog on my ‘You should have been here yesterday’ series
Feb 18, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: big-wave, blog, blogged, freshwater-bay, isle-of-wight, jason swain, magazine, photography, published, soulsurfing, surf, Surf Gallery, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, wave, waves, what digital camera, whatdigitalcamera.com | Leave A 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 »
Its not very often a surfing shot makes it to the front page of Flickr explore these days
Feb 11, 2010 | Categories: Online | Tags: big-wave, canon, explore, flickr, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, published, screengrab, screenshot, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, wave, waves | 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 »
a random selection of shots from the hundreds i took on Saturday
Feb 08, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: big-wave, blog, canon, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, photography, report, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, wave, waves, wight | 10 Comments »
More from the day when it was ‘just right’
Feb 02, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: blog, canon, freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, jason swain, paul blackley, photography, report, soulsurfing, surf, surfboards, surfer, surfers, surfing, swell, wave, waves, wight | Leave A Comment »