Posts Tagged ‘swell’

Freshwater Bay Monday Blues

Freshwater Bay Monday Blues

QPR Monday Blues, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing. First day out with the camera in 2012 and a trip to my old home to catch some winter waves. Bit of a paddle out if you fancied a surf on this particular day at Freshwater Bay!  


I should have been there yesterday.

I should have been there yesterday.

Returning to a familiar theme for this blog, and probably for most surfers 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 particular, with the simple (and now not so secret) aim of leading a quiet [...]


Joe Truman & others surfing Compton Bay Sunday 20-2-11

Joe Truman & others surfing Compton Bay Sunday 20-2-11

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 [...]


I should have been here yesterday.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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

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.

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

Back-lit Split Tone Mystery Surfer Shimmering Silhouette Saturday


September Swells Photo Blog Part one.

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.


The Psychedelic Surfer has left the building!

The Psychedelic Surfer has left the building!

This ones for my friends Pacey & SJ who are travelling the world looking for waves and generally having a great time, missing you guys, come back soon and do some baby-sitting :)


Exit Strategy ( wipeout ). Dictionary of Image

Exit Strategy ( wipeout ). Dictionary of Image

Means of escaping one’s current predicament, typically an unfavourable situation.


Birthright, inspirational video, the real soul surfing.

Birthright, inspirational video, the real soul surfing.

I love this film, this to me is what soul-surfing is all about


The headless surfer

The headless surfer

there were a few nice ones sneaking quietly through if you were in the right place at the right time


What Digital Camera. Blogged.

What Digital Camera. Blogged.

What Digital Camera magazine ran a little blog on my ‘You should have been here yesterday’ series


The swell that just kept on coming. YSHBHY #4

The swell that just kept on coming. YSHBHY #4

It was the swell that kept on coming for days


Hands up if you’re having fun yet… YSHBHY3

Hands up if you’re having fun yet… YSHBHY3

the offshore winds created plenty of critical sections


Front page Explore on Flickr.

Front page Explore on Flickr.

Its not very often a surfing shot makes it to the front page of Flickr explore these days


YSHBHY part two

YSHBHY part two

Another random selection from the swell on Saturday 6th Feb


You should’ve been here yesterday…

You should’ve been here yesterday…

a random selection of shots from the hundreds i took on Saturday


Goldilocks swell – part two

Goldilocks swell – part two

More from the day when it was ‘just right’


The Goldilocks Swell

The Goldilocks Swell

this blog is about the day when it all felt ‘just right’