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!
Jan 12, 2012 | Categories: Online | Tags: freshwater-bay, groundswell, isle-of-wight, photography, surf, swell, waves, west wight, wight | Leave A Comment »
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 [...]
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 »
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!
Nov 02, 2011 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: backlit, cold, freshwater-bay, isle-of-wight, jason swain, longboard, longboarding, photographer, photos, surf, surfing, waves, wight, winter, wipeout | Leave A Comment »
Finally had a chance to shoot some surfing at Freshwater Bay again and test out the Sigma 50-500mm. I got the lens with surfing in mind almost a year ago a now and have barely had a chance to catch any waves with it till the last few days! The bay looked pretty bumpy and [...]
Nov 02, 2011 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: backlit, cold, freshwater-bay, isle-of-wight, jason swain, longboard, longboarding, photographer, photos, surf, surfing, waves, wight, winter | 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 | 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 »
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!
Jan 21, 2011 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: cold, compton, isle-of-wight, jason swain, longboard, longboarding, paul blackley, photographer, photos, surf, surfing, waves, wight, winter | Leave A Comment »
…one of those choice set waves that made the whole thing worthwhile.
Jan 10, 2011 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: cold, compton, isle-of-wight, jason swain, longboard, longboarding, paul blackley, photographer, photos, surf, surfing, waves, wight, winter | 1 Comment »
This is not a rant, not even really a moan, it’s just a few rambling observations on life on earth, in the context of trying to make a living as a photographer and being a surfer on this planet
Nov 26, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: ashamed, auk, bay, beach, bird, birds, coast, coastal, coastline, Common Guillemot, Common Murre, disgrace, disgusting, distress, distressed, environment, freshwater, freshwater-bay, Guillemot, harmful, isle, isle-of-wight, ocean, oil, photojournalism, poignant, polluted, pollution, rspca, sad, sea, shame, shock, Uria aalge, water, wight, wrong | Leave A Comment »
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.
Nov 12, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: blog, compton, isle-of-wight, jason swain, longboard, november, offshore, photo, photography, shortboard, silhouette, surf, surfer, surfing, swell, wave, waves, wight, winter | 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 »
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 »
iphone blog taken during yesterdays 2010 Walk the Wight, in aid of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice.
May 17, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs | Tags: blog, Earl Mountbatten Hospice, hipstamatic, iphone, jason swain, moblog, photography, photos, walk, Walk the Wight, wight | 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 »
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 »
