November 18th. 2012

Today I started out with all good intentions to shoot some photos of this swell that is hitting our coast. Since it basically rained all day yesterday, I was a little worried about that today, and as I was about to learn, for good reason. When I woke up about five thirty, I could see a sky filled with stars, the ground around my house appeared to be dry, so stumbled into the kitchen to get the coffee brewing, eat a bowl of cereal and then hit the road. Arriving at the Pier, around sunrise, the sky looked very foreboding, but it wasn't raining and looked like a nice 4-6' swell, with beautiful green water color. I got set up and shot about 20 shots, and then noticed that a squall was headed my way, so, as fast as I could, I broke my gear down and put it back into my back pack, just as it started to rain. It looked like it was passing quickly, so I waited out, which only lasted about ten minutes. So, not to be deterred, I set up my gear the second time, blasted off a hundred and fifty shots, when it started to rain again. This time I was over it, so I headed back to my car, to see if my leftover coffee was still warm, and it was, very comforting! The surfers in this session are Pirate, Timmy, Markos, Angelo, Big Shawn, Barky and a couple of body boarders. Here is the hyper link to taste the coffee: http://www.photos805.com/Daily-Session/November-18th-2012/26592727_FP6G82#!i=2222820498&k=CxdVPJT
So, sometimes a short session is better than no session! Aloha Nui Loa....and remember what I always say....."Stay Stoked and Stay Forever Young....Da Lieb."