Newport Photos from an August Swell

Newport Photos from an August Swell, Natural History Photography Blog

Newport Photos from an August Swell

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Latitude: 33° 35' 36.81" N, Longitude: 117° 52' 53.97" W, Coord: 33.593561°, -117.88166°
Filed under: Surf on 8/5/2006

A nice swell just hit southern California. I have some photos posted. For afternoon in-water shots see August 4th #1 and August 4th #2, and for beach shots see August 5th #1 and August 5th #2. Sorry, but some of the beach shots on August 5th are backlit, I asked the sun to move around to a different position but it would not oblige. If you are in one of the photos and want a copy, email me and we’ll get it to you gratis.

Surfer nearly collides with stray board, #3 of a 6 frame sequence, Newport Beach., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #16835, all rights reserved worldwide.

Surfer nearly collides with stray board, #3 of a 6 frame sequence, Newport Beach. Newport Beach, California, USA.
Image: 16835
Location: Newport Beach, California, USA

Wave breaking, tube, Newport Beach., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #16802, all rights reserved worldwide.

Wave breaking, tube, Newport Beach. Newport Beach, California, USA.
Image: 16802
Location: Newport Beach, California, USA

I met both of those water photographers the following day, both good guys and I bet they have loaded up on some excellent photos. They were in the water Saturday while I was geared for the beach only, what was I thinking. As it turns out it was overcast Sunday when I got back in the water and the photos were not so hot. Won’t make that mistake again, water angle must take priority over beach angle at all times, doh.

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