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Another frame from a perfectly aligned wave. I can't wait for the sun to move back along the horizon.

Jumped in the water yesterday an hour before sunset & got barreled until it was dark! This one was taken about a half hour before the sun set & you can start to see how the gopro struggles in low light with a slight motion blur going on here, which I kinda like :P The rumor is the GoPro 4 is coming out in October and will have a larger sensor capable of performing in low light....we shall see:) & the holiday weekend really brought out the beach-goers; check them out...getting barreled & they don't even know it :) :)

-Go to spot: no barrels, too windy

-Back up: no go

-Spot that never does anything: What!?!?

Today I spent a few hours at a shorebreak that is usually too violent and just a mess. Well today, it did this! So stoked...

The only reason I got out was some guy was yelling at me from the beach....turns out I left my headlights on...HaHa!

This image is special to me as it is taken at a beach that brings back a lot of memories. Just being in the water here connects me to these memories.

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Thank you flickr family for all your kind words, favorites & for following. It would probably take all day to thank everybody individually. I really do appreciate all the kindness being thrown my way! I'll be checking out everybody's pics (as always) & will do my best to reciprocate! Thank you!!!

Last night the weather/surf report was looking pretty good for today to produce. So I woke up this morning & drove to the usual spot & it was delivering the goods:) The sun was peaking out through the clouds & barrel after barrel came flying over my head for about 45 minutes. I hadn't seen the inside of a barrel in over a week so I am still super stoked! Then, one wave later the wind shifted onshore, brought the fog with it, & ruined everything! haha. It was an awesome 45 minutes though!

Today was pretty special. The Ocean is alive & it allowed me to be a part of it; even if it was only for a short time:)

Thank you to everybody for this awesome week! I haven't had much time in the water so it has been super fun making some new flickr friends!

More fun with reflections :) Everybody likes piers right?

"The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't." -Brom

Making the most of my short time at home:)

Probably the smoothest wave I have ever seen...The low light slowed the shutter speed just a tad too much, but kinda added to the smoothness...So I'm okay with that:) Taken a few waves after I face planted, as mentioned in a previous post :P

& speaking of slow shutter....Go check out laatideon 's photostream. Your mind will be blown by Deon's slow shutter waves! He is a true artist with his camera.

Here's his slow shutter album: blurry blurry

We had a stretch there where an hour before sunset the wind was dying & the ocean & waves were glassing off. We are constantly trying to predict whether or not it will "glass off" as the weather forecasts aren't very helpful in this area. It's actually kind-of funny listening to everybody & their predictions, & even better when it happens :P

I was lucky enough to grab this splash of back-lit light moments before the sun disappeared below the horizon.

Thanks to everybody for the nice words in response to the flickr blog. I was blown away by the article. If you haven't seen it yet you can check it out here:

blog.flickr.net/en/2015/07/06/the-world-under-the-waves-s...

Thank you so much to leticia.roncero for the wonderful write-up :)

Between the flickr blog & a few other social media things going on this last week I finally caved in & made a facebook photography page. Check it out here:

www.facebook.com/decompresean

& give it a "like"

Thanks everybody!

Parco Naturale Puez Odle Dolomiti

Gennaio 2015

Miss this clarity, & the sun...

might go chasing it later...

Over thousands of years wind and water shaped the limestone caves of Polignano. A true celebration of natural beauty... within natural beauty.

Watch Moments of Puglia on Vimeo: vimeo.com/165102515

Polignano a Mare - Puglia

On #explore April 28, 2016