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Surfing is a year-round activity in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. When the winds cause the waves on Lake Michigan, the wave-riders are out. When the lake is flat, surfers become paddleboarders.
At a time of the year when hitting the surf is probably at it's least appealing, just got to admire the tenacity of those who decide to take the plunge!
I'm aware they have their wetsuits on, but hey, it must surely still feel a bit on the chilly side when you embrace the cold North Sea?
This woman is paddle boarding in Dana Point Harbor and you can see the whole setup here in a view from the pier. She has the leash attached which some don't use but she also doesn't have a safety vest so probably a good idea.
The only thing to worry about is sharks as they have bitten a few paddleboards this year when the paddlers got too close to their feeding areas. No person bitten so far this year in our southern California.
Last year in May a Marine helicopter warned Dana Point paddleboarders, "You are paddleboarding next to 15 Great White Sharks, exit the water immediately". That was last year.
This is a really fond memory for me. My partner, Nikki, is one of the paddleboarders in the photo, and with her out on the water, I was able to wonder around the beaching with the Mamiya 645 just looking for the odd photo and getting lost in thoughts of this and that. Anyway, for the memory, and in some ways photographically, I rather like this photo. The one to follow is a photo I took while wondering around :)
Taken yesterday evening at Mumbles. This stand up paddleboarder was having a quick paddle at sunset. I waited until he was directly in the path of the reflection of the setting sun.
7 of 7 photos of Lake Wheeler 2024 series.
Lake Wheeler Park opened in 1956 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It has over 800 acres with hiking trails, picnic areas, shelters, and volleyball! It is a primary water supply for Raleigh and surrounding communities. It caters to all kinds of boaters, jet skiers, kayakers, canoers, and stand-up paddleboarders! It has a nice waterfront center by the boat launch area!
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He was just coming out of a wave and ready for the next one. Alex was hungry for fish and chips so we went in the cold, 56 F. to Fisherman's on the pier. We ate on a patio with heaters and no one around. The outside dining ban got lifted yesterday.
No need to comment - still on staycation.
Kellie and Jessica tried paddleboarding for the first time during our visit to Moorea. They were addicted and never fell into the crystal clear water. Moorea was the first stop on our Christmas vacation of a lifetime and is right next to the larger island of Tahiti. The girls are pictured in front of the Moorea Pearl Resort and the overwater bungalows which belong to the hotel. The clear blue water comes from the protective lagoon which surrounds the whole island due a ring of coral. Amazingly beautiful!
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Another from the recent morning shoot at Virginia Beach. Much like this paddleboarder was chasing waves, I'll be chasing some mountain and waterfall pictures for the next week. I hope to return with full memory cards.
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A lone paddleboarder paddles towards shore at sunset in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
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Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing,
only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness;
So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another,
only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807 – 1882
While most of the beach-goers where a bit disappointed to experience a misty start of the day I've tried to use these precious moments to my advantage...
Stand up paddleboarder approaching the George Washington Bridge and the Little Red Lighthouse. View from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood, New York.
Paddleboarder,framed by the River Tawe road bridge,steering upstream into the centre of Swansea,Wales,UK.
A couple of paddleboarders make their long way back up the beach at Gunwalloe Church Cove in Cornwall.
Early morning aerial seascape over the sheltered ocean bay at The Haven in Terrigal on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.
There's a long stream with dams and waterfalls (and ruined 19th century mills) called the Keuka Lake Outlet, through which Keuka Lake drains into Seneca Lake. The Keuka Lake Trail runs alongside. Various stretches of the outlet are used by recreational boaters and fishermen. On this day I patiently photographed this same scene (I put a piece of wood on the ground at my vantage point so I could return to it easily) with all sorts of crafts passing—kayakers, a speedboat, a strange one-person fishing-boat contraption with an electric trolling motor, this young paddleboarder—and a flock of geese.
There is a further discussion of this image (with the geese version!) here: "What Comes A-Floatin' Down the River."
With my settings loaded and ready for the Fireworks of River of Light 2019 over the Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, some paddle boarders and kayakers wander into my shot. A quick readjustment of the settings needed to capture this image
This probably didn't turn out the way I intended but I'm posting it anyway. It was a calm day so lots of paddleboarders at Laguna.
au fil de l'eau ..... paddleboarders ...
Rideau River ...
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in my Summerscape 2020 series ... Pic # 76 ...
Taken Aug 2, 2020
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It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Venice Beach for sunsets and it's normally my first thought when I see a cloudy sky from my balcony in Hollywood. It's easily the closest and most direct destination along the Pacific Ocean for me and with the predictably unpredictable LA traffic, that is no small condition to consider. It's also relatively easy to legally park for free near where I go since I avoid the pier and further down by Santa Monica. I'm kind of in the dead zone because I'm usually the only photographer within sight and I rarely see more than a handful of people from here. I set up over by the lifeguard Headquarters which sorta splits Santa Monica from Venice. It may be hard to believe, but if you were standing beside me in this exact location, you'd understand what I'm saying and also why I come here.
With a big, colorful sunset predicted by the Photographer's Ephemeris app (and based on what my eyeballs saw all day) a few Fridays ago, my choices were endless but...I was lazy and waited until the only place I had time to get to was Venice. Shocking, right? I say that like it's a bad thing but honestly, when I have too many choices and ample time, I end up debating over and over about where to go, how long I want to drive, the known vs unknown, parking, when we plan to eat dinner, etc until I'm usually left with just Venice or worse: I drive half way to a bunch of locations in different directions and STILL end up at Venice.
I came here expecting a good sunset and hoping perfect weather and a friday night wouldn't make parking impossible. Parking was easy but a few things I hadn't considered occurred: the tide was high--very high and using a 70-200mm lens meant reflections on the shore weren't gonna happen. Also, it was crowded! I mean, lots and lots of people on the beach with most waiting for the sunset. I'd guess there were 10-15x more people here for the sunset than I usually see. Last and perhaps most surprising was there dozens of surfers in the water in front of me. I've never seen a single surfer here in all my trips prior. You'll see surfers between Malibu Pier and the Lagoon and surfers by Hermosa and the beaches closer to Palo Verdes but not here. The combination of tiny waves and a generally low tide seem make Venice a poor option for this I guess. I think I had seen like 3 paddleboarders in the water before this night and that's it.
Being able to photograph surfers during sunset was both a great change of pace and also a bit annoying. Unless I planned to remove the surfers from the photographs later, I had to set my exposure for them instead of the fiery sunset. Fortunately I had a other angles I could choose from to mix up the shot selection and there were a few breaks where the surfers were further towards the pier than my line of sight. I left when the last bits of color left the sky and the last surfer exited the water. No panoramas and no shots of the pier on this night. All my focus was on this view in front of me...for good reason I think :)
LOCATION
Venice Beach
Venice, California
March 10th, 2017
SETTINGS
EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
@70mm
ISO 200
f/4
1/100th second
A paddleboarder is reflected in the waters of Lake Padden, Bellingham, Washington. Photo taken from the Lake Padden Trail on August 11th - the day before the smoke came.
I walked past at the end of a lesson.
More fun in warm water on the lake in Australia but fun seemed to be being had.
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Megaptera novaeangliae,
Avila Beach, CA
From last month. I wish I had been a second or two faster with focus. In the frame just before this, her arms and paddle were raised higher in a more triumphant posture. Here she was beginning to lower them.
Disclaimer for those not familiar with telephoto lenses: there is some compression of distances, meaning the paddleboarder might not be quite as close to the whale as it appears she is.