Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Mike | Filed under: 365, Photography | Tags: 28-80mm L, beach, Canon 20D, El Porto, long exposure, ocean, slow shutter | No Comments »
There wasn’t much in the way of waves this morning at El Porto. At least not enough to try any water shots so I settled for snapping a few shots from the beach and then caught a few waves on my longboard.
Waves are supposed to pick up this evening and stay big over the weekend, but we’re also supposed to get some rain so who knows what the conditions will be like. Hopefully, I’ll be able to try my hand at the water shots again tomorrow.
El Porto, looking south
El Porto, looking north
Posted: January 21st, 2010 | Author: Mike | Filed under: Photography, Surfing | Tags: black + white, El Porto, Hasselblad, Ilford Delta 100, portraits, surfers, Ted Robinson | No Comments »
My old site had a bunch of portraits that I had taken of some of the surfers that call El Porto their home break. I removed that old gallery of images when I went to this blog format for the site and figured that I would slowly begin adding the portraits back while mixing in some other images from my archives.
These are all portraits that I had taken several years ago using my Hasselblad and the standard 80mm lens with Ilford Delta 100 film. Charley and Rick are still out at El Porto on a regular basis. Ted Robinson moved to Orange County a few years back and we don’t get to see him out in the lineup very much unfortunately.
Rick Noguchi
Ted and Jordan Robinson
Charley Finney
Posted: January 15th, 2010 | Author: Mike | Filed under: Photography, Surfing | Tags: archive, black + white, El Porto, Hasselblad, Ranchero | No Comments »
This is a portrait I took of Wave Dave standing next to his old Ranchero after a session at El Porto. He is a super nice guy. He can get a bit grumpy about the crowds, but he does it in a way that makes you smile. And he likes to wear his surf trunks over his wetsuit. Gotta love Wave Dave.
Wave Dave