The peanut gallery in Sunday morning's fog, probably foggy heads and atmosphere to be fair
The pedal was taken off getting the Raglan line-up I'm so determined to get. Family commitments and also a promise to a keen photo-grub were, the happily attended to, priorities. I had trusted the forecast from Surfline that indicated the exposed west coast beaches would be 1-2 foot. The best groundswell of the last 2 months rolled through instead. It was a tad grating, the FOMO burnt hard.
Sev Tolhurst ejects
It's important to give back, over the years a point has been made to mentor other photographers. Piha photo-grub Oscar O'Brien reached out a few months ago; check out his Instagram HERE we have had shockers, bad surf locally, it is the season for it, and mistimed meet ups.
Oscar on the tools
Sunday was the day, nice offshores and midday tide and APPARENTLY nice 1-2 foot beachies. An added bonus, the Auckland Scholastic Squad was having a training session, it was all falling into place for Oscar to have a good go using the big lens and tripod. Piha was maxed out, but the Squad coach Jay Piper-Healion led from the front, putting the squad out on the Bar reform. It wasn't terrible, it wasn't great either. Oscar got a go at least, he will get more turns with the big lens.
Sev, well versed in the ways of the Bar
Muriwai resident Lachlan Mitchell down with his daughter Yana for the squad day
Jay P-H giving up his Sunday to coach the squad
Jay... it's not going to end well :)
Later in the week looks ok, so maybe just maybe, see you on the sand!
FROM THE BOOK SHOP
Yess back in its third print. The Big Little Beach Book is available again, it is slowly getting into books stores and surf shops over the next few weeks. You can buy The Big Little Beach Book through the PhotoCPL Website HERE now, if you want it now.