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02/15/2009 03:42:21 PM · #1

It's surf season again and the annual Mavericks contest is waiting on the right combination of weather/waves. Has anyone here ever shot this event from the shore? Or from the water? I'm not expecting pics like this from the shore but it looks like a neat event to shoot.

Nasty, nasty, waves. See some pics here >>> big wave or more big waves

Bear_Music

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02/15/2009 05:23:11 PM · #2

Years ago my assistant was a surfer, and a surf photographer. I went with him up to Mavericks one winter, extraordinary... Just stpendous, bone-shattering surf.

R.

Mick

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/15/2009 07:56:44 PM · #3

The lineup at Mavericks is a 1/2 mile from shore. You need to shoot from a boat. Surf's Up!: shooting at Maverick's

02/15/2009 08:03:15 PM · #4

Originally posted by Mick:

The lineup at Mavericks is a 1/2 mile from shore. You need to shoot from a boat. Surf's Up!: shooting at Maverick's

Thanks for the link Mick. I knew it was out from shore, but didn't know it was 1/2 mile! I need to find a boat! (or a Captain)

Message edited by author 2009-02-15 20:03:28.

Mick

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/15/2009 08:13:38 PM · #5

Originally posted by mpeters:

Originally posted by Mick:
The lineup at Mavericks is a 1/2 mile from shore. You need to shoot from a boat. Surf's Up!: shooting at Maverick's

Thanks for the link Mick. I knew it was out from shore, but didn't know it was 1/2 mile! I need to find a boat! (or a Captain)

Well, I happen to have a 21' jet boat, and I used to surf a lot...

Nah! My wife would kill me. :D

If I were to go I would find somebody that really knows that area well. Big waves close to big rocks = dangerocity. Preferably someone that has experience taking people out to watch previous contests at Mavericks. I hear the boat/jetski traffic near the lineup can get kind of crazy.

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

02/15/2009 10:57:48 PM · #6

You might talk with Jim Goldstein, who is a buddy of mine. He's shot at Maverick's for years, mostly clinging from the rocks below the Coast guard/Navy station there in Princeton-by-the-Sea. last year, he was on a boat, and took some fantastic pictures.

He's an approachable guy, so drop him a line, and he'll probably be helpful.

02/16/2009 02:27:40 AM · #7

Originally posted by sfalice:

Thanks Alice--I'll contact him to see if I can pick his brain. He has some excellent pictures.