Dark and Stormy (@ Tamri Beach)

"Dark and Stormy" @ Tamri Beach in Morocco. The interesting thing about Morocco is that the surf conditions can drastically change each mile as you wind your way up the coast line. For example, on the day I took this picture, the spots in Taghazout were blown out and small... but Tamri beach was head high and offshore. Glad I had surf guides to show me the light!

Pier Reflections

I'm always glad when a sunset takes place at low tide. It makes any image you take much more interesting because you get really cool reflections from the wet sand. This particular image was taken at Huntington Beach Pier towards the end of the day. The surf was quite good this afternoon... so I almost didn't come out of the water in time to gather my camera. However, the spot I was surfing worked better on high tide and was starting to shut down. Anyways, I thought these were pretty rad images.

Under the Pier

When I lived in Newport Beach, I used to surf next to the Huntington Beach pier about 3-5 times per week (one of the best & most consistent surf spots in Orange County!)... and never really had that much appreciation for it. However, after being away from it for 3+ years, I've learned to appreciate its uniqueness again. Here I am standing under the pier at sunset. What you don't see are the 30 other photographers with Digital SLR cameras and tripods surrounding me.

The Real OC - Huntington Beach

Right after I finished college in Los Angeles, I moved down south to Orange County. I lived there for just over 3 years and really enjoyed it. I think people have a mis-conception of what it's like to live in OC because of the various television shows: "Laguna Beach", "Arrested Development", and "The OC" (did you know that one of the actors from the OC actually had to move from Orange County to Los Angeles to film the show?). Yes, some of the stereotypes are true, but it's all dependent on the types of people you choose to spend your time with... it can be whatever you want to make it to be.