Barrels

Miami shows off, Barrels on Tap. / January 24, 2020 by Nathaniel Harrington

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This was my first time shooting/swimming around at South Beach, Miami. I had kinda made it a rule of mine that I wasn’t going to go down there and get involved in all the hype… but Matthew Glenn took me down there on Wednesday to see if we could score a good surf session… As we peaked over the dunes entering the beach we knew what we were seeing was pure gold. A couple a-frames peaked up and riffled off sending matt and I into a full sprint back to the car to get geared up. Miami was firing.

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Matt Glenn looking to make the drop and dodge the crowd.

I always enjoy bumping into this guy in the line-up. Dustin Richardson got the shot of me with his GoPro this round :)

A lot of the sequences I photographed look so similar that I have had to go back and forth in the album making sure I’m not using the same sequences over and over. I’m not, it was a machine on repeat all day.

I feel like if Miami could look like this just once a month it would turn the Miami South Beach culture into a major Surf Culture. World class waves at a million peoples finger tips.

You can see the water falling in the top left of the above which is from a surfer who just about paddled into both matt and I. We hollered him off but the sequence was wrecked a frame later by too much water in falling out of place. It happens.

Try try try till you die and you’ll score some perfection. Matt in a golden gift.

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Enjoy the Views.

The backwash wave of the day? Excuse my water spot there was a lot of sand messing me up at that moment. Matt Glenn holding his line in the dragons flair.

Loving how Dustin looks at the waves he’s surfing. I feel like he has a really good awareness in the water and in those kinda moments.

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It had some size. An unknown surfer giving me some scale for the wave.

Imagine backdooring that peak. You’re welcome.

its all good, baby baby.

Unknown in an absolute GEM. South Beach gifting rides of the year to just about everyone

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Running from surf like its a big wave day.

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After a few hours of swimming I was cold and exhausted. Time to get a few from the shore I thought, so I joined the stadium standing and cheering as surfers got barreled up and down the beach. That crowd towards the end of the day was awesome to see. The stoke was real.

Unknown surfer probably got off work and rushed to the beach for a session, join the hype and live the moment, get views of a lifetime.

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Had to get Matt one from shore for some scale. Seriously like 40 people were cheering as matt pumped a couple sections of this wave. It was so neat to be out there and a part of the vibes. Excellent form, Florida.

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PS. Robbie your busted dude, the Surfline banner shot is sick but this happened a half-second later. Oh well, visit BDA for all your barrel dodging needs.

Thank you all for taking the time to check out my blog.

if you are interested in any shots please use the comments or Contact/Info page on this site to contact me. I’d love to see some prints come out of this day.

Hopefully we can all go surf some good to epic again real soon! See you out there.

-Nathaniel Harrington

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the Surfline Story covering this swell can be found here.

https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/south-beach-mesmerizes-the-masses/76042

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April Swell Part One / April 12, 2016 by Nathaniel Harrington

Crazy days.

We all saw the forecast for this swell at least two weeks out and boy did it look promising for a few of those first days. Surfline called for 9-11ft at first, then it dropped to 1-3ft with bad winds, then about the day of the swell it called for 4-5ft with occasional 7ft and solid off shore winds. Thats when we all got hyped and started to lose our minds and that is when the alarm clocks go off at 4am and the coffee gets brewed on triple strength. Haha, typical FL stuff... The real story always unfolds when you walk up to the sand and get your first sight of whats really happening.

No complaints from me on what turned out to truthfully be a 1-3 ft day with really strong offshore winds. It let us down a little in the morning, but we literally spent the entire day trying to find what we were looking for, and all that time spent searching turned into an honest day's work with a great reward, as usual I would say.

Check out the gallery of Central Florida having yet one more super fun day this winter.

Chauncey Robinson Lay Back Hack in the Pocket. Photo by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto).

I imagine myself sounding like a WSL announcer saying "Oh Chauncey Robinson with a layback jam in the pocket, perfect finish there potz"

Chauncey Robinson getting fins free on his backhand.

Chauncey Robinson. Photo by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto).

Spanish House, Florida. Photo by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto)

Spanish House, Florida. Surf Photography by Nathaniel Harrington

Chauncey Robinson at Spanish House, Florida. Surf Photography by Nathaniel Harrington

The real locals, surfing as they always do.

Chauncey Robinson in the Barrel at Spanish House, FL. Photo by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto)

Wiley Robinson in the Barrel at Spanish House, FL. Photo by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto)

Spanish House, Florida. Surf Photography by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto)

Spanish House, FL. Photo by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto)

Wiley Robinson joined us on his 21st birthday and cracked a few off the top.

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Chauncey Robinson finding that rare gem, one of the better barrels we have linked up on in this spot.

Jade Morgan making sure he found a barrel as well.

It was one of those days with a lot of down time waiting for tides and such. So i got to hang out with the boys, eat eggs and bacon, and enjoy this FL lifestyle we get to live. Tough days to be a kid.

Photo by Nathaniel Harrington (natehphoto)

This may not be a perfect a-frame but if this doesn't look appealing to you then there is something wrong. I'm amazed walking down to the beach most of the time, especially when the water, sky and land look like this!

What a day to enjoy.

This is labeled as part one because there is a part two. Later this day we ended back at Sebastian Inlet and well you'll have to check back in to see what happened there.

Thanks so much for taking a look,

-Nathaniel Harrington

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The Barrel Post. / February 25, 2016 by Nathaniel Harrington

We've had a few proper days in what seem to me to be an extremely slow winter. But, the days we have had are some really good days.

About a week ago we had an amazing south swell pop up. It wasn't huge, but the shape was perfect. There's been claims by many that this was the best barrel day of their lives. Well, take a look and decide if you think it would have been fun.

I think a lot of people had their eyes locked onto views like this.

I wasn't able to swim long, the current was gnarly but the views were epic.

I had to give up on swimming, just wan't getting the results I wanted. So I headed into the beach to shoot lifestyles of the Chaun.

The views from the beach weren't to bad, so i stuck around to snipe off a few.

Daniel Glenn. A guy walked by me and commented, "why would you do an air instead of get barreled??". I would say why not do a big air over a barrel section, seems fun to me!

It was a-frames and offshores. Great job Florida.

Brock Taylor practicing barrel rides for an upcoming trip to Central America.

Daniel and Brock working together to gain scale on wave hight and air hight.

Give Daniel Glenn some steep sections and watch him explode.

Every time I looked, Mike Knapp getting pitted.

My buddy Kieth said he made more barrels this day than any other time he can remember.

Daniel, seriously.

Brandon DeFillipo tearing in on his backhand.

Senior Brock. He's always out to have a good time.

I've been fishing with Chris Yergans a lot lately and I can tell you both his surfing and fishing are on point.

Not sure who this gentleman is, but i'm pretty sure he would be stoked to see this sequence. If you know him let him know!

Another unknown to me reaping the benefits of a good wind swell.

Yergans catching barrels like they're snook.

Mike Knapp pretending he's still in Hawaii.

Brandon DeFillipo almost able to stand up, and he's a big kid.

Another unknown gliding through some clean barrel space.

Chris Yergans on this like a redfish in the mangroves.

Daniel Glenn kinda made the surf pay, hacking it to pieces.

Sorry about a ton of lame captions and non-sense. Its hard to spend this much time at a computer. :/

I hope you scored this day! If you know people in these photos please feel free to share this post with them. I'm sure they will be grateful.

Thanks for all the good times boys.

-Nathaniel Harrington

@natehphoto

Winter Storm Mars, Peaking in DelRay, Florida. / February 18, 2016 by Nathaniel Harrington

I've never been more impressed with a swell in Florida. Winter Storm Mars really was out there, off the charts to be honest and I don't think a single person in FL was ready for it.

After a morning of crazy barrels a little north we made the call to cruise towards DelRay and take a look at it. It didn't take long for Chauncey Robinson, Brock Taylor, and Blake Spier to gear up and paddle out. We contemplated a few times from the early afternoon session if we should look for a different spot, but the longer we stayed in DelRay the better it looked. What it came down to was we were staying to score some of the best surf Florida has ever seen. It may not have been the biggest swell, but it sure was perfect, and still big.

Here's a "few" highlights from that evening.

Peaking over the hedges to see barrels peeling off. Usually all you can see from right here is Blue water until the Bahamas. On this day the 30ft + gulf stream was blocking that view. — Peaking over the hedges to see barrels peeling off.
Usually all you can see from right here is Blue water until the Bahamas. On this day the 30ft + gulf stream was blocking that view.

Welcome to South Florida. Land of the pumping surf.

Brock Taylor having a glance at some mighty appealing conditions.

This trips me out. why you say? well, figure it out.

Afternoon wasn't looking to bad, i can't believe we almost left.

Chauncey Robinson packing a nice ride, In trunks, in February. — Chauncey Robinson packing a nice ride, In trunks, in February.

Uknown to me in the spot with a great line in front of him.

Confounded Exhibit B. I mean, really? Isn't the defining noise coming from that wave behind you getting your attention at all? Whaaa....

This is the point where most surfers take off running to get into the water while tripping over their leash.

Tommy Coleman was really loving being a goofy footer out there. He was barreled, came out and did an air reverse which he did ride away from. That pole got in my way.

If Chauncey isn't getting barreled by the wave then he's ripping its face off.

There was a gnarly current so everyone had a few chances to take a stroll back up the beach. Not a bad thing when this is what you are seeing.

1 of 2 looking in the right direction isn't half bad.

I'm sure that paddle was exhausting. This guy taking a break before that train hits him.

Another unknown getting slotted. Someone tell me who this is please.

You know your a surfer when your absolutely confounded that no one on the beach in this photo seems to care even the slightest that there is absolutely perfect surf happening.

I mean, why watch anyways? its just the beach and your just at the ocean where people are catching the best surf we've had yet this or or in many years... I guess the sea grass is beautiful.

Watching these sets roll in from miles away was pretty cool, at least I thought so. However these people strategically placed there shade canopy as an anti-surf canopy.

Tommy Coleman has logged some serious time in Hawaii and it really showed during this swell. 13 year old grom charging this playground.

Another perfect left hander, unknown to me with a south florida shack attack.

I shot so many empty barrels. I only wish I would have shot every one of them.

This is one of many surfers I was trying to find to get him his shots. Thats the type of barrel people travel thousands of miles to find, he found it at home this time. Marc Brammeier on a bomb.

Another unknown to me relaxing his stance and letting the wave do the work.

Rainbows aren't just for the sky. There also a sign for really really good surf.

One of my favorite empty's from the day. That is one meaty barrel.

I nicknamed this one the "ghosts" because they're going to vanish and not be seen for a while.

I was standing a few feet from Jeff Biege when he shot his Line-Up Shot just a moment after this frame. We were both in awe, glanced at each other "is this real".

I think this was the absolute peaking moment of the swell. No takers, everyone was just a little to deep. She bombed away with no rebuttal.

Here Martin Jeri got one of the largest surfed waves of the evening. Yet for this guy this is like chest high, look at what Martin does for fun sometime.... wow.

Martin jeri trying to slam on the brakes, double handed wall grab, anything to get him positioned in that next section, and he did. I may have to do another blog post of the sequences from these rides. Its pretty amazing and its also a ton of p… — Martin jeri trying to slam on the brakes, double handed wall grab, anything to get him positioned in that next section, and he did.
I may have to do another blog post of the sequences from these rides. Its pretty amazing and its also a ton of photos to work with which is why I'm not showing that yet. :/

This is Chauncey Robinson on another amazing ride. For example this was a 18 frame sequence, 10 of those frames Chauncey is completely behind the curtain.

Asher Nolan showed up and blew it up. One of my frames that landed a spot in Surfline's update of the swell.

This guy was ripping, but i haven't found anyone who knows him. Just poppin a casual straight air in the reform.

I first met Matt Oberman on a very similar wave in Nicaragua called Colorados, he was doing the same thing there as he is here.

that will happen. He went straight to his quiver and was back out there. Tommy is a charger.

Good Night Florida. We all hope to see this again soon, please.

After a long day of work the tools should be examined and properly taken care of. These kids know it well. A few broken boards, sore muscles, stories that will last them a lifetime... Mars really was from another place.

Shoots. Thanks for ingesting all of that. My fingers are pretty tuckered out from the typing, so have a good evening and thanks for looking at my blog. Please do share.

-Nathaniel Harrington

South Florida Blues. / January 20, 2016 by Nathaniel Harrington

A few weeks ago Florida finally got its first real winter swell. The forecast looked a little sketchy and the winds looked like they could be fickle, but as the sun came up on this Thursday Morning it proved to be one of the best day's I've seen in Florida.

After a long foggy drive down south the rising sun showed us the first signs of just how nice of a day we were about to enjoy.

This guy is for sure dreaming about getting spit out of that barrel.

Kenny Saundry stoked that he's a goofy footer.

when Chauncey Robinson isn't getting barreled he's hacking the top of waves.

Chauncey getting some pig doggin practice in.

Above: Chauncey Robinson was in the right spot for probably the best wave I have ever seen in Florida. No doubt a perfect 10.

The drift was pretty strong, so the surfers took lefts for a mile or so and then made the walk back up the beach to do it again. The view got the stoke flowing strong.

Above: I met this surfer, Michael Turdo, right after this barrel ride. He came walking out of the water grinning ear to ear.

Michael Turdo finding some blue blue gems out there!

Above: Robbie McCormick was another favorite to watch. Most of the barrels I saw him get were below sea level and very difficult to shoot. Glad this angle and sequence worked out to show what kind of day he was having.

Eddie Wierback had his fair share of blue gems as well.

below sea level blue barrels. South Florida. Sweet.

The only thing that could have made the day better, a coconut tree. Chaunchoo grabbing some hydration.Hows that peeling left in the background? — The only thing that could have made the day better, a coconut tree. Chaunchoo grabbing some hydration.
Hows that peeling left in the background?

And some dreamy ones to now dream about, enjoy.

That was a pretty solid day, can't wait for a repeat and some water angles the next time. (My SPL was getting some repairs done)

Thanks for surfing guys,

-Nathaniel Harrington

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Winter Months. / December 7, 2015 by Nathaniel Harrington

Tiss the Season... for surf.

Here's another great morning we had at Sebastian Inlet last week. Chest high fun with Chauncey Robinson, Wiley Robinson, Paul Reineke, and Dave Speir.