Clean Vs Chop. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Post could also be titled Morning Vs Evening... But I'll save that for another day. 

Here's two barrels that I had open on my desktop from recent shoots. The first is from a few weeks ago in the morning, and the second is from a beautiful sunset this evening. 

Which is better? 

Morning Glass with some off shore winds and a touch of backwash. This wave if near perfect. 

Pounding on shore winds with senseless surf pushing in, a ridiculously awesome flare that somehow barreled, and a beautiful sunset. 

Gotta love the uniqueness of surf. 

Thanks for checkin in! 

-Nathaniel 

 

Glassy Perfection, Yet Again. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

GoooodMorning!! 

Wow. I cannot tell you how stoked I am every time I wake up in the morning to go watch the sunrise while playing in the Ocean. 6am is the best thing ever when it looks like this. 

Orange Sunrise over the Atlantic. 

Orange Sunrise over the Atlantic. 

I was blessed this morning with some of the glassiest barrels I've shot to date. I'm continually surprised at how fun the surf is here in Vero. Check out the slideshow below to see what I mean. :) 

Thanks again for checking in to my blog! Hope you also had an awesome, Blessed day. 

 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Sloppy Surf with good surfing and sloppy shots. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Summed up the description on this post. Here are a few surf shots from the past week & weekend where I have seen some fairly good surf and some pretty sloppy surf. I shot with a few guys who surf really well, and I have managed to ruin a lot of perfectly good moments... 

Here's a few moments I wish turned out better... but, oh well. There's always more to learn and get better at in surf photography! I'm just glad that I have friends who rip! 

Keith found the funkiest wave we've ever seen. It jacked up just as he dropped in to give him this joy ride. The conditions were a little unusual this morning at Monster Hole. Well surfed Keith! 

One that snuck by... 

Keith checking out mini tubes at Monster Hole. 

Those shots were from last friday morning. My first time shooting at Monster Hole. There was a heavy southerly wind bouncing me around everywhere and a lot of current moving all of us around. It was a trick to get any work at all done. Super thankful for the opportunity to swim out there though! 

These shots are from a week ago... Surfed with Nate & Jim Gallagher at Sebastian Inlet. It was a lot of fun out there this morning but there really weren't to many waves for them to surf. Nate's first wave is the one shown below and it was the best wave of the session. Otherwise we were pretty much just bobbers waiting for sharks out there. :) 

Tube! Nate Gallagher found the best  corner he could have found right here. 

A little later a wave allowed for a quick bottom turn and he drove through the crashing lip. Well surfed. 

Pastor Jim Gallagher found a couple fun corners on the inside. 

It's been fun and we are blessed to have surf! Hope it keeps on coming in! 

Thanks for checking in. 

 

-Nathaniel Harrington. 

 

Sailing Saturday with Called-Higher! /  by Nathaniel Harrington

One of my most anticipated days happened yesterday, a sail out of Ft. Pierce, Florida. 

As a practice run for the Called-Higher group, to help them get their sea-legs established, Donothan Williams setup a fun day of sailing on two beautiful vessels! The "Sunshine Too" and the "Luric".  

We started out the day knowing that we had some big storms cruising in, so we prayed for safety, thanked the Lord for the opportunity to enjoy the ocean, and we're off! We set our sail with a light south easterly wind(which was creating offshore perfection for the surfers at the jetty...) and relaxed our way out to sea. The water stayed glassy with barely any wind for the first couple of hours which gave us a great opportunity to go for a swim at about 3 miles off shore giving a fun opportunity to shoot some photos. :) 

 

The 40+ ft "Sunshine Too" 

The 40+ft "Luric"

Tatum, Heather, and our brave and fearless leader Donothan! 

Watershots are so much fun. The abilities of an iPhone in the sea.. brilliant! We're letting Dono borrow our old iPhone and the Housing so he can bring home the adventures from the Bahamas trip. :) I think he likes it. 

The Fishbowl Look. I was trying to get an image thats in my head, but due to the lack of sun it was really hard to focus on objects above the water.. these still turned out pretty "Sea Dreamy"! 

We got to hang out about an hour before we realized that this storm wasn't passing us to the north, it was cruising straight for us. The "Luric" was looking beautiful and confident with the fast approaching weather. 

No wonder Dono gets so much done and so sea worthy! He's half way to being an Octopus! 

Last photo right at the Calm before the Storm. With sky's like that a few miles offshore you know its time to go! 

As I got back onto the boat the storm began to fill in. I tucked beneath into the cabin for about a minute to put away some gear, when I came out it was already blowing about 40mph wind with heavy rain. The visibility dropped to 100ft and the waves picked up immediately. There was never any threat of our safety, it was more or less just an awesome example of the power of storms on the ocean and how quickly things can change out there. Great practice for the Called-Higher crew as they continue to prepare for their 2 week sailing trip. 

 

Soaking wet and a little cold, my wife Tatum was loving every second of it. :)  

This is Captain Keith. He has spent a life on the water sailing. His stories and experience are inspiring, both him and his wife Roberta.  it was a pleasure to be welcomed onto their boat. We very much enjoyed out day with him and his wife aboard the "Sunshine Too". 

Keep the Called-Higher Crew in your prayers as they head off later this month. I know the Lord is doing an awesome work in Donothan's life and its just so fun to be watching all this happen and to be apart of it! Stoked. 

Thanks again to both boat captains for taking us out! 

 

-Nathaniel Harrington 

 

Sailing SunFish Saturday's. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Here are a couple long over due photos, as well as today's new Epic shots, of Called Higher's sunfish sailing Saturday's. Check out the fun we are having! I know you want in on this... you'll have to hit up Mr. Williams and join Called Higher! 

Enjoy the Sea Dreaming. 

Setting up the rigging for the day of fun sailing! 

This is "Sea Dreaming" at its best. 

Heather Brown on a closed reach getting the most out of the wind on her Mini Sun Fish. 

Here's Dono making the most out of the winds! My favorite shot from the day. Dono knows how to sail well and he can sail fast. 

Guys I had another one of the best days ever. I love these fun little sail boats and I really can't wait to put new learned skills to the Sea someday. 

Thanks for checking in and I hope you also had a great Saturday! 

Aloha! 

-Nathaniel Harrington