Fog Surfing

April 10, 2008. It was foggy and a swell was still rolling in from a recent storm.
I headed down to 1st. St. @ Va. Beach to shoot the surf action.
These pics are mostly in their raw form with a few tweaks done here and there. Most were shot from the rock jetty. It was strangely quite sitting out there in the fog with only the surfers in view. The only sounds were a distant for horn, breaking waves, and the hoots from the riders as they took off.
Later that day I met a guy named Ricky J. I just happened to shoot him the most since his surfing style really stood out.
He's a Team Rider for Surf and Adventure Co. in Sandbridge. Check em' out @ http://www.surfandadventure.com/home.html
More later. KW

Sick-leave, flat tires,dead batteries, dentist appointments,hangovers,flex-days,dead cell phone batteries,sick wives, i won't be in until noon, guess where I am, I don't care, I quit, so what, see you tomorrow, goodbye. Storm swells make excuses.
A brave surfer rides the current along the jetty to catch a few swells that roll in out of the fog.
Ricky J. gets ready for the morning session.
A lone gull & surfer share the same "space"
R.J. prepares mentally.
R.J. checking out the crowd.
Ricky J. wades thru liquid fog.
R.J. disappears from the land world .
A surfer sorts out his leash ,but can escape the grip of the fog.
My photo perch, 100 yards from land, surrounded by water and silence.
Do you see the turtle head?
R.J. on his first wave of the day. Only the wave tells him which way land is.
R.J. cutting thru the fog.
R.J. crankin' a nice bottom turn
Welcome to the grey room.
9 to 5 what?
A juicy swell laps at the fog.
A crowded wave or a crowded mall. Take your pick.
Seven surfers. Seven positions. In seven seconds it won't look the same.
Ricky J's style stands out in the crowd. Center frame.
Speeding in the fog would be deadly on the highway. No asphalt here.
Away from the crowd.
Which two surfers are getting the bigger rush in this shot?
Cut,kneel,duck,paddle.

KWFILMZ

Fog Surfing