Barrels

Glassy Sunday Mornings. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Vero Beach has been so good to me on Sunday Mornings. It seems like every weekend my family has come down here fri-sat are windy days, then it cleans up with offshore winds on Sunday morning. I couldn't ask for better. 

Here's a couple I like from this morning. 

Helloooo Sunday! 

I can get used to waking up early for this view. :) 

Clouds & Water. 

I love this last one. Just an awesome bit of backwash mixed in with the clouds, and a slightly different more elevated angle than I usually shoot. Turned out well.

Thanks for checking in, 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Twins. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Hi! 

Check these out.. It took me a minute to figure out what was going on with them while I was editing... I had to take a double take a couple times because I've never had this happen before. I shot twins. Yes, twins. 

The first wave was shot about an hour before the second.. Same spot, same sandbar, same shape and break. Its cool to see how the conditions that day stayed so consistent and perfect. 

Take One. 

Take Two. 

That's pretty wild. 

I love shooting here in Vero. So amped! I'll be moving my family over here this week and couldn't be more excited. 

Thanks for checking in guys! 

-Nathaniel Harrington

Color & Texture. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

I did a re-edit on a few photos from a very beautiful morning last summer in Newport Beach, California.

I think it was twice that the sun came out of the clouds just as it popped over the horizon?? I just remember it being a very cloudy summer... I'm stoked that I got it while it was good though, and in a place where no one else was! Super frothing. 

So check these out. How about that Color and Texture? Pretty Groovy. 

Reminds me of reptiles.. Lizards and Dragons!

yah? ....  

Thanks for checking in! 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Vero Beach Shorebreak, Part 3. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

I'm going to start this off again with a sunrise that I'll never forget. What a beautiful morning. 

Here are the rest of the photos that I am going to post, for now, of last monday morning in Vero Beach, Florida. It is amazing what the right tides and off-shore winds will do to surf. I know I was impressed, hope you enjoy also! 

I've spent most of my life watching beautiful sunsets, I guess it time to start watching the sunrise.

Close Up. 

The two above images are pretty awesome views of a barrel. I obviously played with lighting on them, its fun to see something a bit different. 

Peaks like this were going through all morning. 2ft A-frames up and down the beach. 

Peaks like this were going through all morning. 2ft A-frames up and down the beach. 

Above: There wasn't much wind but a little gust caught the lip of this wave just as it was throwing over, making this wave one of the most unique I have ever seen. It almost looks like its throwing backwards. 

Timing is everything. The absolute calm before the break. 

Again this is another all time favorite photo. I ran around the house showing everyone after I finished editing it. My wife even told me that this could potentially become wall art in our house, that's never happened before... Stoked! I love the color of the buildings reflecting off the water and of course the fanned out lip is pretty cool! 

Glassy. 

It was like that for hours... So much fun! 

 

Thanks so much for checking in! Please do share if you like what you saw! 

 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Vero Beach Shorebreak, Post 2. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Here is another MegaPost! Barrels from this past weekend.. I was a kid in a candy store out there.. It seemed as if every wave that came in was just perfectly shaped and had something neat to offer. 

This post will be the second of three post from the weekend. I do have some more that I can't wait to show. But, first check these out. Let me know what you think! Vero Beach is potentially one of the best spots I have shot surf at, only time will tell, it may just become my favorite spot and these photos say why. 

The above is a wide angle shot from saturday. I put that there as a comparison to the following 40mm shots I got. The difference really was in form though... The waves were good on the weekend, but perfectly shaped on Monday Morning. 

Little amounts of perfection in every wave. 

The above is yet another all time favorite. I love the color coming in from behind the wave. I think the water was super blue and when the sun hit it, it created a beautiful green. Awesome! 

Above: Form & Perfection!

The above two images are instances of Focus. I love the focus right in the barrel of the wave on the larger barrel, and the close focus on the second smaller wave. 

I'm digging this stretch of beach. I can't wait to share more! I can't wait to shoot here again.. I've gone out now a handful of times and its never been over 3ft. I know it can get better than this, and from what I hear it will get much better than this. Yay! This is going to be fun. 

Thanks so much for checking in! Please share, there's a few options below to share on different Social platforms.. :) 

-Nathaniel Harrington. 

Shoots! In the water with a 40mm, Part One. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Hello Friends! 

It's been on my mind for a while now to start shooting in the water with my 40mm & 50mm lenses. This morning as I was loading my camera into the housing watching the surf come in I was struggling with wanting to put my 10mm on the camera knowing that it would produce me amazing shots, however, I forced myself to change that comfort lens to try something new. I have shot in the water with a 50mm a couple of times and its hard! major props to everyone that can shoot with that perspective well! So it's a little scary to be sitting there on the beach leaving your go-to lens in the bag thinking that the whole morning could be ruined with the frustrations of not getting the focus and angles right. I would hate to waste perfect conditions. But.... Well, I tried the 40mm, and I think I like it a lot. I feel it makes sense, especially in conditions like these. You judge. 

I can easily start my day at 6am everyday to see a sunrise like this. 

Conditions were... pretttttyyy good. 

What do you think of these shots? I think the top is maybe one of my favorite shots of all time. The lip of the wave on the second is pretty amazing though also! 

Solid 2-3ft Shorebreak, medium tides... And I love the Backwash that happens in these conditions in Vero Beach. Razor Back barrel. 

Two fun shots. 

What do you guys think of this wave? I'm trippin on the second... :D 

I've seen hundreds of East Coast Barrel shots like this... and I never ever get tired of it! I'm just so thankful that I'm getting a few for myself. I love the look of East Coast barrels!! 

I posted this one on Instagram earlier today and was getting a few comments on it. Its different for sure. This is what I was looking for this morning. A perspective that just can't be show with a wide-angle lens. 

One second later and the housing is smashing my nose in as I get thrown by the wave. haha. So worth it, every time. 

I feel some prints coming soon.. :) I know I am in need of some wall art and I am pretty sure I got it this morning. Days like these don't happen too often. All the elements came together on this one. I'll be posting more soon due to lack of time this evening. I can tell you this, I don't think I posted the best tonight, I will later this week.  

Stoked!! Thanks a ton for checking in, 

-Nathaniel Harrington