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<p>Very nice collectible. Congratulations, Dave. That thing has a very high cool factor. </p>

<p>Michael,<br>

I agree with Craig that any of the many piers would be fine places for sunset shots. Santa Monica pier with its Ferris Wheel and neon is larger and possibly has more opportunities for creativity that the others. Sunsets will depend on mother nature and the smog levels. <br>

Palos Verdes is a beautiful place with its rocky shoreline. Here is a wide angle shot of Pt. Vincente Lighthouse from the interpretive center. It is a also a great place to shoot brown pelicans and red tailed hawks if you are interested.</p>

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<p>Pipeline</p><div></div>

<p>I shoot photos from my 30 foot boat quite often. A tripod or even a monopod are worthless in a small vessel. You need to rely on handholding and fast shutter speeds and IS. It is true that, if you are prone to seasickness, looking through a camera lens for any length of time will send you over the edge.</p>

<p>Matt,<br>

It looks like you have already gotten some very good advice here. I am a Nikon shooter so I have no experience with Canon glass but I would agree that neither lens sounds great for shooting surf. When I started shooting surf from shore I was using a Nikon 300 f/4 with a 1.4TC on a 1.5 crop frame camera with surprisingly good results. This was my poor man's big glass. I have since upgraded but the point is that you need a LOT of reach to shoot surf from shore. I have even shot with a 600 with a 1.4TC on a 1.5 crop camera (see below). I believe the 100-400 is a good quality lens and might be worth saving for, and it will be quite versatile for your other shooting.<br>

Daniel's comments regarding manual exposure were right on for shooting surf. If there are not a lot of passing clouds he has given some very solid advice there. I have also found that my shots are quite flat out of the camera and generally need significant black point and contrast adjustment in Photoshop to get some pop. </p>

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<p>Pipeline 4, this is it.</p>

<p>Great WAC shots Gary!</p><div></div>

<p>Pipeline 3</p><div></div>

<p>Pipeline 2</p><div></div>

<p>On Sunday, Pipeline...</p><div></div>

<p>On Saturday, Bodyboarding at Ke Iki's...</p>

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<p>The Photos...<br>

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4004725335_7601ee7de1_o.jpg" alt="" width="608" height="800" /><br>

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/4005491180_3e2f201b70_o.jpg" alt="" width="629" height="800" /><br>

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/4003152847_45275abfe5_o.jpg" alt="" width="618" height="800" /><br>

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/4003151869_08dbfac687_o.jpg" alt="" width="579" height="800" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/4003152231_39f35431c7_o.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="800" /></p>

<p>University of Hawaii Warriors vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (not pretty)</p>

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<p>Malcolm,<br>

Well everyone is expecting lots of big surf this year because of El Nino. Of course you never really know when things will be the best. If you are here to surf yourself you might want to wait until all the pros leave down after the contests in late November through December. It gets a little less crowded. Of course if you are just coming to photograph the Pipe Masters in mid-late December is quite a show. The surf here can be good any time from November through March.<br>

Peter,<br>

Sorry to hear that. It must suck. I hope you heal quickly.</p>

<p>Thanks Richard. I appreciate it. Sorry to all for messing up the diary this week.</p>

<p>Well I am baffled. I used the same methodology in the first post (the one that worked) as the next two (that didn't). Also the preview looked just fine before I published the post. Any ideas?</p>

<p>I am going to try this post again with some spacing. I apologize if the previous one worked on your computer, but on mine I only see the html code.</p>

 

 

<p>Elliot,<br>

Thanks! This was our first big winter swell of the year and some really good Pipeline. This is just about as big as Pipeline can handle and a good swell direction. My only regret is that I missed shooting in the morning when the wave if more front lit. Here are a few more:<br>

<br /> <a href=" title="092509_0771 by cbabbitt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3956867256_2e91438b04.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="092509_0771" /></a><br>

<br /> <a href=" title="092509_0318 by cbabbitt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3956088955_1eec506577.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="092509_0318" /></a><br>

<br /> <a href=" title="092509_2344 by cbabbitt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3956090031_94d660e4ea.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="092509_2344" /></a><br>

<br /> This last one is the bodyboarding legend and "old man" at forty six, Mike Stewart.</p>

 

<p>Can you all see the photos in that second post of surf shots? On my computer it is just a bunch of code.</p>