Dawn Patrol

Woke up pre-dawn to get all set up to catch the sunset at the pier from this really cool place we had found that gives you a nice video of the beach, pier and ocean. This was the morning, you could tell by the cloud pattern already in the sky. As the sun started to come up it broke trough the clouds on the horizon along the colors and light to shine through. I waited to for the perfect moment to grab the shot.

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I was looking for then ran to the beach were i saw people had left their beach chairs set up for the next day’s beach going. I thought it would be a cool shot to see all the texture in the clouds with the pier but light up the chairs so i ran back to the truck to grab the flashes. I grabbed a couple shots. I couldn’t take it anymore by that point, so i called my photo session to an end, went back to the truck again and switched out my camera for my surfboard.

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It turned out to be one of my best surf sessions in a hong time. Kyle was out paddling already with only 2 other guys out, it made for an amazing morning session. The waves were waist-head high and glassy. I rode a 6’4 fish and scored a bunch of fun rights and a couple lefts that came through. Ryan was out shooting and grabbed a couple shots for me.

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