Vans Triple Crown Reef Hawaiian Pro Finals

Haven't posted in such a long time I thought I'd share some Triple Crown action

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Awesome shots !!

Great capture. Good to see the waves finally kick up at Haleiwa. Aloha

# 5 & 7 pic is the money shot ! Mahalo brah.

All of them are great, but I am leaning towards 8 as my favorite for some reason. Really like how the sun is on this one and where he is on the wave. thanks for sharing

Thanks guys. I had a great time shooting this contest. Lots of energy and gravity defying moves, especially on the last day when the surf bumped up some as Nmura mentioned.

At this time of year, the sun stays behind the camera for most of the day at Hale'iwa although fast tradewinds pushing heavy cloud cover and rain through the area makes camera adjustments and tedious post processing a constant kind of thing. But all in all a lot of fun to be out there soaking it all in.

A few more from the last day.

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wow nice!! what lens u was useing?

AceSG wrote in post #13459728
wow nice!! what lens u was useing?

600mm IS.

Sometimes I wish I had an 800mm. Especially when I'm at Sunset Beach with the best spots already taken, but I don't feel like working another full time job just to pay for it.

#9 is great! 600mm is a nice piece of glass and keep the pictures coming.

effstop wrote in post #13460904
#9 is great! 600mm is a nice piece of glass and keep the pictures coming.

Thanks effstop. Even if I'm only taking the kids to the beach when the surf is flat, I still feel bare ass naked going out there without that lens and the rest of the gear.

I can't make it to the Sunset Beach segment as I've already used up all my vacation time for the year. Hopefully it'll stretch into the weekend so I can get out there to have some more fun. I think I'll edit some more Hale'iwa shots and post'um up during the week to keep my mind off of what I'm missing out on.

Look on the bright side...traffic at Sunset was HORRENDOUS Sunday! No parking. Vans Triple Crown was going on. Surf was choppy at best. Competitors said it was difficult getting a good ride. Great captures! HPF colors look way off compared to these. The surfers don't do those acrobatic moves at Waimea...for good reason!

garys1 wrote in post #13462560
Look on the bright side...traffic at Sunset was HORRENDOUS Sunday! No parking. Vans Triple Crown was going on. Surf was choppy at best. Competitors said it was difficult getting a good ride. Great captures! HPF colors look way off compared to these. The surfers don't do those acrobatic moves at Waimea...for good reason!

Yeah, I heard about that daily traffic jam from my Blue Tent Crew friends who finally got their surf spot back at Hale'iwa. The wind is still kick'in hard at Sunset Beach isn't it? I remember going short-boarding out there on blown out days in 4-6 foot surf (Hawaiian) and not being able to paddle into those thick shifting peaks at all unless it was a late suicide takeoff with the lip of the wave pushing me over the falls into an eye-popping-face-planting free fall, nasal enema included. You know, I'm pretty sure it was at windy Sunset that I got sucked over the falls sitting on my board trying to pull out of the wave at the last second. Humiliating to say the least, but thrilling nontheless!