Originally posted by mikeSF It's all good. I have come to learn that getting wide angle shots of a violent ocean often necessitate being "close" to the action. Oddly enough, instead of having all of my lenses in my vest pockets as I usually do, that morning, i was carrying everything in a hard case which I had set up on dry land. the big set of waves actually wrapped around the case and it started gliding out to sea but i was able to get to it in time. whew! Here is a 10mm view of the rising water just before the wave rolled in and clobbered me.
I felt like a helpless little twig being dashed around on the slick rocks.
The guy who rescued me, Matt, is far more loquacious; here is his account of the morning:
The Stormy Coast | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
That's nuts Mike, ....
nice shots but can't imagine having a suprise bath in the Pacific this time of year being too pleasant. Good thing you weren't on your own, it might have turned out differently.
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I had 3 friends nearly get wiped out by a couple of waves crashing over a breakwater recently.
They managed to escape OK but a Canon 60D drowned. (she's since bought another one)
They've put up some good photos of flickr (public) and they're OK with linking.
small_C101_199 LR NN WB | Flickr - Photo Sharing! this one drowned Susan's 60D, way in the background.
small_C101_178 LR NN WB | Flickr - Photo Sharing! this one was bigger
The Surprise | Flickr - Photo Sharing! another angle. Dave (on the right) was very lucky not to get washed off into the boulders.
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Be careful out there.