HUGE SURF

2009-01-17T16:08:00.007-05:00

I have moved to WordPress as a new host for this "Huge Surf" site. Link here.

Sets of photos on flickr. Link here.

2009-01-15T19:50:00.002-05:00

EXPLORE Nice wave developed today. Waist to chest and glassy. Frigid though. Water hi 30's, air temp about 5.

2009-01-12T09:43:00.002-05:00

LATE-DAY SURF Waves picked up nicely yesterday afternoon. Waist high, glassy long lines. Not a lot of power, but nice to get out and surf. Cold, air about 20, water 40.

REMEMBER: Be nice to the Plow-truck drivers.

Imagine having to dig out after surfing a couple hours in freezing temperature.

2009-01-10T09:59:00.003-05:00

OFF PATHI've been exploring beyond the usual breaks.

Getting away from the crowds and routine.

Breaking a few rules along the way.

Finding some great coves. This was chest high, breaking over shallow rock.

And some sketchy ledges. At least head high, if not bigger.

2008-12-28T08:50:00.002-05:00

IMAGES FROM THE 21STThis was the morning of the day we got 14 inches of snow.

Waves were waist to head high and glassy.

The air temp was about 5, the water low 40's. Made for some great sea-smoke on the water.

Guys would go out, catch 4 or 5 waves, and run back to their cars.

2008-12-16T17:29:00.000-05:00

SMALL WINDSWELL

Knee to waist and glassy with bigger sets. Grey and cold, in the mid-thirties.

2008-12-14T16:42:00.000-05:00

ICE STORM 2008

Waist to overhead with offshore wind. Air temp around 20, water in the 40's. No power for two days. More images here.

2008-12-06T08:12:00.001-05:00

FLORIDA THANKSGIVINGWent to FLA, to visit family and show off Emmett, over Thanksgiving week. My Brother-in-Law, Paul with fried turkey.

New Smyrna Beach dunes.

Manatees at Blue Springs state park.

2008-11-20T09:31:00.000-05:00

20 MONTHS, Joey Radford's surf short was in the "Proven in the Northeast" film contest. Great film! This film has some of Maines best unknown surfers at some of Maines best unknown breaks, you are privileged to see of these waves on film. Great job Joey! I am not sure what he wins, but vote for it here.

2008-11-17T19:38:00.002-05:00

GULF OF MAINE Pulled this image from the GoMOOS (Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System) website. A great resource for swell and ocean information. Unfortunately they are removing some of their buoys due to funding shortfalls.

2008-11-13T17:02:00.001-05:00

KID KOALA
Kid Koala, one of my favorite DJ's.

2008-11-09T16:44:00.001-05:00

2009 MAINE SURF CALENDER Preview and order your Maine surf calender here.

2008-11-08T18:19:00.000-05:00

MAYA LIN: WAVE FIELD
I couldn't embed the NY Times video, so follow link.

2008-11-03T09:31:00.002-05:00

HUGE SURF; THE BOOK To celebrate the second anniversary of "Huge Surf" the blog, I have put together a book with some of the best images from the past two years. Go to link at left to preview and order.

2008-11-01T17:09:00.000-04:00

GO VOTE

2008-10-21T18:36:00.000-04:00

TUESDAY LEFTOVERS
Fading swell. Overhead in the A.M..

2008-10-21T16:44:00.001-04:00

OCEAN STORM Surf on Monday. Chest to overhead and clean. More images here.

2008-10-14T14:28:00.001-04:00

JONI STERNBACH

From her statement,

"My pictures over recent years engage traditions of landscape, seascape, and architectural photography. Working with a large-format camera and historic process (wet-plate collodion), I have concentrated on locations that are close to or directly on the water. At this juncture between land and sea, I explore subject matter in a constant state of transition."

Some beautiful images. Wet-plate collodion is hardcore. More images here.

Similar to my 'Surfer Portraits' I did a few years ago. I worked with a 8x10 inch camera and printed on 'printing-out-paper' toned in gold chloride, a process from the 1880's.More images from my 8x10 surf portfolio here.

2008-10-07T10:24:00.000-04:00

HOUSE-PAINTING IN HARPSWELL No surf, a good time to work.

2008-10-04T11:26:00.000-04:00

SURF THE BLOGS Found a very cool blog that keeps track of 'surf blogs' around the world. Link here.

2008-09-29T18:46:00.000-04:00

KYLE LEFTOVERS Just a few images here.

2008-09-22T18:22:00.001-04:00

OLD-TIMEY SURF CONTEST

'Kennebunk Outdoors' surf shop had a surf contest using 60's era boards. More images here.

2008-09-08T14:13:00.000-04:00

HANNA SWELL More images here.

2008-09-01T18:21:00.000-04:00

MOTORCYCLE RIDE

2008-08-28T08:59:00.000-04:00

LOCAL HUMOR A funny video from Pioneers surf shop in New Hampshire.

2008-08-26T08:46:00.000-04:00

ICE CREAM At Beals in South Portland.

2008-08-17T09:59:00.000-04:00

SUMMER SWELLS

2008-08-06T16:13:00.003-04:00

PLANET CLAIRE Our friends Mike and Jessica in Seattle just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Claire. 'Planet Claire' is one of The B-52's best songs. Congratulations!

2008-07-29T08:16:00.000-04:00

SKIMBOARD CONTEST Fortunes Rocks on Sunday. Knee high little slappers. Lots of airs. Fun contest. See images here.

2008-07-26T19:17:00.001-04:00

PHILLIP TOLEDANO - DAYS WITH MY FATHER Great photo-essay. Beautiful images. See portfolio here.

2008-07-21T19:49:00.000-04:00

QUIVER Side lawn at Gooch's Beach.

2008-07-16T10:25:00.000-04:00

NEW CAMP IMAGES Camp galleries updated here.

2008-07-13T09:23:00.000-04:00

FRIDAY PM SURF CAMP More images here.

2008-07-11T14:45:00.000-04:00

FRIDAY AM SURF CAMP More images here.

2008-07-10T14:58:00.000-04:00

WED. A.M. SURF CAMP More images here.

2008-07-10T08:27:00.000-04:00

PM SURF CAMP More images here.

2008-07-09T20:05:00.000-04:00

SURF CAMP Images from Monday morning camp here.

2008-07-06T19:38:00.001-04:00

SKIMBOARD CONTEST Contest at Old Orchard Beach sponsored by Aquaholics surf shop. Foggy, windy, crowded, and fun. More images here.

2008-07-03T07:57:00.000-04:00

SKIMBOARD CONTEST Nanci at Aquaholics surf shop is sponsoring a skimboard contest at Old Orchard Beach this Sunday. I will be down there making photographs.

2008-06-30T09:17:00.002-04:00

GASKET BLOWOUTMy newly installed gasket decided to blow out, and rip in the process.

Draining the oil.

Dropped drain plug into the bucket of oil.

Blowout in upper-right corner.

It takes a week to order another gasket, so I smeared it with gasket sealer and stuck it back together as best I could.

2008-06-26T17:06:00.000-04:00

HOUSE-PAINTING IN HARPSWELL
Nice view.

2008-06-26T12:43:00.001-04:00

MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE
Clutch on the left, oil pump to the right.

Replacing right-side crankcase gasket.

2008-06-24T08:40:00.002-04:00

INTERNATIONAL SURF DAYI suspect "International Surf Day" is a surfing industry marketing ploy, but Catey, Emmett, and I decided to participate anyway.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine

2008-06-10T09:00:00.003-04:00

MOTORCYCLEBought myself a motorcycle to help out with the crazy gas prices. 1979 Honda CM400T. First time back on a bike since my '78 Honda Hawk (basically the same bike) in San Francisco 12 years ago. Once I get my oil leak fixed, I will be loving it.

FOR SALE Great running white 1996 Ford E-250 cargo van for sale. Ladder racks, draw-tite hitch, heavy duty tires, four studded snow tires, shelving, and cage. Anyone wanna buy a van?

2008-05-25T13:27:00.000-04:00

BABY FEET

2008-05-13T10:32:00.001-04:00

ORPHAN WORKS BILL

2008-04-23T07:59:00.000-04:00

2008-04-09T07:42:00.000-04:00

BUSY WITH BABY

2008-04-02T09:02:00.000-04:00

PAY ATTENTIONFound this on Lindy shoots.

2008-03-31T08:11:00.000-04:00

ROBERT FRANK Still kick-ass after all these years!

2008-03-27T17:18:00.000-04:00

2008-03-27T09:01:00.000-04:00

WEDNESDAY WINDSWELLWaist high, maybe a bit bigger on the sets. Cross/offshore wind. Slightly bumpy.

2008-03-23T13:55:00.001-04:00

MAINE LONGBOARDING (SKATE) VIDEOSCadillac Mountain.

Exchange street.

2008-03-19T15:13:00.000-04:00

3/9/08 More images added to the 3/9/08 gallery.

2008-03-18T16:31:00.001-04:00

SMALL GROUNDSWELL Waist to chest, bigger sets. Offshore in the a.m.

2008-03-17T09:13:00.000-04:00

2008-03-09T23:01:00.001-04:00

SURF ON SUNDAY

Knee to chest, a few bigger sets. More images here.

2008-03-06T18:29:00.001-05:00

THURSDAY WINDSWELL

Knee to waist, occasionally bigger. More images here.

2008-03-05T11:59:00.001-05:00

CHANGING THE DIAPERI know this is a surf blog...but I can not resist. Besides, I haven't left the house in days. Emmett 6 days old. More surf images to come, I promise.

2008-02-29T12:26:00.002-05:00

EMMETT Emmett Draper Cole. Born February 28, 2008 at 3:40 PM. 7 pounds 13 ounces and 20 inches long. More images here.

2008-02-24T13:05:00.000-05:00

DYING SWELL Waist high with a bit of texture. More images here.

2008-02-20T12:00:00.003-05:00

TUESDAY SWELL Waist to head high, offshore winds, sunny with occasional snow squalls. More images here.

ARTIST TALKMark Newport at SPACE gallery.

2008-02-18T18:56:00.000-05:00

WILMA HURSKAINEN A photographer from Finland with an interesting "rephotography" project called 'Growth'.

2008-02-17T12:50:00.000-05:00

DAYTONA 500 RACEDAYBefore the Daytona International Speedway, they raced on the Beach.

2008-02-14T19:50:00.001-05:00

VALENTINES DAY SWELL Overhead, offshore wind. More images here.

2008-02-08T09:18:00.000-05:00

KAUAI SURFER GIRL Great perspective/ride.

2008-02-07T10:32:00.000-05:00

DING REPAIR

COAST MAP With pencil indicating wind direction.

GLUE UP

2008-02-01T09:06:00.000-05:00

2008-01-29T20:15:00.001-05:00

OCEAN STORM DAY II

Head high with bigger sets. Offshore wind and sunny. More images here.

2008-01-28T21:02:00.000-05:00

OCEAN STORM Strong cross/offshore wind most of the day.

Overhead with large peaks.

Wind calmed in the evening. More images here.

2008-01-25T07:57:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATEY

2008-01-24T14:08:00.000-05:00

MAKING PLANS/COLLECTING WOOD/WATCHING CROWS

2008-01-18T18:02:00.000-05:00

POST STORM SURF

Wind turned around in the afternoon, but too west, never cleaned up. Waist to chest high.

2008-01-15T21:19:00.000-05:00

DAY AFTER NOR'EASTER Waist to chest with bigger sets, rapidly fading swell. Offshore wind all day. Water hovering around 40.

More images here.

2008-01-14T16:45:00.000-05:00

NOREASTER Waist to chest high, maybe a bit bigger on the sets. Windy and heavy snow. More images here.

2008-01-13T17:59:00.001-05:00

SURF ON SUNDAY Waist high and glassy all morning. Afternoon seabreeze. More images here.

2008-01-12T18:10:00.000-05:00

SHAWNEE PEAK Photographed skiing / snowboarding for the first time last weekend. Shawnee Peaks "Super Hits Sunday" event. More images here.

2008-01-11T11:02:00.000-05:00

MATTERArt opening tonight at Space Gallery. The exhibit is curated by Catharine Draper as part of SPACE Gallery’s annual “Artists Curating Artists” series.

2008-01-08T08:42:00.000-05:00

RECENT IMAGES12/28/07

12/30/07

12/31/07

2008-01-03T11:15:00.000-05:00

NANCI GOES TO PERU Read about her trip here.

2007-12-17T21:32:00.000-05:00

NOR'EASTER LEFTOVERS Strong side/offshore wind, waist to chest high. Water low 40's, air about 20. More images here.

2007-12-12T21:09:00.000-05:00

OUTSIDE PIPERicky Grigg, Mike Stang and Greg Noll.

2007-12-06T17:12:00.000-05:00

ICE IN THE MORNING

2007-12-03T18:49:00.000-05:00

FIRST SNOW SWELL Waist to chest, offshore wind. A bit weak, but fun. A few images here.

2007-12-02T11:46:00.000-05:00

NO PARKING AT HIGGINS BEACH?
Every street at Higgins is now posted with brand new "NO PARKING ANY TIME" signs.

Pete from Northern New England Surfrider reports that the parking ban is temporary, only during the drainage project.

The word on the street (from the city worker who was installing the "NO PARKING" signs) is that the construction project is scheduled to go through May.

Read about The Maine Coastal Program, and public access.

2007-12-01T07:58:00.000-05:00

CHILDHOOD HEROImage from Evel Knievel site.

Tribute.

Snake River Canyon jump.

2007-11-28T14:17:00.000-05:00

KNEE HIGH Occasional waist set, offshore wind.

2007-11-27T16:22:00.000-05:00

CHOPPY SURF Side/offshore wind.

Waist to chest with some bigger sets.

Occasionally a line.

2007-11-23T11:15:00.000-05:00

FOGGY THANKSGIVING SURF Waist to chest at high-tide, bigger as the tide dropped. More images here.

2007-11-21T22:10:00.000-05:00

THANKSGIVING EVE SURF Waist to chest in the morning, overhead in the evening. More images here.

2007-11-20T08:51:00.000-05:00

PAY THE WRITER (PHOTOGRAPHER)Found this clip through the blog A Photo Editor. Replace the word 'writer' with 'photographer' (or any other creative professional). A bit ranty, but some interesting points, entertaining at the least. Relevant with the writers strike.

2007-11-19T18:26:00.000-05:00

STAND UP PADDLE BOARDS A small gallery can be seen here.

2007-11-18T19:26:00.000-05:00

SUNDAY SWELL Waist high, offshore wind. Air mid 40's, water high 40's.

Zak dropping in.

More surf photos can be seen here.

2007-11-16T09:16:00.000-05:00

SF OIL SPILL Alcatraz surrounded by oil.

Democracy Now! report on the spill.

2007-11-12T09:20:00.000-05:00

IMAGES FROM SUNDAY Waist to head high, some slightly bigger. Glassy and sunny all day.

More photos can be seen here.

2007-11-10T18:44:00.000-05:00

FOOTBALL Cape Elizabeth/Mt. Valley. You can find galleries here.

2007-11-08T10:48:00.000-05:00

WEDNESDAY SURFING Waist high or so. Glassy, some fast lines. A small gallery can be found here.

2007-11-06T09:59:00.000-05:00

NOEL SWELL PORTFOLIOS I've had requests to see more images from the weekend. You can find galleries here.

2007-11-04T20:03:00.000-05:00

NOEL SWELL DAY TWO Overhead, offshore wind. Good day.

2007-11-03T16:44:00.000-04:00

NOEL SWELL Chest to head high, slightly bigger on the sets.