In January of 2020 I embarked on a month-long road trip with Thomas Heaton, Nick Page and Adam Gibbs - AKA 'F4'.
Little did we know that it would be our last outing for quite some time.
On this morning we headed out together with the hopes of capturing some monster waves during a king tide storm.
We definitely got more than we asked for. This is just one of thousands of frames that I shot that morning and I love it because I feel that it captures the raging fury and instant fragility of these towering waves.
Everyone was so focused on that moment before the wave reaches its breakpoint but I was transfixed by the collapse of the wave.
These imposing columns of raging water last for half a second and then they rain down like disembodied waterfalls as birds divebomb for split second snacks.
I knew it was a magical morning at the time and it remains ever more magical now that such experiences have become less accessible.
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Thanks for looking
Gavin Hardcastle
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