One of my favourite shoots of all time was the day F4 visited Cape Disappointment during a king tide storm.
The waves were gigantic and when the sun opened up for a brief visit, they really came to life.
As busy as it was, it reminded me of a New Year's Day fireworks display that I'd once witnessed in Australia. Cries of ''Ooohh'' and ''Aaaaah''could be heard pretty much constantly.
I may have even indulged in a few very un-English ''whooops'' myself.
With this shot I'd found my rhythm. After about two hours of shooting waves, I'd become quite good at predicting the behemoths.
I saw this titan rolling in and tracked it with my 100-400mm telephoto lens using auto-focus.
With my camera set to shoot high speed continuous burst, I was able to capture that moment of ultimate grandeur just as the wave reached it's peak before collapsing.
It was one of those mornings when you know you've witnessed something special.
I count myself very lucky to have seen this and even luckier to have documented such an adventure.
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Gavin Hardcastle
