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10-APR-2005

20050410 / Snakes & Otters

Pleasure Point / Capitola, CA

Another fine day at Pleasure Point.

Started at 38s, where the action was mellow. Actually
watched a sea otter backpedal his way by whilst he enjoyed a
dinner of cracked crab. And when sea otters enjoy 'cracked'
crab, it is a literal thing. Real circle of life stuff to
witness the hermits legs flit around while the otter
bit into the shell that used to be his home.

Time to move on over to 36th Street, paddling the two
blocks into bigger and better things. Great waves. And snakes.
Not water mocassins, mind you, but drop-in artists. Every good
wave had three to five people fighting for it and at least
one that wasn't above sliding in front of someone that was already
up and riding. Those are the breaks. Those are the snakes. Not that I mind
--much. Some breaks are mellow, some are competitive.

There's always another wave.

..and there's even another shot of me, taken by Chris Nara

Nikon D70
1/60s f/3.5 at 18.0mm with Flash full exif

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paul yung25-Apr-2005 05:36
Enigmatic & transcendental, a very nice self portrait. Congrat!
Guest 12-Apr-2005 05:44
Nice SP chris, cool hair!
Chris12-Apr-2005 03:04
There are five cobras, but you are probably seeing the garland of skulls.
Guest 12-Apr-2005 01:53
you're having a good time..great sp..I like the tat..do I see a snake on your arm?
Dawn11-Apr-2005 19:17
I now have the game snakes and ladders running through my mind.. but imagining otters sliding down the ladders.. lol.
Great SP, slight angle on the flash or a diffuse? Love the 'hey, always another wave' tude too! Cheers and hands Chris one of those doubleshots still in the fridge!
JeremyGood11-Apr-2005 17:31
Great post-surfing SP.
It's true, I'm in SoCal and have a bikini-clad babe on each knee as I comment on this PaD. It's impossible to get away from them really.
Guest 11-Apr-2005 16:27
Very cool. The flash worked well here. Just the right amount of light. Glad you're "keepin' in real" in Nor Cal.
Johan Toll11-Apr-2005 13:06
Really cool sp! Very nice B&W tones.
Dominic Kite11-Apr-2005 13:00
Very nice SP Heff!
don nieman11-Apr-2005 10:15
I too found this educational. Interesting SP. Is it a way of life?
jude11-Apr-2005 10:13
Ahh.. i'm just smiling like an idiot at your commentary.. interesting and philosophical .. all at once. Nice SP.. love the light here.. unusual..
Guest 11-Apr-2005 06:08
beautiful portrait. i love the black and white and the depth.
i also like how we can tell you were holding the camera, such that it makes it less of a planned shot. more like a really good snapshot.
Susanne11-Apr-2005 05:35
Great commentary, very educational actually for someone who does not know much about surfing- like me. Looks like you had another day of fun and you sure look like you got a great workout, or is that maybe more like, being beaten up by the waves!