Sometimes a good storm is just the right “kick in the pants” for a photographer.

I had a good storm. As luck would have it, I took my first voyage on the Hawaii Superferry, with my car, to O’ahu last week. Right after I got there all of the government warnings started popping up all over the news. “extreme wind, thirty foot surf, all schools closed!” I suppose Iit was exciting, but I was on O’ahu to photograph tranquile scenes in paradise.  Oh well.

So, I went with the flow and headed straight to the very famous North Shore! Waimea Bay! Sunset, Log Cabins, Back Yards, Pipeline! I spent three days there hoping for the wind to die, and for the waves to become surfable.  They called for the Eddie Aikau Big Wave contest to be ready!  It never happened, the waves were too dis-organized.

I waited in my car (completely covered with a salt layer) for the sun to peep through the clouds. I, and waited longer than the herd od other amature and pro shooters. THEN! THere it was, for thirty minutes the sun lit up the North Shore, illuminating the exploding tons of water! The noise was thunderous. The croud was cheering as though each monster wave was a firework creating a blinding and overwhelming display of light!

Was it worth my wait in my van? You betcha! Can’t wait to return!