Surfers
In response to this week’s Sunday Stills challenge on the theme of ‘Water’ (more responses here) I thought I’d post something very Hawaiian. Most widely-seen surfing images feature a surfer cruising through a barrel of blue water or sliding down the face of a terrifyingly steep wave. But many people enjoy getting out on the water and having fun on whatever waves are available.
The Big Island isn’t known for its surfing spots in the same way as Maui and Oahu, but there are still plenty of surfing enthusiasts. Good, rideable surf often leads to an increase in people calling in sick to work.
These photos were taken at Honolii Beach Park north of Hilo, a popular surfing spot on the east side of the island and a good spot for kids to get to grips with the sport.
Surfing is so photogenic!
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Yes, it is. I’m amazed at some of the surfing shots photographers get. These are very mundane by comparison, but I like how the kids are out there on their boards, getting a feel for the waves.
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The water looks gorgeous. Glad you could post about surfing and not about the heavy rains that parts of Hawaii have just experienced!
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I find it hard to get good photos of rain, in part because, when it’s raining hard, I’m not too keen to go out. Some places on the east side of the island got 45 inches of rain over three days while the hurricane was passing. There wasn’t that much wind but the rains were continuous.
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I understand about not going out in the rain! Especially such torrential rain. Glad the winds were not as bad as anticipated but that relentless heavy rain must be scary.
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Here it was more just dreary, but on the east side, when it rains so much trees fall and there are flash floods so it’s worse over there.
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Glad that you had dreary rather than dangerous where you are. Hopefully no more storms are heading your way.
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Perfect for water, Graham! The color of the water is such a mix of blue gray and green! Hilo area seems like a great place for surfing. While we were there, there was a school holiday on our last Friday and there were a lot of youngsters out there shredding those waves!
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I think most of the surfing here is one the east side as there’s more waves. But there are a few places on the west side that have good breaks when conditions are right. I think this past week the hurricane generated some good waves on this side.
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That’s right! Hope that hurricane is being kind to you all and that you are safe!
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Safe and now drying out. Even saw the sun today.
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