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# Tropical Winter
- URL: https://ronald.ink/tropical-winter/
- Published: 2023-07-22T15:13:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-29T10:24:55.000Z
- Author: Ronald Langeveld
- Tags: surfing, Photography

One morning about a week ago I noticed an offshore westerly wind when I woke up. And a fairly big swell to go with it. 

It was freezing cold too due to snow falling on nearby mountains the previous night.

I grabbed my camera and drove down to the beach to look at the waves.

It was quite a special morning.

Here's some of the highlights, all JPEG's straight off the camera.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF0896.jpeg)

Sunrise

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF0902.jpeg)

Sussing the paddle out

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF0950.jpeg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF0971.jpeg)

On a peeler

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF0976.jpeg)

Slotted

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF1006.jpeg)

One of the bigger sets, simply too fast!

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF1099.jpeg)

[Scotty seeking the best angles](https://www.instagram.com/shot%5Fscotty/?ref=ronald.ink)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF1227.jpeg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF1252.jpeg)

The wind blew my hair in front of the lens, but created quite a cool effect

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF1331.jpeg)

Vibe

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF1370.jpeg)

About to get slotted in a nugget

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9e/80/9e801d38-9eed-40f7-b31c-4d6a67816379/content/images/2023/07/DSCF1337-2.jpeg)

Pretty cool composition here I reckon.

Pretty happy with how some of these photos came out - and perhaps lucky that the lineup was so close to the rocks, which meant I pretty much didn't need a zoom lens.

Hope for another few mornings like these before winter ends.

📷

Fujifilm XE-4 using [Agfa Vista film recipe from Fuji X Weekly](https://fujixweekly.com/2020/09/28/fujifilm-x100v-film-simulation-recipe-agfa-vista-100/?ref=ronald.ink).