Pit

Waves coming.

...Way out in the Water

Surf Shots

I don't have many photos of myself surfing, so it's always nice when somebody else gets a few. Here's three from over the years. All at the same spot. One of my favorite waves and places along our California coast.

Top. Candy Wang 2003-4?, I set her up with my old Nikon N90s and the 500mm mirror refractive and she nailed it on some Kodak ultracolor.

Mid. Warm Jet 2010, shooting one of my first rides on my self shaped alaia.

Bot. Ken Low Last week, much thanks to state lifeguard Tom Snyder for the tip.

la Primavera

Spring usually means...

Timmy Sees Birds

Tim Curran has certainly taken inspiration from those graceful wave/ wind surfers the Chumash Pterodactyls.

Wouldn't have got these without super rad ocean photographer and great friend Scott Soens lending me his 600mm.

For some real surf photography check out his newly revamped beautiful site.

Perihelion

As we near the Sun in our orbit we are approaching Perihelion, the point at which we are nearest the Sun. When the moon and sun are both lined up with Earth during this time of year the tidal effect is at its greatest and this causes the extreme tides of December, January, and February every new and full moon.

WA Slab

Some pics from my trip to West Australia with Glen Kennedy back in May of 07. This wave is real close to Glen's house and it was the first spot I surfed when I got into to his little town. It was windblown and all over the place and it looked sort of mushy, but the water was turquoise and the sand was warm. It was late and getting dark and we were the only ones around. My first wave I got slammed back down with force and I realized that this wave was going to take a little time to figure out. With everybody the whole way over talking and asking me how I felt about the sharks and the recent attack I couldn't help but think of them out there swimming around looking for a late afternoon bite. I thought I saw dark shadows racing across a wave face, I got scared but Glen didn't look affected, which I found out he never does even in some pretty heavy conditions.

This wave is a local favorite and when it was on they were there siting deeper than me and pulling in under the lip. This day they were getting some big blue wedges. Top image is of female standout Bec who is known for surfing big heavy tubular waves (your only choice if you live where she does) . Middle is of the one local who quietly rode his Brewer and waited for the best ones, a super nice and mellow guy.

I never really got that wave wired partly because of the heaviness but I plan on going back soon and I still have my 6'8" Bonzer pintail that worked oh so well in the powerful surf of WA.

Noah Again pt.2

sky view

Anthony Petruso

Waterhousing for Sale

I am selling my SPL waterhousing built for a Nikon D300 for $1500.

I bought the housing new around a year ago for $2400, it has had pretty light use and is in excellent condition.

The housing is custom built for a Nikon D300 with battery pack/grip and 10.5mm fisheye, but Sean at SPL can make a new port for any lens for around $400.

Also willing to sell the entire set up of the D300, grip, 10.5mm fisheye, and housing for $3500
( this whole package new would cost around $5200).

Really do not want to sell this rig but I must. It has produced some amazing images in the short amount of time I've had it.

email me with any questions: anthonybphoto@gmail.com

Surf pic. Pascal

AI in LA