Ft. Pierce
Getting bait yesterday with Captain Chase Cornell and Jack Hendrix. I was working on a little film production for them when I snapped these Images of the vessel, Southern Eagle, just of the coast of Florida.
The Southern Eagle
She’s absolutely Beautiful.
A new video post will arrive soon with some teasers of this crew working their boat.
-nathaniel harrington
Editing some photos last evening and I re-opened a folder from a show I shot with Carter Andrews. In this show we were chasing down some schools of jacks right off the beach on the treasure coast of Florida.
Its pretty abstract, maybe even confusing to most people who don’t know what they are looking at. But when you see it, its mesmerizing.
These Jacks are huge fish, averaging 30-40lbs. Carter targeted them on Fly and Top Water which turns into a spectacle to behold. Complete mayhem as these fish eat without much thought to it. They blast out of the water in every direction and when you hook up you better be ready for an intense tug.
Anyways this one will go on metal and find a home for one of the filmers I shot the show with. It will probably become a great topic for his guests.
Carter Andrews Boat nosed up to the Bait in the surf.
Here’s a teaser edit I did for the show. Sets the mood. Check it out!
Thank you all for visiting!
-Nathaniel
Meet Wiley and Chauncey Robinson, solid surfers out of central Florida. I've known them for a few months now, and its been a blast. Super stoked to be able to shoot with these guys!
We caught some fun swell over the weekend and managed a few shots. Here ya go.
Wiley Robinson, Slob Grab into the sky.
Chauncey Robinson, Indie grabs all day.
Forgive the five frame sequences... My Canon 50D shoot 5 frames a second, I guess that's about how long these turns take. To me, it seems like an awkward amount. Decide for yourself.
Chauncey.
I wish there was less water in my face on that last sequence.. I was just a little too close. Fun air by Wiley.
It was beautiful out there, as usual. Wiley was enjoying it.
David Speir was out and getting barreled as usual.
When that swell hit the sand bar you had better been ready, Wiley was on this one.
Again, David Speir in the above sequence. He finds those barrels! The last frame second to last frame was a bummer seeing! His head just caught the barrel and sent that sheet of water over his face. Just as he rolled past me this barrel hit sand and opened up again. As I emerged from the water out the back of the wave I saw that he had kept going another 30ft or more.. Almost a sick Inlet shot, got pretty close on that one but I will have to keep searching.
Wiley.
Another for Wiley, finding that first peak cover up.
I linked up with Chauncey for a round two on a Sunday afternoon at the inlet. The outcome was fun!
He's got this down.
Sticker shot.
Chauncey finding that rare high tide barrel and making it happen!
Super fun weekend. Lets hope this upcoming weekend gives us some more of this stuff!
Thanks Robinson's.
-Nathaniel Harrington
One of my most anticipated days happened yesterday, a sail out of Ft. Pierce, Florida.
As a practice run for the Called-Higher group, to help them get their sea-legs established, Donothan Williams setup a fun day of sailing on two beautiful vessels! The "Sunshine Too" and the "Luric".
We started out the day knowing that we had some big storms cruising in, so we prayed for safety, thanked the Lord for the opportunity to enjoy the ocean, and we're off! We set our sail with a light south easterly wind(which was creating offshore perfection for the surfers at the jetty...) and relaxed our way out to sea. The water stayed glassy with barely any wind for the first couple of hours which gave us a great opportunity to go for a swim at about 3 miles off shore giving a fun opportunity to shoot some photos. :)
The 40+ ft "Sunshine Too"
The 40+ft "Luric"
Tatum, Heather, and our brave and fearless leader Donothan!
Watershots are so much fun. The abilities of an iPhone in the sea.. brilliant! We're letting Dono borrow our old iPhone and the Housing so he can bring home the adventures from the Bahamas trip. :) I think he likes it.
The Fishbowl Look. I was trying to get an image thats in my head, but due to the lack of sun it was really hard to focus on objects above the water.. these still turned out pretty "Sea Dreamy"!
We got to hang out about an hour before we realized that this storm wasn't passing us to the north, it was cruising straight for us. The "Luric" was looking beautiful and confident with the fast approaching weather.
No wonder Dono gets so much done and so sea worthy! He's half way to being an Octopus!
Last photo right at the Calm before the Storm. With sky's like that a few miles offshore you know its time to go!
As I got back onto the boat the storm began to fill in. I tucked beneath into the cabin for about a minute to put away some gear, when I came out it was already blowing about 40mph wind with heavy rain. The visibility dropped to 100ft and the waves picked up immediately. There was never any threat of our safety, it was more or less just an awesome example of the power of storms on the ocean and how quickly things can change out there. Great practice for the Called-Higher crew as they continue to prepare for their 2 week sailing trip.
Soaking wet and a little cold, my wife Tatum was loving every second of it. :)
This is Captain Keith. He has spent a life on the water sailing. His stories and experience are inspiring, both him and his wife Roberta. it was a pleasure to be welcomed onto their boat. We very much enjoyed out day with him and his wife aboard the "Sunshine Too".
Keep the Called-Higher Crew in your prayers as they head off later this month. I know the Lord is doing an awesome work in Donothan's life and its just so fun to be watching all this happen and to be apart of it! Stoked.
Thanks again to both boat captains for taking us out!
-Nathaniel Harrington
Sunday evening and trying to get another blog post up... This weekend was yet again full of fun surf, some clean conditions worthy of photos, and other conditions where it was just a way better choice to surf than attempt to get a shot.
One of the highlights of my weekend was a sailing session down in Ft. Pierce on Saturday. This was my first time at sailing and it was the best thing ever. It took just a few minutes of getting used to the feel of the boats and then it was on! I loved every second of it. We used little SunFish sailing boats that are mainly used to teach surf. They are very unstable boats due to their light weight construction, so it teaches how to control the boat quickly. I really feel like I got the hang of it fast, and I can't wait to try sailing on larger vessels. If you have never attempted sailing, you need to! It's a blast.
PS. Thank Donothan Williams for supplying the boats and teaching me to sail. :) you da best man!
My wife and I filling the sail with wind, setting out for more practice runs.
And of course here are a few surf shots I gathered over the weekend. Saturday night after the storms passed the sun came out and made for an epic sunset.
Hope you enjoy the shots.
Electric. The sky was on fire!
I hope you also had a wonderful weekend. Please keep on checking in and sharing this blog with people who enjoy Surf Art and Ocean. :)
I really appreciate all the support I've been getting recently! Mahalo Nui.
-Nathaniel Harrington.
