The last month or so... / October 28, 2014 by Nathaniel Harrington

Hey Guys!

Better to post about it later than never I guess... Here's a few shots that I have acquired from the past few weeks or so. Not sure which ones have been posted on Social Media, but its always more fun to see them on a larger screen anyways, right?! I've been meaning to post about this last month and all its swell stories but one thing has just led to another. So I finally gathered together a couple of my favorite shots and am about to tell you about them. So check it out!

This is from one beautiful morning here in Vero Beach. There's nothing better than the anticipation of waling up pre-sunrise and praying that you're not getting out of bed for nothing. That first sight at the beach is either a great relief and a to… — This is from one beautiful morning here in Vero Beach. There's nothing better than the anticipation of waling up pre-sunrise and praying that you're not getting out of bed for nothing. That first sight at the beach is either a great relief and a ton of excitement, or the just worst thing ever. This was the best thing ever.

After getting into the water, same day as above photo, this is the reward. Perfection.

One more from the above day. Sometimes these insiders get that foam on the face of the wave and I really like it. I'd give it a thumbs up if I could. Anyways, love the pier angle on this shot too! That was a great morning.

This is Blake Speir. If you go up to Sebastian Inlet you can watch him rip waves with a ton of other Groms. They all kill it, blake especially. Behind the wave shots are tricky to get them to look right, I think this one turned out very well and I … — This is Blake Speir. If you go up to Sebastian Inlet you can watch him rip waves with a ton of other Groms. They all kill it, blake especially. Behind the wave shots are tricky to get them to look right, I think this one turned out very well and I love that the guy in the background on the pier is in the middle of catching a 6ft Bull Shark... We watched as he pulled it in onto the sand and just about every surfer in the line-up began to yell, "Let It Go!!". That was rad.

And this is where Blake gets it from, his dad David Speir. You can find this shot featured on ESM's Hurricane Gonzalo update found at this URL: http://www.easternsurf.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1699:gonzalo-the-giver&… — And this is where Blake gets it from, his dad David Speir.
You can find this shot featured on ESM's Hurricane Gonzalo update found at this URL: http://www.easternsurf.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1699:gonzalo-the-giver&Itemid=109
Check it out and thanks ESM for all the support lately!

This is from one of those days that I wish would never end. It was a Sunday morning and I had just enough time to go shoot before I went to Church. I've seen glassy conditions like this only a couple of times on the ocean. The next few images will … — This is from one of those days that I wish would never end. It was a Sunday morning and I had just enough time to go shoot before I went to Church. I've seen glassy conditions like this only a couple of times on the ocean. The next few images will show you what I mean.

Glass. i've done no editing to this photo, didn't need it.

This is the glass I'm talking about. Reflective perfection. gosh, take me back to this morning! — This is the glass I'm talking about. Reflective perfection.
gosh, take me back to this morning!

I have so many images from this session that it was difficult to pick out which ones I should add to this blog post. I decided on these few somehow.. not sure how. It seemed like every wave that passed by me was perfect and the shots are each differ… — I have so many images from this session that it was difficult to pick out which ones I should add to this blog post. I decided on these few somehow.. not sure how. It seemed like every wave that passed by me was perfect and the shots are each different and unique in their own way. I guess these few just got my attention long enough to get them here. And thankfully its not a 240+ image blog post, cause it easily could have been.

This will be my last image for this post. I shot this image during Hurricane Edouard and I don't think I posted much about it on the blog yet.. sorry. Again this was just perfection in surf. I got a couple great barrel shots of Dieter Humpsch this e… — This will be my last image for this post. I shot this image during Hurricane Edouard and I don't think I posted much about it on the blog yet.. sorry. Again this was just perfection in surf. I got a couple great barrel shots of Dieter Humpsch this evening also. It was all just lost in the scramble to upload the photos to the computer as fast as I can so that I have card space to get back into the water and keep shooting.

Its safe to say that my instagram gets the better half of my attention when it comes to updated postings. So if you don't follow me there, you should! @natehphoto

Thanks for checking out this evenings image uploads and please feel free to share my site and blog with friends. :)

-Nathaniel Harrington

Hurricane Edouard's late August Swell. / October 2, 2014 by Nathaniel Harrington

Chauncey Robinson found the nugget of the morning with this one. Featured now on ESM.

With this swell came the goods. Above is Chauncey Robinson's perfect barrel ride durring the quick visit from Hurricane Edouard, and below is his brother, Wiley Robinson's epic air reverse.

There were a million jellyfish in the water and it was painful to shoot, but still very worth the stings.

Check out the link to see what else was happening on the east coast during the end days of August in the ESM Feature.

http://www.easternsurf.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1673:fall-flourish&Itemid=109

Wiley Robinson has a stylish Air Reverse.

Thanks for checking in!

-Nathaniel Harrington

"The Drop" has been Installed. / August 31, 2014 by Nathaniel Harrington

I recently took an order for my photo "The Drop", designed the layout for a dyptic, and it now proudly sits as the center piece in its new home.

"The Drop" is a 30"x72" panoramic crop from a wave I recently shot at Sebastian Inlet one beautiful, colorful, morning. It is a 1 1/2" border, two 15"x72" pieces, B&W on top, Full color on bottom. This canvas looks good!

I couldn't be happier with the outcome, and the buyers are thrilled!

I have labeled this as 1/5 pieces meaning that there are still 4 up for grabs. Contact me if you are interested either in this print or any other images.

Special thanks to the Ares family for their support and creativity in making this happen.

-Nathaniel Harrington.

Summer Swell with Hurricane Cristobal / August 30, 2014 by Nathaniel Harrington

Hey! It's been a while since my last post. I'm dealing with Domain name issues... switching up URL's is a pain in the butt. :(

Anyways, Here's a shot that Bake Burns and I scored from this last swell given to us by Hurricane Cristobal. I'll try to keep up dating as the content comes in.

Till then...

My take on Hurricane Arthur. / July 13, 2014 by Nathaniel Harrington

It didn't produce hurricane swell until well after it passed the shores of Forida, but, I still got my 2 hour window of opportunity to see some amazing swell come in. It sat of the coast of FL and built on monday-tuesday as tropical storm Arthur, thats when we got our rain and wind. By Wed morning it had gone just far enough north to give us some chest to head high swell while basting us with offshore winds. Those off-shores quickly diminished the incoming short-period swell to a mere foot or two in just a matter of hours. Most people around here never even saw what Arthur had given us...

I almost talked myself out of going to shoot photos this morning, I was tired, and I really didn't think that the winds would have cleaned up yet. The night before I was surfing 6ft 3 second-period swell with 20-30mph winds in downpour! I thought that there could possibly be some size left to it but I had no idea what I would find when I got to the beach, thats why it was hard to wake myself up. I usually get to the sand by sunrise about 6:10am, this morning I left the house at that time.

I was walking the trail to the beach trying to listen for that distinct sound... CRACK, CRACK, CRACK... That's the sound I have learned to love here in FL. Well, I did hear it. My walking turned more into running like a giddy lil grom as I bolted to see what was making my favorite sound. I turned the last corner to the beach and got my first glimpse of what was going on, my only regret was I hadn't really touched base with any surfers the evening before. I had no one out there with me. It was just me and some lonely barrels just doing their thing.

And this is my take.

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Three months in on the East Coast and I got to see my first glimpse of what this place can do. I'm excited because I know that this was a tiny swell, with a tiny window for surf. I'm really amped to see what a big one can do.

Thanks for checking in! And a special thanks to ESM for the media support. They used a couple images, those can be found here:

http://www.easternsurf.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1538:first-taste-of-seasons-first-storm&Itemid=109

-Nathaniel Harrington