Virginia Beach Based Surf (and other) Photography

July 2nd – Update…still no luck uploading galleries…

Still trying to get the images uploaded, no luck.  Tonight I leave you with a shot of John Barnes dropping in on his 1st wave on his 51st Birthday June 28th.

June-28-2009-Langosta

July 2nd 2009 – Costa Rica

It’s 5:00 am and we’re getting ready to head over to Avellanas again to see what the surf looks like over there.

I’m still having no luck uploading the photo galleries, but I’ll keep trying. In the meantime here’s a shot taking from the upper deck of Rex Barnes’ place last night, facing south over Tamarindo…

Tamarindo-July-1-2009-pm

June 30th 2009 – Still in Costa Rica

I’m having trouple getting the photos added to the site, but I’m still working on it.  I think Langosta is my new favorite spot to shoot!  Stay tuned….

…in the meantime, the following is a photo of a little girl we met named Lily and today is her 3rd Birthday, so everyone wish her a very Happy Birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

June 24, 2009 – Shadowlawn Surf Club ‘09

serious crowd tonight…figured I’d shoot tonight since I’m gonna be out of town next week.

click on the image below to view the entire gallery.

Shadowlawn Surf Club 2009

Shadowlawn Surf Club 2009

June 20 2009 – 4th Annual ‘Zeke’s Lil’ Rat Surfcus’

Hey Hey Hey…here are the shots from the 4th Annual Zeke’s Lil Rat Surfcus at 1st st in Va Beach.

Click on the image below to see the entire 950 image gallery.

2009 Zeke's Lil Rat Surfcus

2009 Zeke's Lil Rat Surfcus

 

 Again, due to the amount of images, I couldn’t possibly edit each individual shot for this site.  I will edit anything that is ordered.

10 Days in Costa Rica – June 26 thru July 6, 2009

Anyone else planning on heading down?

http://diezpalmas.com/

2009 VIRGINIA LONGBOARD FEDERATION STEEL PIER CLASSIC

Photos have been posted from all 3 days of the contest.  Sorry for the quality , I think there are 2400 total shots with crappy editting. I will clean everything up before sending them out.

DAY ONE PHOTOS:     http://wrightcoastsurf.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=285

DAY TWO PHOTOS:    http://wrightcoastsurf.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=284

DAY THREE PHOTOS:  http://wrightcoastsurf.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=283

April 25th – Skate High Skating shots…

I spent a couple of hours on Saturday morning shooting some of the action at the grand opening of the new SKATE HIGH indoor skate park over near The Rec Center on Nimmo Parkway. Next time I’ll bring a flash to get some more even exposures, and maybe I’ll decide to keep my 10.5mm fisheye?

Click on the image below to see the entire uneditted, uncropped gallery…

Skate High Grand Opening

Skate High Grand Opening

 

 Here’s an article from the Va Pilot on the opening.

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/04/skateboarders-take-it-inside-rampedup-park

j

April 18 2009 – Hatteras

I headed down south for the first time in months , ran into Cookie and Jr. before heading to Hatteras with Jeff Myers and met up with Mickey. Plenty of shots in this gallery including Jeff Myers, Zack Kenny, Chris Macdonald, Kim Diggs, Barry Price Sr, and Jr, Ryan Rhodes, Mike Zeiner, Jessie Hines, Noah Snyder, Raven Lundy, Lucas Rogers , Matt Lusk about to fall asleep on the beach and more…. (make sure to check out Matt Lusk’s website for what I’m sure will be some nice water shots www.mattluskphotography.com)

Click on this photo of Chris to see the entire gallery

Chris M. going left at s-turns.

Chris M. going left at s-turns.

Also, keep an eye on SurfKDH.com for shots from Mickey McCarthy , and stay tuned for somet new news from 2M himself later this week.
Thanks
j

April 18th Hatteras Photos – on the way…

I’ll be working on these and hopefully posting them on Sunday…Stay Tuned!!!

April 17 2009 1st Street Va Beach

…of course it was better before I got there, but I stayed and shot for a while anyway.  I’m planning on heading south in the morning if the reports are good.

Click on the shot of Hank below to see the entire gallery from this evening.

Hank going left

Hank going left

March 22nd 2009 1st Street Va Beach Photos…

Finally got something to upload for the first time since January 29th, and it only took 2 days….sweeeeeeeeeeet.  Anyway click on the image below of ‘Cookie’ generously giving up his wave to a shortboarder. With all the tension going on out in the water this type of kind gesture is a welcome sight. 

 

The Boys Playing Nice

The Boys Playing Nice

 

now I can get working on the Death Valley and Hockey Photos…… word

MARCH 21ST – 1ST ST VA BEACH

Coming soon…hopefully tonight!

Temporary Fix…

I’m over it…so I’m working on a new gallery which currently has the remaining Puerto Rico shots, go to…

http://wrightcoastsurf.com/gallery

ADMIRALS INFO….

Friday Night – Feb 27th – Admirals/Heroes for the American Red Cross Puck Giveaway – Pucks will be given away to the first 2,000 fans, courtesy of the American Red Cross.

American Red Cross Heroes Night – Special $10 red level tickets for Friday’s game are available for purchase. Email Keith@norfolkadmirals.com for Tickets, and if you come to the game let me know and I’ll take a photo of your group enjoying the victory!

For Admirals Photos go to   http://wrightcoastsurf.com/Admirals/

looks like a long rainy weekend, maybe I’ll finally get this fixed.

Still having problems

I’m trying to create a new gallery so I can upload the Puerto Rico photos…and possibly migrate everything else over….stay tuned.

Still having site issues…

I’ve been trying to upload the Puerto Rico photos but the gallery is bugging out. I’m going to try and create an entire new gallery and see if that does the trick.

No Updates Yet…

the backwoods internet connection can barely handle a text post. I’m trying to figure out a way to get some P.R. photos done…sorry for the delay.

More from Puerto Rico Coming soon…

I’m currently in lovely Charleston West VA, so Tonight before I slit my wrists, I’ll work on the photos from the 30th, 31st, Feb 1st and 2nd….Stay Tuned….

Puerto Rico 2009 – Jan 29th – Photo Galleries should be live now…enjoy

First let me start by saying I FEEL LIKE CRAP! … but it could be worse, as a matter of fact it will be on Monday because the swell is supposed to be peaking on Monday/Tuesday while I’m flying from San Juan to Charleston West Va during a possible storm…couldn’t wait a week to get sick ya know.

Anywho…here go the photos

Click this image to see a few sunrise shots from Jan 29th

January 29, 2009 Sunrise

January 29, 2009 Sunrise

 

After grabbing some sugar for breakfast we brought our zoo to Wilderness Click on the Image below to see the gallery from this session
Sam Steed @ Wilderness

Sam Steed @ Wilderness

 

After Wilderness we headed to lunch then road surfed a while checking out spots, where we settled at Jobos for a short while.
Click on the image below to see the shots for Jobos
Jobos - Jan 29th Afternoon

Jobos - Jan 29th Afternoon

 

Got a call from Joe to meet him in Camuy, so we bailed on Jobos and headed east for a short session at another local spot.
Click on the image below to see the shots from this session
Januarly 29th Late afternoon Camuy

Januarly 29th Late afternoon Camuy

Stay tuned for January 30th morning session photos….

Puerto Rico – January 29, 2009

Photos from Jan 29th taken at Wilderness, Jobos and a few photos from another spot near Camuy will be posted tomorrow.  Hopefully in the morning….

stay tuned….john