Kalk Bay reef

I enjoy shooting (good) Kalk Bay reef. I have been doing so for almost 15years now, and its still pretty fun

“The Reef” also happens to be the easiest wave in the world to shoot a half decent surf shot. One would need to be pretty brain dead to miss out here!
The light in the afternoon is generally very good and the wave is a near perfect, round barrel, that looks good from almost any angle.
This is why I enjoy shooting down here.

These reasons are probably why this spot is one of (if not the) the most over shot waves in the country.
There are tons of good images floating about from various shooters.
The downside of this is that there is an over supply and this devalues the image.
But its still a fun place to shoot surfing photos.

Last winter was one of the best in recent times!
There were consistently good swells, coupled with nice sunny days that gave one many shooting opportunities.
Apart from shooting the standard, boring long lens shot, I did try think a bit more about what I wanted to create. This led me to a shorter lens and and some new compositions which I hope are a little more interesting than the standard shot.

These 30 images are a selection of photographs from various sessions from the winter of 2011