On an afternoon, feeling a bit lost, I turned down a road that lead to a secluded bay that I knew I had visited once or twice with my father, taking me for a surf while he fished.
Just to visit and see what I remembered.
When I arrived I spotted some distant splashes, three or so kilometres out, next to a small island. I had my camera and zoom lens with me, so i squinted through the viewfinder and zoomed it in. To my astonishment the splashes I was looking at is this image you are looking at here. Little did i know that within three short months, I would find a place to live, just a few kilometres away almost directly in line, if I was to draw a line through the bush to the coast.
This image is from my second voyage out. So far the lighting conditions have been overcast with a few short patches of light, including this moment. Ive been struggling with the remoteness and exposure that has been coming with a few of the more extreme locations and not being allowed to take others with me for safety due to crazy locals wanting to keep places secret, so I am hopeful and excited to have found a place close to home, even tho is still kilometres out and I don't think it will hold huge size, it feels a bit safer and it is extremely sculptural due to the bathymetry of the reef.. This area is greatly influenced by swell direction, I just have to keep learning what it needs and hopefully I will get to experience It with a glowing sunrise.
Thank you for all of the support. Sometimes I feel lost in my own self doubt, but then I feel an arm around my shoulder telling me to keep going.
