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11-20-2016, Encinitas, Cal.

Included in a short November 2016 visit to my son and daughter-in-law in San Diego was a drop-in stop at Swamis surf area in neighboring Encinitas. Once again I got lucky with weather offshore that brought in big waves on Sunday. I spent about 2 hours there and captured some great surfing talent on display. Other images are included from the weekend as well. The water color and hue was already nice when I got there, but got really special after about 1:30PM. A local man beside me commented on the wonderful color and said in "a hundred visits" to Swamis he had never seen the waves that color. There were dark clouds and rain in the distance to the far west and south, with direct sun from high left and slightly behind the waves highlighting them.
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  • One of my favorite shots of the day.

    One of my favorite shots of the day.

  • It helps to have a prone surfer in the photo at the bottom of a wave to understand the true size if it.

    It helps to have a prone surfer in the photo at the bottom of a wave to understand the true size if it.

  • At this instant this surfer barely misses someone who dove under him.

    At this instant this surfer barely misses someone who dove under him.

  • This section of California's coastline has a worldwide reputation for consistently good surf conditions, which serves as a magnet for surfing talent.

    This section of California's coastline has a worldwide reputation for consistently good surf conditions, which serves as a magnet for surfing talent.

  • This marvelous color was in a bunch of waves that broke around 2:15 PM .

    This marvelous color was in a bunch of waves that broke around 2:15 PM .

  • It takes guts just to get in the water with waves like this, much less ride them.

    It takes guts just to get in the water with waves like this, much less ride them.

  • Waves were reported to be as high as 10 feet, or a 20 foot face. This was probably one of those.

    Waves were reported to be as high as 10 feet, or a 20 foot face. This was probably one of those.

  • The sweet spot at Swamis is over a narrow, shallow reef. It was a high traffic area all day.

    The sweet spot at Swamis is over a narrow, shallow reef. It was a high traffic area all day.

  • A number of the surfers on Sunday were very skilled and treated all of us with tight cutbacks and carves.

    A number of the surfers on Sunday were very skilled and treated all of us with tight cutbacks and carves.

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  • The bigger waves shrank but maintained a good face as they move in, enabling me to get closer shots of the tricks.

    The bigger waves shrank but maintained a good face as they move in, enabling me to get closer shots of the tricks.

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  • One of the larger waves of the day.

    One of the larger waves of the day.

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  • Unless noted, every one of these surfers in these high ridge cutbacks recovered from their position.

    Unless noted, every one of these surfers in these high ridge cutbacks recovered from their position.

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  • Nobody hit anyone here..

    Nobody hit anyone here..

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    This marvelous color was in a bunch of waves that broke around 2:15 PM .
    It takes guts just to get in the water with waves like this, much less ride them.
    Waves were reported to be as high as 10 feet, or a 20 foot face. This was probably one of those.