Raves & Rants . . from Penzance

A few horses in the snow, alert to the arrival of some hay.. Return to Ocean-Image.com

Hot on the heels of the 2011 Waves calendar comes my first book, unsurprisingly entitled 'Ocean-Image', and published via the Blurb phenomenon. With 120 pages of, as the title suggests, seascapes, surfing and wave pictures, the book also includes three surf travel stories from previous Irish, Scottish and Sri Lankan adventures. You can buy one or just have a look at the first 15 pages here :   Ocean-Image Book   New Book - Cover A calendar, a book, whatever next ? Well, hopefully some time for a surf before the X-word arrives. Return to Ocean-Image.com

So the new Waves Calendar has arrived, just in time for the X-word, with 12 great surfing and wave photos plus a whole year's worth of days and dates inside, it would make a marvellous present for the Ocean Lover in your life.  The 2011 Calendar cover  Back cover  Displayed inside it's own clear fold-out case, it'll sit happily on a shelf, mantlepiece or desk, plus it is sold in aid of Surfers Against Sewage , who aim to keep our oceans clean, among many other worthy causes. Grab one via the website by clicking here  .  Return to Ocean-Image.com

Today was a day of barrels, everywhere you looked there were barrels peeling down a reef.  And a lot of takers too, doesn't anyone in Cornwall have a job ?  Bert Wright Is this you ? Although there were plenty of deep pits, it wasn't as big as expected. Seemingly most of the swell went south to Brittany and Galicia, and hit the west coast of Ireland in a very big way.   There were a lot of smiling faces at Porthleven today though. Bert Wright There were so many barrels, some people just stood there, mesmerized .. . . . . Surf zombies transfixed by barrels Did you manage to get in? Retuen to Ocean-Image.com

Miss Cornwall A calm, windless, clifftop evening, with a stunning view from a classic Cornish setting. With a few lines of surf rolling in across the glassy sea, what could be better ?  Well, the opportunity for a shoot with Samantha Orpe, the current Miss Cornwall, that's what. See the photos and read Alice Westgate's interview with her in the November issue of   Cornwall Today . Nice. Return to Ocean-Image.com