The Oregon Coast comes alive during the Winter. With storms coming through and swells forecasted for up to 35 feet high, I dropped everything and headed down to Shore Acres to witness the raw power of the ocean.
I spent two days and about 12 hours being blasted by sea spray, sideways rain, hail, and pounding wind. This particular wave was the monster. The single biggest wave by a wide margin.
For reference, this wave portrayed at this moment here is about 150 feet high. The top of the cliff where the fence begins is about 90 feet above sea level. This photograph captures the wave as it is just beginning it’s ascent. That’s right, beginning. It rose into the air and out my frame another 150 feet before the splash hit it’s maximum height.
Wow! That thing is big!
Nicely processed the only thing that bugs me is the returning sea at the bottom but you can't do much about that it's natures doing ... I would like to see what it looks like in Color.
Nice capture and processing, you've really made the splash stand out. Love the choice of black and white for this too.
I've seen the 'railing is 90 feet above the water' claim on this forum a couple times, it's actually more like 30-40 feet. Still a powerful thing to witness and shoot though.
Thanks everyone.
@OregonSun you could be right. All i know is this wave at it's peak was well over 200 feet high. I have the pics to prove it. It's just that half the wave is out of frame
