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MajeedB
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Photo "Gargantua"

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.

Jan 25, 2016 at 03:20 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Shore Acres Wave

Lovely piece of fine art! Well done.

Jan 25, 2016 at 03:39 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Shore Acres Wave

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.

Lynn

Jan 25, 2016 at 04:33 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Shore Acres Wave

This is truly magnificent, especially when you add the 150 ft figure :-)

Andrey

Jan 25, 2016 at 04:48 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Shore Acres Wave

Spectacular!! Nice catch.........

Jan 25, 2016 at 05:02 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Shore Acres Wave

Lots of drama in the shot. excellent
Harsha

Jan 25, 2016 at 08:05 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Shore Acres Wave

Dramatic catch... your patience and persistence paid off!

Maji

Jan 25, 2016 at 08:20 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Shore Acres Wave

Hey Majeed,

This is totally awesome! The B&W is perfect for this.

Jim

Jan 25, 2016 at 09:39 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Shore Acres Wave

Incredible wave! Very nice job of capturing it. This is on my short list of things to shoot!

Jan 25, 2016 at 09:59 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Shore Acres Wave

Whoa! WOW! I love this!! Going B&W is spot on! Love the explosive tonality, center glow and overall moodiness of this pic. Voted!
Dave

Jan 26, 2016 at 11:54 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Shore Acres Wave

Excellent capture. The wave was 150' high --- wow.

Jan 26, 2016 at 01:09 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Shore Acres Wave

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.

Heron

Jan 26, 2016 at 06:58 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Shore Acres Wave

Fantastic capture! Nice processing too.
Keith W.

Jan 27, 2016 at 12:28 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Shore Acres Wave

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