# Tropical Winter

One morning about a week ago I noticed an offshore westerly wind when I woke up. And a fairly big swell to go with it.

It was freezing cold too due to snow falling on nearby mountains the previous night.

I grabbed my camera and drove down to the beach to look at the waves.

It was quite a special morning.

Here's some of the highlights, all JPEG's straight off the camera.

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_Sunrise_

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_Sussing the paddle out_

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_On a peeler_

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_Slotted_

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_One of the bigger sets, simply too fast!_

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_Scotty seeking the best angles_

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_The wind blew my hair in front of the lens, but created quite a cool effect_

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_Vibe_

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_About to get slotted in a nugget_

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_Pretty cool composition here I reckon._

Pretty happy with how some of these photos came out - and perhaps lucky that the lineup was so close to the rocks, which meant I pretty much didn't need a zoom lens.

Hope for another few mornings like these before winter ends.

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