Learn to Swim at the Wedge
by Joe Schofield
Title
Learn to Swim at the Wedge
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Curiosity can in fact kill the cat. Or at least teach him or her to swim. A surreal black and white image of companion color shot in the Wedge Collection. A day of heavy surf at the one-and-only Wedge in California can bring the curious to the edge of 4 to 5 ft. drop-offs where the surf has eroded the beach sand. The experienced and the hardy will body surf monster waves as the curious like me gather on the shore to photograph them...and the daring kids you see here.
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June 7th, 2024
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Comments (29)
Brian Morefield - Prose Imagery
Wow! A literal powerful piece, Joe! Amazing!
Joe Schofield replied:
Thanks for that Brian! That is what I was trying to create with the processing.
Julieanne Case
It's been years since I've been to the wedge. Went down on lunch break from work due to some even higher than normal Surf. Great image l/f
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has been featured on The Artists Group homepage on June 12, 2024! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other relevant thread! Thank you for your contribution to the group, and we look forward to seeing more of your stunning artwork in the future.
Anthony Jones
EPIC work! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the EPIC Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Jim Love
The painterly finish makes it seem the wave is reaching out it's tentacles toward the couple...superbly creative
Jennifer Jenson
Haha...as someone who grew up in Newport, the title made me laugh...I love it, Joe! I'll take a hard pass on swimming at the wedge but I love this work!
Joan Bertucci
You can't fool me Joe, those two are entering The Twilight Zone! :-) Amazing presentation in b&w, that lends to the eeriness of your composition! LOVE this!
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