Let's Go Swimming
by Joe Schofield
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Let's Go Swimming
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Joe Schofield
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Or, on second thought ... I'll take the photos. You go.
The Wedge is a world-famous surfing, bodyboarding and bodysurfing spot located at the extreme end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. During a south swell of the right size and direction, the Wedge can produce huge waves up to 30 feet (9.1 m) high.
The waves are a by-product of improvements to the groin (rock jetty) on the west side of the Newport Harbor entrance undertaken during the 1930s.[1] When conditions are right, and a wave approaches the shore at the proper angle (most generally a south swell), an approaching wave will reflect off the jetty creating a second wave. The reflected wave meets up with the following wave of the set and forms a peak, and this pattern can repeat for several following waves as well. The combined effect of the reflected wave and the incoming wave creates a combined wave much larger than either of the two separate waves and occurs very rapidly and forms waves in a very unpredictable and "unstable" pattern, so that no two waves are alike and the exact breaking point is difficult to predict even for an experienced surfer.
Although this condition primarily occurs with large, south swells, it can also occur, with considerably lesser frequency, during "normal" conditions.
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Lynnie Lang
I've nominated this beautiful piece for the Special Feature on 1000 views on 1 Image Group, your fellow artists appreciate you!
Lynnie Lang
A wonderful piece of art! Congratulations Special Feature Nominated by Your Fellow Artists 1000 Views on 1 Image Group
Christopher James
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Diana Mary Sharpton
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Judy Vincent
Amazing capture! Congratulations! This will be the “Crashing Waves” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 2/20/23!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Jim Cook
Just amazing! Love the clarity, spray all along cresting wave and the surfer underwater. Great photo!
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