Puerto...Or Porto?

El Porto was massive today--no wave riders were present (that I could discern from the couldron of whitewater).  In fact, from Manhattan to El Porto, I saw not a single soul in the water.  Moving past Porto into Gundo, there were a few brave souls out--and to quote all of them that I talked to, their sessions involved "poundings."  I don't doubt it--there was a serious amount of water moving out there today.

South of Manhattan Pier, the waves were large

North of Manhattan Pier, now at El Porto--or should I say, "El Puerto"?--the waves

were even larger.

Moving into El Segundo, you had to be willing to take a beating to session today, though it was

more manageable than Porto or Pier.

Before the reform, this wicked little wave would spin a barrel perpendicular to shore.

More shots from today's South Bay tour will be posted over the next few days.

Until then...

FIN.

Please welcome South Bay Central's newest advertiser...

...South Bay BMW!  Check them out through the link box on the right side when you are done viewing content.  I'm really stoked that they are signing on as an advertiser, and I encourage you to check out their website.  New content will be up soon.  I received back some more film from the day I took the photo of Natalie Anzivino at Manhattan Pier tucking into the tubular hollows of a sizable wave.  I've also been doing a considerable amount of Polaroid/Fuji instant film photography, so I'll be sharing some scans from my Polaroid 100 Land Camera prints soon too. 

Until then...

Experiment, experiment, experiment!

Check out this photo I took yesterday of a girls' soccer team's breakaway play.  I think it's rather groovy.  Absolutely no Photoshop was used to enhance this photo's sense of motion.

Surf pictures from today at Seal Beach coming tomorrow.

One Hermosa Beach Afternoon...

...turned into a beautfiully-lit evening, quickly.  Click on photos to enlarge.

Pigskin tossing...

...tandem surfing...

...brilliant sundown...

...birds cruise freely...

...and the evening has only begun.

FIN

MERRY CHRISTMAS SESH @ THE PIER!

SSide was firing today this fine Christmas morning--a well deserved present for the standups out there.

All images Copyright © 2009 Marcus Bockman.  Please email me for rates if you would like to purchase a photo.

And he CRACKS one off the top...

 ...while a fellow surfer puts on the brakes...

...same guy, same idea, different angle...

...a sole soul soulfully cruising by...

...a shortboarder smacks the lip, close enough for comfort, far enough away for safety...

...same guy, with the fiberglass board a little TOO close for comfort!

What a day: fine conditions and great surfing in the morning was

followed by a fun, spontaneous Christmas beach party.

It was the momentary homecoming for now-Canuck bodyboarder

Zack, with some MB boogie and fiberglass heads present and a stock of appetizers courtesy of Tim Tindall.

Thanks for going back to Cali for the holidays, Zack, thanks to Tindall for the refreshments, to everyone

who chipped in on the pizza: much appreciation, and for Pete: "GO GLOCKIE!"

TO ALL:

MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN THIS UPCOMING NEW YEAR!

FIN.