We just returned from a relaxing long weekend in Big Sur and we were lucky enough to have beautiful weather the entire time. If you’ve never been to Big Sur, it’s easy to pass through the area without really noticing anything spectacular about it, but once you start exploring trails and narrow winding roads you can find some amazing sights.
After wrapping up the 2011 Pismo Beach KiteXpo, I was able to spend a day enjoying excellent conditions on the Central Coast. The wind was up early, so I met the Liquid Force Kiteboarding crew at Jalama for a morning kiteboarding session. We were out of there by 2:30 pm and on our way to Ventura.
In Ventura, we met with Jason and Fletcher at Patagonia and chilled at the FCD surf shop since there wasn’t any wind at C-Street. Late in the day, the trees began to move, so we went down to the beach to check it out.
You could see the wind just offshore, but it wasn’t filling in all the way to the beach. Then, suddenly, sand started blowing down the beach and the wind speed built to over 30 knots and stayed there until sunset.
During the 2011 Pismo Beach KiteXpo, I decided to mount a GoPro HD to my camera housing as an experiment to see what the view would look like. Basically, here’s a taste of what I see when I swim out to take photos of kiteboarders in the water.
This video features the riding of Shawn Richman, Dimitri Maramenides, Cameron Maramenides, Etienne Lhote, Grant Cook, and others.
I just recently completed a short instructional video for F-One Kiteboarding about their new Source 2-line SUP kite. I’ve been finding myself doing more and more video lately, so you’ll be seeing more videos coming from Paul Lang Photography in the future.
