JettyGirl: photo friday

Presented by Jettygirl.com and our generous readers Today it's cold and rainy in Southern California, the type of day that lends itself perfectly to reflecting back to the warm days of summer. Of all the days I shot during that three month span, this session stands out from the rest. With a hungry pack of male world tour competitors scrounging for every wave possible, one girl held her ground and scored at least a dozen high-quality lefts that afternoon. Her name is Lulu Erkeneff. You may or may not know Lulu but due to her homebreak being the photo-friendly Salt Creek, she's quite possibly...

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Presented by InsuranceSurfers.com One thing we really enjoy when shooting with Alexa Frantz is that she never cuts out of a wave. Every section gets obliterated whether it's a hooking lip or a chunk of whitewater as shown here. One of the keys to a nice bash off the whitewater is taking the correct angle of attack ...too vertical and you end up out the back while a lateral approach will find you bogging down with a weird and wobbly floater. Alexa takes a path between those two and hits it at 10 o'clock. In shot number two, her positioning is absolutely perfect with her body and arms in flawless...

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Presented by InsuranceSurfers.com Although the outside section gets the lion's share of points, anyone who's either watched or participated in a surf contest at Huntington Pier knows that you have to leave an exclamation point in the shorebreak to get the crowds on their feet. Although Huntington's sandy peaks seem fairly harmless, the shorebreak is anything but easy to navigate. After hopping through the notorious Huntington Hop zone, the final section looms up quickly, often without a chance to regain speed and much of the time in only a few inches of water. It's a tough place to stick your...

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