Scripps

Last week David and I ended up at Scripps to do a little shooting. The place was amazing. I've never seen it so good. Here are a few I got. David got one of his in the surfline.com feature and a few on fuel.tv. Go check'm out. Way to go David!

There is just something about the contrast of a perfect right barrel and a pier in the way.

Outside! This was about 15 foot plus. These sets would come out of nowhere. Check out the guy paddling out on the left.

Everywhere you looked there were barrels and fans and fans of barrels.

This is right off La Jolla Cove. I'm a half mile away. It's big.

Finally, one more little duck dive and then I'm out!

11am freight train headed south.

Finally, no one around and I'm set up for my first tube ever. Nothing can stop me now...

Photos: Ed Lewis

Dom's Alaia Test Drive

We featured Dom De Pietro's handy work a few weeks back with some photos of him making his own Alaia. Today I got some shots from his first test drive.

This is the third Alaia he's shaped, but it's the first he's made using the real Paulownia wood from Oz. He is digging this board over his others because the Paulownia is lighter and has more floatation. According to Dom this new board glides much faster and turns easier due to the reduced weight. It also paddles much easier than the Alaias he made out of Douglas fir.

Like any stoked craftsman, as soon as he finished making a wood board, he's already starting to think about the next one he's going to make, and the different design changes he wants to try out.

We'll be keeping tabs on Dom to see what he makes next. Keep up the good work Dom and keep sending us photos!