Avalanche Media:Aluminum Print Shot underwater and from behind

Shot underwater and from behind a breaking wave

Some of the meanest shorebreak waves found in the world march through this bay when powerful winter low pressure storms near the Aleutian islands pass to the north

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Capturing a wave like this is both art and science

Avalanche Media:Aluminum Print Shot underwater and from behindWhite foam from the impact of the last wave is covering the ocean surface as the next wave heaves over. Looks like snow. An interesting point in the photo is the halo around the sun, called "sun dogs" (scientific name "parhelion"), caused by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Rainbows around the sun are very unusual in Hawaii. Location: North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii