Another scan from the circa 1979. TriX negative scanned on a Nikon Coolscan 4000.

Shot a the right moment... perfect!.

There is something strange about the depth in this image. If I look only to one of the big black rocks, it seems they have to be much further away then I look to the whole scene. Did you use a super wide angle lens or something? Anyway, it gives it a magical touch and I keep looking at it.

In the day photography was quite simple: Minolta SRT-101 with a 55mm f1.7 lens and a couple of rolls of film. You could use that camera to chock the wheels of your pickup truck to keep it from rolling down hill and then go out and shoot this...

Clyde, you have captured a very dramatic moment here. I like the way that you have balanced exposure with shutter speed to freeze the wave and not lose the interest in the sky. For mine, the rock in the left is a little darker than you might ideally want, but this is a difficult lighting situation in which you have found a fantastic compromise.

I love the power of this image. That massive wave crashing on that towering rock is just so intimidating. I also like the noise from the film grain that's absent from most photo you see today. I agree with sfkp, you nailed the decisive moment.....

Clyde,

Very nice shot - I so miss the days of film. Thanks for posting.

Cheers,
Jon