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Pulling back on your shot can add more lines and curves. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Getting in close on your shot can show more detail. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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On occasion, going against the grain and shooting into the sun can work if you get lucky with the talent. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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This spot is close to the Long Beach Harbor, and the murky watercolor can get interesting in the light. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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The early bird gets the worm. Always. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Of course, getting in the water changes all your angles. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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To get this type of image, you have to set up early. I only have a ten-minute window to get this type of movement combined with certain settings on my camera. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Teddy Navarro enjoying the fall line. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Early morning slow shutter moment with a nice view. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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It's all about your angle to get the light bouncing of your subjects. Here, a surfer checking the waves gives this image a deceiving perspective. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Fall is all about colors. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Cloud cover can diffuse your light and spread the color all over the place. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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A surf spot’s angle to the sun can significantly enhance the colors. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Huntington Beach has had some nice fall mornings in 2011. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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As the sun rises, the color spectrum changes from golden yellow to more purple and green. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Getting out in the water before the sun rise can sometime be a spiritual event. Photo: Chris Sardelis
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Get ready for winter, when everything goes to black and white. Here Micah Byrne facing the harsh reality of winter at home. Photo: Chris Sardelis
My grandmother raised me since my birth, and it just so happens that she was a hopeless insomniac. I still have vision of her sipping heated milk so she could fall a sleep. It never worked. Living in a one bed room apartment, I was woken on daily basis before dawn when my grandmother prepared for work. I don’t know if its genetics or environment, or maybe I got in a habit that proved productive and never stopped, but well before first light, I too am ready to go. Here are a few samples of my sleepless mornings and the Pacific’s beautiful fall colors. Enjoy.
