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An Ocean's Fury


 

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An Ocean's Fury
An Ocean's Fury
On this day, a tropical storm produced gigantic waves of 30 to 45 feet on the outside and these 20 foot shorebreak monsters.

Warren Ishii

 
 
 

Jill Battaglia
 

Love the composition, sharpness of the wave caught in action and the color in the water. Love it! :-)


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June 15, 2003

 
- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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  I've seen this one on another site. It's so beautiful, it looks like a painting. Just a great shot!


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May 26, 2019

 

Cathy Barrows
  fabulous shot...you can feel the power of the water...how far out in the water were you


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May 26, 2019

 

Warren Ishii
  Cathy, being out in the water to capture this image would have been my last photo taken....I was "safely" situated at least 100 yards away (used a 400mm telephoto lens.) I hope this answers your inquiry.


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May 26, 2019

 

Roberta Davis
  great caputre! Love it! Where was this??


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May 26, 2019

 

Warren Ishii
  Roberta, this photo was taken at Kaena Point in Hawaii.


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May 26, 2019

 

Carol Brill
  Beautifully sharp and clear--love the spectrum of blues and sense of movement you captured.


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May 26, 2019

 

Gary W. Lake
  Incredible waves! A great shot with wonderful detail.


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May 26, 2019

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Beautiful shot with so much drama and composition! Good luck!


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May 26, 2019

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  I absolutely love this one. This is the kind of photo I would hang on my wall and never get tired of looking at! You've captured the beauty of the sea. Congrats and good luck!


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July 07, 2003

 

Gary W. Lake
  I agree with Mette - I would never get tired of looking at this one. Congrats - very deserving!


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July 07, 2003

 

Wolfgang Dolak
  Pure power - a fantastic photo, Warren!
Congratulations!
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July 07, 2003

 

Terry McCully
  Great detail captured here!


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July 07, 2003

 
- LJ Corliss

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  Congrats to you :)


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July 07, 2003

 
- Ellen Peach

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  Fantastic work, Warren....congrats & good luck in the finals!


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July 08, 2003

 

Ron Goldman
  Congratulations on being the grand prize winner!!! Beautiful shot.


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July 14, 2003

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Congratulations to you!!!!


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July 14, 2003

 
- Serena Pierce

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  Congratulations Warren!! It's a beautiful image!


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July 14, 2003

 

Gabriela Cunha
  congratulations!
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July 14, 2003

 

zcaley
  Super gigantic huge swells of congratulations to you Warren!


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July 14, 2003

 

Dolores Neilson
  Big congratulations on making the grand!! What an honor considering how many images were entered in the contest this month!! Woo hoooo!!


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July 14, 2003

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  What a great image you captured Warren! Congratulations on your Grand Prize winner!!!!


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July 14, 2003

 

Patrick Campbell
  Congratulations on your big win Warren! Great job as always....Pat


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July 14, 2003

 

Jean Papo
  Congratulations, Warren, on this amazing and powerful photo!!!!!!!!! WOWEE!


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July 14, 2003

 

Connie L. Carpenter
  Congratulations.... wow, beautiful image.


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July 14, 2003

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Congratulations on your Grand Prize winner! This is a fantastic image!


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July 14, 2003

 

Charlotte English
  Gorgeous image Warren. Congrats on this well deserved win! ;o)


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July 14, 2003

 

Donna Dunbar
  Congrats on your Grand Prize win. This is an awsome image you really deserve this award.


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July 14, 2003

 

David Bec
  Congratulations! It is really worth of Grand Prize!
David Bec


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July 15, 2003

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Fantastic grand prize choice. I just love this photo:-) A big congrats from me!


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July 15, 2003

 

Theresa McCloskey
  Congratulations - wonderful picture


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July 15, 2003

 

Tony Gough
  Congrats on the big win Warren. A very powerful image. I feel the sea spray.


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July 15, 2003

 

Dick van Breda
  Congratulations, Warren to win the Grand Prize. Excellent photo and well deserved. Greetings, Dick


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July 15, 2003

 

Darren K. Fisher
  Congratulations to you Warren. Well deserved.


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July 15, 2003

 
- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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  Congrats from me, too. I knew this was the one that would win grand prize! It's outstanding!


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July 15, 2003

 
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  Congrats Warren - this is stupendous!!


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July 15, 2003

 

Judith G. Secco
  Congratualtions! Incredible shot!
Judy


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July 15, 2003

 

Michael McCook
  Congrats Warren, Fantastic shot.


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July 15, 2003

 

Bernard B. Travers
  Absolutely outstanding photography, Warren. Well deserving of your award. Congratulations.


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July 15, 2003

 

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  Congratulations,a fantastic shot,it`s well deserverd.Alan


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July 15, 2003

 

Richard P. Morin
  Congratulations, it's a great shot!


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July 15, 2003

 

Terry Gilman
  Absolutely fantastic Warren!


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July 15, 2003

 
- Gerda Grice

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  An absolutely wonderful image of the power and beauty of a strom at sea, Warren! Many congratulations on your GGrand Prize win!


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July 15, 2003

 

Darren M. Alexander
  Hang 10!!! ;-)

Congratulations! What an amazing shot! It kinda looks like something one of the great painters of history could have painted. :-) Great catch!

Cheers!


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July 15, 2003

 

Monika Sapek
  What a spectacular capture, Warren! Many congratulations on your Grand Prize win!
Monika


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July 15, 2003

 

Gary W. Lake
  An excellent choice - congrats on a well-deserved win!


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July 16, 2003

 

Nicola Clark
  Congratulations on your win, well deserved.


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July 16, 2003

 

Murry Grigsby
  Congratulations on your GP win, Warren.
The colors and light are wonderful as is the feeling of action. Well done!!


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July 17, 2003

 

Marija Milovanovic Maksimovic
  Congratulations on your win Warren! Always pleasure to see your great captures of waves.


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July 18, 2003

 

Murtaza H. Saeed
  This looks like a chinese painting. One of the paintings that capture so much of the oceans movements, done in black and white, where you feel the water is dancing. You've done all that and more in this lovely colorful photo.
Congrats


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July 20, 2003

 

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  No Surfers here! Wow Warren, Congrats!

The actual deep natural colour of water, the turbulance between the sea and land created by the storm, rocks, spray, the white caps of the waves...

that is powerful.

Glad to read that you considered your personal safety in staying back to photograph this real natural force of nature.


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July 21, 2003

 

Murtaza H. Saeed
  Warren, please tell us what camera you used for this one.
Thanks
Murtaza


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July 21, 2003

 

doug Nelson
  Just when I'd thought I'd seen enough pictures of waves, this one blows me away. I like the sharp focus and fast shutter, too.


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July 21, 2003

 

Brenda Tharp
  Wow, Warren! This photograph is really incredible! It shows nature's power and unbelievable beauty all at the same time! Great job - wish I had waves like that when I was at Haena Point! Keep up the beautiful work.


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July 28, 2003

 

Karen Seargeant
  WOW, I am just catching up on all the winners. This is just an absolutely wonderful capture! CONGRATS! Well deserved.


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July 29, 2003

 

Donna J. Eaton
  I just realized that I didn't say congratulations on winning the grand prize for June!!! I love this one. I get the feeling I'm standing there. I can almost hear the ocean and feel the mist! It's a photograph full of power and beauty! Well done and a big congratulations on your well deserved win!!!


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August 03, 2003

 

Christina Bowker
  This is absolutely one of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen. SPECTACULAR!


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August 08, 2003

 

Christina Bowker
  This is absolutely one of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen. SPECTACULAR!


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August 08, 2003

 

Sharon Day
  What a beautiful photo of the crashing waves. I enjoyed feasting my eyes on it very much. Congratulations on a job well done :)


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July 11, 2004

 

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  Dramatic!!

WOW.


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September 05, 2004

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Oh Warren, congratulations on this most beautiful picture!!!! I somehow missed it. It is just "WOW"!


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July 01, 2005

 

Wes Thomas
  Absolutely awe inspiring. WOW!


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August 23, 2006

 

Nancy Donnell
  Fantastic! I wonder if this is one of your photos that I saw all those years ago. It is just breathtaking!


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January 19, 2008

 
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