I drove down to the Virginia Beach oceanfront on Saturday morning to catch some of the surfing action taking place at the 62nd annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships. I arrived around 7:30am and got a good parking spot. I decided to walk around with my Nikon F6 at first and capture some images on film. I’m still working on that roll, so stay tuned for a post about it.
Around 8:30am, I went back to my Jeep and put the F6 away and grabbed my Nikon Z9 and Nikkor 100-400mm S lens. I always think that I’m going to sell this lens at some point, because I have a better lens up to 200mm and I have a better lens at 400mm. But this lens is so damn versatile. It’s the perfect walk around action lens. And the images are so sharp.
I walked down to the beach and sat my butt down on the sand and watched the Women’s Pro quarterfinals. Surprisingly, the waves were decent. ECSC has a history of usually getting flat conditions 4 out 5 years. The waves were a little on the choppy side, but definitely rideable. And these girls put on quite a show!
After the quarterfinals were over, I moved down the beach about 50 yards and caught some of the longboard competition. And later, I watched a demo of the BMX bikes.
All in all, it was a great morning down at the oceanfront. The Z9 paired with the 100-400mm S is an amazing combination.
