Big Wave Surfing Todos Santos epic wipeouts January 2014 swell

Here is another one of my photos I shot in Mexico last week. These tubes looked very enticing but they were extremely dangerous! hahah  They would lure you in like a siren singing and there might be one or two good little tubes if you were lucky but it was risky because you never knew when that huge set out the back was going to come. Only the smaller waves (still about 10-12 feet) would break clean like this. Then, when you would least expect it, there would be dark shadow brewing out on the horizon. It looked like all the water in the ocean was sucking up as giant boulders became exposed. That's when you'd have to just paddle your butt off and hope you could get out far enough to make it under the monster waves racing toward you like a tsunami! If you did get caught inside when the big set finally did come then all you could do was 'breathe up' preparing yourself to hold your breath and hope that a jet ski could get to you before you were pushed into the rocks on the inside of the island.


Overall we had a great time and it was refreshing to finally get some solid surf! We were way past due! ^_^

Check out my recap video to get a much better feel for what it was like on our surf trip down to Mexico last weekend! 

          Here is the link to my recap video, enjoy!


      ~{** Click Here To See Video =) **}~

       (I don't say this often but I really like this video haha)



Cheers,


- Troy

#surfing #todossantos #bigwavesurfing

Todos Santos Mexico Big Wave Surfing January 25, 2014 Epic Swell (+playl...

Last week's swell hit southern California and Mexico hard last weekend January 25, 2014! The big swell produced some unbelievable waves up and down the coast and all the top surfers were on it! My best friend Austin and I were both hungry for some bigger waves so we decided to head down to Mexico and try to score some big surf, It was epic to say the least. Todos Santos produced a couple macking sets on Saturday January 25, 2014 with some of the biggest waves looking 20ft+ out the back. Timmy Reyes and few other of the top surfers at Todos made monster barrels look easy. It was definitely the biggest swell of the year so far and had some of the biggest waves all year from all over the pacific! Jaws had some 60ft waves last week and the Mavericks contest had big waves as well! I hope you guys were able to paddle out and score at all your home breaks! The entire drive down to Mexico I had my faced pressed to the window, drooling at all the perfect point breaks we were passing! hahah A lot of amazing big waves last weekend, It was definitely needed ^_^
P.S- 
Sorry the camera is a bit shaky =/ I did my best trying to keep it steady. It was challenging to shoot on the boat because it kept rocking in the big waves! haha it was frustrating at times ^_^  but hey, if that was the worst part of my day then I am extremely blessed and there is a lot to be thankful for =)


~{Click here to watch my wipeout video from this same day of big wave surfing at Todos Santos}~

Cheers,
- Troy 
#viralfish

Gopro hero3+ black edition underwater octopus

I filmed this underwater video with my go pro hero3+ black edition camera. I was lucky enough to spot an octopus on my free dive this week =) It was a Pacific Two Spot Octopus, and they are very intelligent animals! As a matter of fact, they are the smartest of all invertebrates. Being that smart they are also very curious! They often like to use their tentacles and suction cups to feel out the surroundings. That is why he grabs on to my gopro in this video ^_^ The pacific two spot octopus, like all other octopuses, is very strong! Since they lack bones and cartilage their bodies are made up of solid muscle! Octopus primarily eat muscles, crabs, small fish and moray eels.

I post new underwater ocean videos every week! Please make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on my new adventures =o)  Thanks guys!



Cheers,
-Troy

#viralfish

Catalina cormorant fishing in shallow water

Gopro Hero3plus freediving lowlight test Laguna Beach Ca Night Dive

Laguna Beach Night Dive with my Gopro Hero 3plus Black Edition 










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California sea lion vs harbor seal underwater ocean animal video

California sea lion vs harbor seal underwater animal video



Enjoy ^_^

+Troy MacDonald 

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