I love the ocean, and have shot a lot of video by the seaside, but I have never (yet) gotten this kind of quality. This short video of massive waves in Teahupoo, Tahiti taken last August (2011) show beautiful perspective inside these monsters.
I looked up the camera the shooter used and here's the info:
"The Phantom HD Gold is a high speed digital video camera that carries a hefty price tag of $118,000 putting it in to the professional end of the market. The camera has a resolution of 2,048 by 2,048 and at that high resolution it is capable of capturing video at 555 frames per second."
That's quality about twice what many of us are capturing on the current High Definition video cameras, and at a significantly higher frame rate then the standard 30 frames per second of 'regular' video.
That explains why his ocean footage looks a little better than mine :)
And for the record, I have tried surfing and I thought the waves I learned on (just under one meter) were big enough for me!
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