We get some really fun photos that just don't seem to fit a category so we are going to share them here in the Random File.
A sunny morning, a nice surf session with friends, life is good...
Summer 2010 was really slow for surf. When you have to "get wet daily"; sometimes you have to improvise. McB here discovered stand-up paddling in King Harbor...
"Surfin' Bird" checking-out his reflection on the bottom of Carlos' shiny board... Photo by Frances
Randy Ruby is the King of the Surf Photogs on the Riviera...
Big John in his black wet suit contrasted against the colorful TORR tower...
We just loved the contrast here of the tile wall pattern and the flowing details of Christian's body art...
When the beach is blown-out, some of the gang can be found getting a water work out in the harbor on their stand-up boards...
Greg is at it again, one more WaveStorm board bites the dust. That's two for Greg...
When your life and soul revolve around the ocean, there is no better way to honor a passed family member or friend than to bring them a flower on their birthday...
After a session in the water there is nothing better than a visit to L&L Hawaiian Barbeque in the Riviera Village. Like the sign over the door says: "No shirts, No shoes, No problem"...
Surfers don't waste anything. Carlos helped a friend clean his garage and came home with what some would think was scrap wood; Carlos saw a bench and went to work creating. He ended up with this sweet surfboard bench complete with fin. In this photo, Carlos was carving the RWR logo into the deck; err; bench top before staining and varnishing...
The finished product. Beautiful Carlos, just beautiful...
Like a beautiful wild Mustang horse, some waves escape ever being ridden. That's Randy Ruby, ever vigilant with camera in hand and a welcome photo contributor to this site...
Randy Ruby in "his office" capturing some shred action...
This Randy Ruby photo captures a slice of the beauty that is Southern California from a Torrance Beach perspective...
After the storm there is always the return of the sun and if we are lucky, a rainbow...
Do we have a twisted sense of humor or is this not just too funny? This is two of our favorite photographers proving that after all they are just human too...
Between big storms we had some big surf that only a pro would think about trying to ride. Our photog was on the beach looking for riders when he caught this 10 foot high-tide barrel chasing a fellow surf photog up the beach...
Looks like Christmas is near. It may be December and Santa may be in the Lifeguard truck but the bathing suits behind the truck and the sunny blue sky make it look more like summer... Photo by Joanne.
That's not a lense, THIS is a lense! This is Jana, we met her a couple years ago on the beach taking pictures. Jana takes fantastic pictures, loves paddling with the dolphin and plans to be on a surfboard soon. Right-on, Jana...
Beach legend, surfer, kayaker & photographer Randy Ruby taking a photo of local surfing professional Holly Beck...
One of the gang recently helped his dad bring this new idea for a surfboard fin to life. We tried it and liked it...
What can be said about this one except "hope it was a great wave"...
If you were a kid (and aren't we all) wouldn't you love to play in this surf shack all day? This secret surf shack is within paddling distance of Torrance Beach...
Folks ask how we get those water shots. Here is the answer; it's an Olympus 1030SW digital camera. It is waterproof to 33 feet, shock resistant, has 10.1 MP's of resolution and also shoots video. Our photog put a lanyard on this camera and wears it around his neck with the camera tucked in the collar of his wetsuit...
The Surfing Bug. Once bitten, one is never the same. Some of the symptoms include: salt water perpetually running from the sinuses, the need to make frequent surf checks and the tendency to associate wth others bitten by the Surfing Bug. There is no known cure; frequent immersion in salt water and riding of waves provides euphoric though temporary relief...
Mother's Day 2009. Every surfer knows what mom wants to do on her special day; sit on the beach and watch them surf...
The gang inspects John's board after it met with Rocky's board in the line-up. Most production boards like John's have one layer of 4 or 6 ounce cloth on the bottom. Rocky's board has a layer of 6 ounce Volan cloth on the top and bottom that is doubled on the rails (that totals 12 ounces of cloth on the rails!). Rocky's rail met John's bottom; John's board ended up with a deep gash, Rocky's got a little 'snackle...
Mother's Day 2009 saw some casulties at the beach including our photogs favorite board. "Blue Thunder" was 6 years old, had ridden 100's of waves, taken lots of people for their first surf ride and chased lots of Dolphin. Mother's Day saw some snappy overhead waves and Blue Thunder met his end when he got caught between sets and was hit squarely by a huge lip weighing hundreds of pounds...
This is a "board meeting" Riviera Wave Riders style...
We love this logo on the door made of surfboards. This local plumber and surfer can usually be found in the lot making early A.M. surf checks. If he gets a phone call for service; he goes to work. If his phone doesn't ring; he goes surfing. We think that's a "win-win"...
O.K.; what is "Kook Box"? Before balsa boards and after solid redwood boards were hollow paddleboards. They were ridden straight-off in waves; turning was next to impossible with no fins. As balsa and foam boards came to be; only a "Kook" still rode one of these old hollow wooden boards; thus they were nick-named "Kook Boxes"...
We know that's Christian jamming left; but we thought this "unknown foot" was 'kinda cool duck-diving into the face of this wave...
We noticed this plate on an SUV in the parking lot and thought it was pretty cool. "Viva, baby"!
Big Dog Bubba wants to surf. Bubba here took a liking to one of our boards; we weren't going to argue with him. Gee, we wonder if he is related to that skateboarding Bull Dog on YouTube?
The Cove is a beautiful, magical place. Part of the reason it holds swells so well is it's largely a rock bottom. Here is a shot of what it looks like underneath the water where we sit and wait for waves...
So, what do those big, pounding, closed-out waves of winter at Torrance Beach look like from the back- side? Here you go...
01/01/09 Infinite Love. This art mural greeted wave riders on the ramp New Year's morning. It was done in chalk and we think it is a pretty cool message for the new year...
12/28/08 If this image does not fit the criteria for "random file"; we don't know what does. We have no clue how this turquoise basket ended up in the water 200 yards off of Haggerty's but there it was...
12/28/08 In the event anyone was wondering why that north/east wind was so cold this December; here is the answer.... "Dude, pass the hot chocolate"!
12/20/08 Mom always told us we couldn't go surfing when it was raining. "But mom!" Now we can go surfing anytime we want; some of us prefer hot cocoa and a warm chair. Our photog was out looking for hardy souls this day; none were to be found but the rain dancing on the water was an interesting photo to capture...
If the grand-kids are fussy we just print-up one of these for them to color in with their crayons. Make sure they have paper, it's kind of a bummer when they scribble right on the computer screen...
Ahhh... 'glassy water, a beautiful sunny day and a picture taken from underwater up through the kelp...
If there has to be ads on trash cans; we like this one. We may no longer look like these kids but when we share waves together, we sure feel like kids...
Thanks to Jenni for this artistic shot of the Ave A tower.
A shark's perspective: "Hmmm, colorful; wonder what it tastes like?"
A sunny morning, a nice surf session with friends, life is good...
Summer 2010 was really slow for surf. When you have to "get wet daily"; sometimes you have to improvise. McB here discovered stand-up paddling in King Harbor...
"Surfin' Bird" checking-out his reflection on the bottom of Carlos' shiny board... Photo by Frances
Randy Ruby is the King of the Surf Photogs on the Riviera...
Big John in his black wet suit contrasted against the colorful TORR tower...
We just loved the contrast here of the tile wall pattern and the flowing details of Christian's body art...
When the beach is blown-out, some of the gang can be found getting a water work out in the harbor on their stand-up boards...
Greg is at it again, one more WaveStorm board bites the dust. That's two for Greg...
When your life and soul revolve around the ocean, there is no better way to honor a passed family member or friend than to bring them a flower on their birthday...
After a session in the water there is nothing better than a visit to L&L Hawaiian Barbeque in the Riviera Village. Like the sign over the door says: "No shirts, No shoes, No problem"...
Surfers don't waste anything. Carlos helped a friend clean his garage and came home with what some would think was scrap wood; Carlos saw a bench and went to work creating. He ended up with this sweet surfboard bench complete with fin. In this photo, Carlos was carving the RWR logo into the deck; err; bench top before staining and varnishing...
The finished product. Beautiful Carlos, just beautiful...
Like a beautiful wild Mustang horse, some waves escape ever being ridden. That's Randy Ruby, ever vigilant with camera in hand and a welcome photo contributor to this site...
Randy Ruby in "his office" capturing some shred action...
This Randy Ruby photo captures a slice of the beauty that is Southern California from a Torrance Beach perspective...
After the storm there is always the return of the sun and if we are lucky, a rainbow...
Do we have a twisted sense of humor or is this not just too funny? This is two of our favorite photographers proving that after all they are just human too...
Between big storms we had some big surf that only a pro would think about trying to ride. Our photog was on the beach looking for riders when he caught this 10 foot high-tide barrel chasing a fellow surf photog up the beach...
Looks like Christmas is near. It may be December and Santa may be in the Lifeguard truck but the bathing suits behind the truck and the sunny blue sky make it look more like summer... Photo by Joanne.
That's not a lense, THIS is a lense! This is Jana, we met her a couple years ago on the beach taking pictures. Jana takes fantastic pictures, loves paddling with the dolphin and plans to be on a surfboard soon. Right-on, Jana...
Beach legend, surfer, kayaker & photographer Randy Ruby taking a photo of local surfing professional Holly Beck... 
One of the gang recently helped his dad bring this new idea for a surfboard fin to life. We tried it and liked it...
What can be said about this one except "hope it was a great wave"...
If you were a kid (and aren't we all) wouldn't you love to play in this surf shack all day? This secret surf shack is within paddling distance of Torrance Beach...
Folks ask how we get those water shots. Here is the answer; it's an Olympus 1030SW digital camera. It is waterproof to 33 feet, shock resistant, has 10.1 MP's of resolution and also shoots video. Our photog put a lanyard on this camera and wears it around his neck with the camera tucked in the collar of his wetsuit...
The Surfing Bug. Once bitten, one is never the same. Some of the symptoms include: salt water perpetually running from the sinuses, the need to make frequent surf checks and the tendency to associate wth others bitten by the Surfing Bug. There is no known cure; frequent immersion in salt water and riding of waves provides euphoric though temporary relief...
Mother's Day 2009. Every surfer knows what mom wants to do on her special day; sit on the beach and watch them surf...
The gang inspects John's board after it met with Rocky's board in the line-up. Most production boards like John's have one layer of 4 or 6 ounce cloth on the bottom. Rocky's board has a layer of 6 ounce Volan cloth on the top and bottom that is doubled on the rails (that totals 12 ounces of cloth on the rails!). Rocky's rail met John's bottom; John's board ended up with a deep gash, Rocky's got a little 'snackle...
Mother's Day 2009 saw some casulties at the beach including our photogs favorite board. "Blue Thunder" was 6 years old, had ridden 100's of waves, taken lots of people for their first surf ride and chased lots of Dolphin. Mother's Day saw some snappy overhead waves and Blue Thunder met his end when he got caught between sets and was hit squarely by a huge lip weighing hundreds of pounds...
This is a "board meeting" Riviera Wave Riders style...
We love this logo on the door made of surfboards. This local plumber and surfer can usually be found in the lot making early A.M. surf checks. If he gets a phone call for service; he goes to work. If his phone doesn't ring; he goes surfing. We think that's a "win-win"...
O.K.; what is "Kook Box"? Before balsa boards and after solid redwood boards were hollow paddleboards. They were ridden straight-off in waves; turning was next to impossible with no fins. As balsa and foam boards came to be; only a "Kook" still rode one of these old hollow wooden boards; thus they were nick-named "Kook Boxes"...
We know that's Christian jamming left; but we thought this "unknown foot" was 'kinda cool duck-diving into the face of this wave...
We noticed this plate on an SUV in the parking lot and thought it was pretty cool. "Viva, baby"!
Big Dog Bubba wants to surf. Bubba here took a liking to one of our boards; we weren't going to argue with him. Gee, we wonder if he is related to that skateboarding Bull Dog on YouTube?
The Cove is a beautiful, magical place. Part of the reason it holds swells so well is it's largely a rock bottom. Here is a shot of what it looks like underneath the water where we sit and wait for waves...
So, what do those big, pounding, closed-out waves of winter at Torrance Beach look like from the back- side? Here you go...
01/01/09 Infinite Love. This art mural greeted wave riders on the ramp New Year's morning. It was done in chalk and we think it is a pretty cool message for the new year...
12/28/08 If this image does not fit the criteria for "random file"; we don't know what does. We have no clue how this turquoise basket ended up in the water 200 yards off of Haggerty's but there it was...
12/28/08 In the event anyone was wondering why that north/east wind was so cold this December; here is the answer.... "Dude, pass the hot chocolate"!
12/20/08 Mom always told us we couldn't go surfing when it was raining. "But mom!" Now we can go surfing anytime we want; some of us prefer hot cocoa and a warm chair. Our photog was out looking for hardy souls this day; none were to be found but the rain dancing on the water was an interesting photo to capture...
If the grand-kids are fussy we just print-up one of these for them to color in with their crayons. Make sure they have paper, it's kind of a bummer when they scribble right on the computer screen...
Ahhh... 'glassy water, a beautiful sunny day and a picture taken from underwater up through the kelp...
If there has to be ads on trash cans; we like this one. We may no longer look like these kids but when we share waves together, we sure feel like kids...
Thanks to Jenni for this artistic shot of the Ave A tower.
A shark's perspective: "Hmmm, colorful; wonder what it tastes like?"