Blog — Lino Sanchez

The Seabed How the Seabed Turns a Swell into a Surfable Wave Why the same swell produces a perfect barrel in one spot and a shapeless mess a hundred meters away. Sandbanks, slopes, and reading a spot. Read the article The Swell How Waves Form: Understanding Swell Before Reading a Forecast Where do the waves surfed in the Landes come from? How swell is born, wind sea, and why period matters more than wave height. Read the article Drone Piloting Drone Piloting: The Basics for Filming a Scene Well Positioning against the sun, anticipating movement, smooth piloting: the fundamentals of a good drone shot. Read the article Rip Currents Rip Currents in the Landes: How to Spot Them and Stay Safe Baïnes make the Landes one of France's most dangerous coastlines. How to spot them from the beach, and what to do if you get caught in one. Read the article Filming in Log Filming in Log: Why That Flat, Dull Image Is Worth It A Log profile looks gray and flat on screen, but it captures far more detail in highlights and shadows. Here's why that matters. Read the article Drone <250g Drones Under 250g: What You're Actually Allowed to Do in France Registration, flight altitude, no-fly zones, image rights: what actually applies to a drone under 250g, and the pitfalls specific to the Landes. Read the article Wind & Tide Wind and Tide: What Decides Whether a Session Is Good or Bad A perfect swell can be ruined in an hour by wind or tide. How to read both to pick the right window, in the Landes and anywhere else. Read the article