{"id":3372,"date":"2016-02-04T19:48:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T03:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/originalwaterblade.com\/us\/?p=3372"},"modified":"2017-10-16T13:55:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T21:55:01","slug":"we-call-it-the-op-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waterblade.com\/us\/we-call-it-the-op-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"We Call it The OP Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterblade.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mattpaulcatalano-February02-2470-1b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4791 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterblade.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mattpaulcatalano-February02-2470-1b-150x100.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This brilliant image was captured by our new pal Matt Catalano. Not sure if he sent us this one because it bears a striking resemblance to the wave graphic used in our logo or if it was purely coincidence. Regardless, we liked it and thought we&#8217;d share. Besides, can you think of a better way to spend a Winter afternoon than daydream about Hawaii?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterblade.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Feb02-mattpaulcatalano-2549-2b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4790 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterblade.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Feb02-mattpaulcatalano-2549-2b-150x100.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re wondering just what the One Pass Water Blade has to do with surfing, it&#8217;s all about what you DON&#8217;T see in these images. Give up? The answer is water spots! More accurately water droplets obscuring the camera lens while he&#8217;s shooting. This crystal clear view out the front of the camera housing comes courtesy of the patented One Pass silicone waterblade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterblade.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mattpaulcatalano-February02-2357-1b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4795 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterblade.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mattpaulcatalano-February02-2357-1b-150x100.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just one Water Blade versus the Pacific ocean&#8230; not bad eh? Thanks much to Matt for the outstanding pics and for thinking outside the box. Who knows, maybe we&#8217;ll run with it and turn this into &#8220;a thing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If you like what you see, follow Matt on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mattp.aul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This brilliant image was captured by our new pal Matt Catalano. Not sure if he sent us this one because it bears a striking resemblance to the wave graphic used in our logo or if it was purely coincidence. Regardless, we liked it and thought we&#8217;d share. 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