One photographer made a name for himself photographing waves from hurricanes, but he actually waded in while held back by a rope: http://www.cliffordross.com/artwork/waves_1/thumbnails. As they say, "don't try this at home."
I think the second image would be stronger if you cropped it and added a little local contrast, e.g.:
Last edited by DanK; 19th December 2019 at 05:20 PM.
Thank you John
Nice images; i see a face in the second image, looking at the sky; may be he is Fabien