Did he complete the ride

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted December 10, 2014203 views9 comments

This shot was taken November 23, 2014 in Mission Beach, California. While staying in a house nearby, I took my 600mm lens I normally use to photograph birds out to the beach and snapped shots of surfers. In addition to getting drenched up to my waist when I was more focused on the shot than the water before me, I got a few good shots.

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm ISO250 1/1600 F/9 White Balance Auto RAW Shot from a tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal. Processed in Lightroom and PhotoshopCC2014.

And yes he made the turn and completed the ride.

Your comments are welcome and appreciated.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 11, 2014 at 10:02 AM

Hey Dude this is some Narly Imaging going on here !
No kidding Patrick, this could easily be on the cover of Surfer Magazine in fact I would consider submitting it in one of their photo contest, here's the link - http://www.surfermag.com/photos/
Excellent action and detail with sweet colors and lighting, some may wish for more room at the top but this image is already Over-the-Top.
Way

Man !

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 11, 2014 at 10:12 AM

Very nice action capture Patrick!
You're braver than me (getting out there in the water with your gear).
So my hat's off to you, excellent effort & results

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 11, 2014 at 11:04 AM

So this is what long lenses are for

- what a catch !! Beautiful photo, Patrick.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 11, 2014 at 5:53 PM

Excellent. And excellent you did not fry your gear in the salt water. Very cool image.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 11, 2014 at 6:22 PM

When I took this photo I was standing on a berm that previously marked the high tide mark. When I got soaked the water rushed up over the berm and sprayed me. The berm acted like a ramp shooting the water up off the sand. I was not in the surf taking photos. Fortunately the spray did not hit the camera or the lens, although it was shocking to get completely soaked unexpectedly.

Thank you for your concern.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 11, 2014 at 7:09 PM

This is really top notch Patrick. Agree with Mike that this could make a surfer mag. Now we know why you take all those BIF photos. Subtle practice for your real avocation. Enjoyed this one.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 14, 2014 at 12:13 PM

Excellent action shot, Patrick. Sure glad you camera and lens didn't get drenched.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 20, 2014 at 8:12 AM

Congrats Patrick, an excellent action series

Merry Christmas

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 23, 2014 at 4:02 AM

Amazing! Congrats to surfer and photographer!

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