Another 180

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted January 5, 201560 views4 comments

November 22, 2014 in Mission Beach, California we photographed a number of very good surfers in larger than normal wave conditions. This photo catches this surfer mid-air as he has surfed up the face of the wave from the left to the right and is turning 180 degrees in the air to head back the other direction. The white water to his left is the wake from surfing up the face. And yes, he made the ride!

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm ISO250 1/1000 f/9 RAW Manual White Balance Auto Processed in Lightroom, PhotoshopCC2014, TK, and NIK. Taken from a tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal.

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4 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 5, 2015 at 11:55 AM

Patrick, the one consistent thing that I see in most or all of your "surfer dude" shots is the way you capture their expressions of deep concentration and commitment to what they are doing. A small detail, perhaps, but for me that small detail is what makes these images so good!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 7, 2015 at 8:47 AM

I equate this with a cowboy riding his horse in a rodeo. Great action and his expression is priceless.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on January 7, 2015 at 5:52 PM

Great action and expression on the surfer. The color looks right on. Very dynamic.

--P

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 16, 2015 at 12:26 PM

Great action. I like the sharpness of the image. I also like the way you capture the look on the surfers face.

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