We rarely see surf off the southern UK coast and then only when there is no sun, so difficult conditions to photograph. Taken at maximum zoom (x8), leading to a lack of clarity, cropped at an angle to give the diagonal bisection, increased saturation overall and lightness on red, levels to improve contrast and lightness, unsharp mask, and NeatImage to remove some of the noise.
Negative space? An empty ocean! Not enough "wow!" but you can only use what is there.
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Good idea and I like the angle you shoot this. That doesn't make up for the lack of contrast in the reflective surface or the lack of definition in the surfer. I think you might have played with the brightness and contrast and gotten a slightly better image out of this one.
cool angle and tilt... - I would have liked it closer and maybe with a bit more details, the guy is completely black... - guess that gives us the Neg. space, but surely it flattens the picture pretty much...
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