Oh my gosh, this is awesome! Love the emotion and the moment captured. This would make a great Christmas present for your brother - print it up and frame it for him. Really nice work!
What a fun moment you've captured. Dogs and surfers go hand in hand.. one of my fav. parts of hanging on a beach watching the surfers is being able to play with all the dogs who wait so patiently for their people to come in from the waves.
I love that you've even been able to keep the small detail of the sand falling from the dogs paw... great job (agreed with it being so bright behind the two) thats not easy I wouldnt imagine.
Great photo, love the candidness and the wonderful interaction between the two. Wow that's some tough exposure to handle with your subject being mostly dark against a very bright background. Well done!