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Challenge: Free Study 2009-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Date: Dec 29, 2009
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2009

 Huntington Beach surfer dude, Ryan Johnston, shot from the pier.

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Place: 149 out of 334
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Avg (commenters): 6.6667
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
 01/06/2010 11:01:00 AM
Looks like he ju-ust made it out of a sizeable close out. Nice moment you've captured here, not sure how many non-surfers will appreciate it though.
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 01/04/2010 12:42:43 PM
a most wonderfully timed capture!! Kudos to you!!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/03/2010 02:52:17 PM
I love taking these types of shots. However for me, this one just doesn't give me a strong sense of wow. Sure there is a huge wave or churned water all around the rider. But the board looks flat and the rider looks about ready to bail. For me there is not enough clarity of image/story. Perhaps if there was more contrast to create drama in the water it would offer something extra.
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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/02/2010 09:20:28 PM
Haha. Nice action capture- the pose is excellent. I would like to have seen things from a bit wider perspective though, in order to get the scale of the wave crashing and just to improve perspective a bit. It feels like I'm being swallowed by the wave like the surfer as well, and I'd prefer to see the magnitude of how much the surfer is being swallowed, if you get me. Still good.
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