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SurfKahakai
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 14:40
Just a few from the morning. For some reason my 1.4x was not cooperating well with the 600mm today. A lot of the photos looked very soft.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/surfkahakai/Surfing/20071113_naturalbridges007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/surfkahakai/Surfing/20071113_naturalbridges008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/surfkahakai/Surfing/20071113_naturalbridges010.jpg
DavidEB
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 15:00
the lighting and color of the water in the second shot, with the surfer's face in the sun, is just beautiful.
hotrod1935
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 15:12
One little question? Do you shoot in Raw or jpeg just curios:rolleyes:
The second photo looks great
JSJR4
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 15:41
If you could brighten up the surfer in the 3rd shot then I think that is the best shot. the wave just looks awesome
SurfKahakai
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 15:48
RAW. Thanks guys. I think I like #2 the best too. I just wish I got out there about 2 hours earlier, when the sun was shining right into the barrels.
mikeassk
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 20:56
AWESOME,
#3 has Such a great angle!!!!!!
Dan-o
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 21:14
Very nice!!
waterdawg
13th of November 2007 (Tue), 23:53
sk, where have you been shooting, nor cal? did you move up there, or are there too many photogs down in s.d. now? ;>)
i just picked up my housing for my flash tonite (finally) so now i can swim out and get pics with crooked horizons and over exposed flash shots. do you have any good reads for flash photography?
nice pics btw.
chuck
BLS439
14th of November 2007 (Wed), 02:37
Nice! The red water is crazy right now.
@nt!x
14th of November 2007 (Wed), 12:19
Great shots! #3 is my fave.
DwightMcCann
15th of November 2007 (Thu), 16:58
A little selective levels inside the barrel in the last might be nice. Is Ratboy the name of the place?
SurfKahakai
15th of November 2007 (Thu), 21:20
I might give that a try Dwight. I've got several photos from that day that are really dark inside the barrel. Showing up 2 hours earlier would have helped too because the sun would be shooting right into the thing.

Ratboy is actually Jason Collins' (the surfer) nickname. You aren't anybody in Santa Cruz until you have a nickname.
DwightMcCann
15th of November 2007 (Thu), 22:59
I might give that a try Dwight. I've got several photos from that day that are really dark inside the barrel. Showing up 2 hours earlier would have helped too because the sun would be shooting right into the thing.

Ratboy is actually Jason Collins' (the surfer) nickname. You aren't anybody in Santa Cruz until you have a nickname.
Well, this isn't great but it's the general idea. I made three successively smaller oval selections all within the barrel, feathered and applied levels at each. Five minutes. BTW, I have nicknames and I'm still nobody! :-)
ryant35
22nd of November 2007 (Thu), 14:29
You shot those with a 600mm and your still that far away?
mikeassk
22nd of November 2007 (Thu), 19:02
You shot those with a 600mm and your still that far away?
Look at the angle of view,
he is shooting from most likley 2 or 3 times futher than straight on.