Coffs Harbour surfing

[Ozimax]

There has been a huge swell on the east coast of Australia for the past few days. I took these this afternoon with the 70-200 F2.8 and sometimes it was too long. We could almost touch these blokes as they surfed past. They were surfing at the boat ramp inside the harbour, normally a serene piece of water:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/ozimax/Boatramp7.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/ozimax/Boatramp3.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/ozimax/Boatramp6.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/ozimax/Boatramp8.jpg

[RichardSW]

Some beauties there. 3 for me.

[JSJR4]

Nice shots. 3 is best to me b/c can almost see entire height of wave which with the surfer in the shot gives you perspective of how large the wave is

[JeffCanon]

Nice angles, where you shooting from a bridge or jetty? How far where you from the surfers? My fav’s are #s 1 & 2

[Ozimax]

Shooting from the parking lot next to the boat ramp, about 6-8 ft above water level, and maybe 40-50 ft from the action. In fact, 200mm lens was too close a lot of the time.

[Andrushka]

these are real cool shots - we had some big waves during a big storm inside the breakwaters in Sevastopol harbor 2 months ago, ripped up the harbor side...

i love #1 - and #3 is a real classic look - nice!

[Ozimax]

Surfing in Sevastopol harbour, that I would like to see!:D:D

[Anke]

Great series, number three looks the best image to me.

[Welby]

Nice one's, has been pretty big around here lately hasn't it.

[Andrushka]

Surfing in Sevastopol harbour, that I would like to see!:D:D

haha - I wish! That last big storm made me think about it though - that is for sure! I bet a long board would have worked in the harbor that weekend! it got pretty dirty though - lots of oil and debris from the messed up harbor area though... too bad - a board would have been fun! but i think the amount of boards in all of Ukraine can be counted with no hands :-( - i heard the swell gets up on the east end of the Black Sea though on the Russian coast - havent seen that myself though... maybe just during storms - like in Texas!

[Ozimax]

Nice one's, has been pretty big around here lately hasn't it.

Huge swell Mark, but nothing much rideable.

[Ozimax]

haha - I wish! That last big storm made me think about it though - that is for sure! I bet a long board would have worked in the harbor that weekend! it got pretty dirty though - lots of oil and debris from the messed up harbor area though... too bad - a board would have been fun! but i think the amount of boards in all of Ukraine can be counted with no hands :-( - i heard the swell gets up on the east end of the Black Sea though on the Russian coast - havent seen that myself though... maybe just during storms - like in Texas!

I can just imagine it, surfing with long johns, parka and beanie, pushing through the ice...:)

[Welby]

Huge swell Mark, but nothing much rideable.

I went in this morning for a drive to take some shots but nothing but mush unfortunately.

[phocalphobe]

ozimax, would you please tell us what photo gear you were using to take these outstanding pic's with?