A pint-sized waverider

This young fellow was making the most of the small waves at a beach in northern Philippines a couple of days ago. He stands less than 5 feet tall and probably weighs south of a hundred pounds. But his skills with his tiny board is amazing.

All taken with the 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 475B tripod/516 fluid head, manual exposure, EXIF intact (San Juan, La Union province, Philippines, Feb. 19, 2011).

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wow amazing shots

great shots!

Thanks, Brian and Mike!

Great images number 4 is the favourite for me.

Well done Romy, a great series.... good photography...

Excellent Romy!!

Fantastic! This little fellow reminds me of my brother... I wanna try shooting some kite surfers when the temperatures go up again. How close did you get to your subject?

Superb!!

Thanks everyone for looking and for the comments!

Avarus wrote in post #11899904
Fantastic! This little fellow reminds me of my brother... I wanna try shooting some kite surfers when the temperatures go up again. How close did you get to your subject?

I was perhaps 60 - 80 meters away, these are roughly 9 MP crops as posted. The 1D4 + 700 mm was just the right reach for this situation.... I actually mounted a 7D on the 500 f4 + 1.4x but the combo was too long.

Here are some clips of the kid that I managed to get.

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=2_HNmVhW3zk

Nice set and like the action on #4 and always cool to see kids ripping.

Truly excellent. Your bird photography skills really shine hear!

Amazing, nicely done

future ripper!
liking your setup too, very nice!

Thanks again everyone for the comments!