Went over to Santa Cruz for the annual longboard contest this last Sunday. This was the first time I tried shooting this sport and as with anything the easier it looks the harder it is in reality. Trying to get a good white balance and contrast out of very flat lighting is alway fun.
The location is such the you can shoot almost straight down from a rocky point on the surfers or about 200 yards away on a beach. It takes a lot of concentration following the action (especially when there are two riders on a wave).
I've never seen tandem surfing before:
Every so often a fairly large set of wave would roll through
These boards are much longer and harder to turn than the newer shorter boards
I really like the look of concentration
He actually rode out of this:
and finally
Regards
Rick
