Surfing Novices

On 9/21/2017 10:13 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

It looks as though your timing was off on this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0seayar03mbbmt/screenshot_171.png


"Sorry, this content isn't available right now"



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PeterN

On Sep 21, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 9/21/2017 10:13 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

It looks as though your timing was off on this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0seayar03mbbmt/screenshot_171.png

"Sorry, this content isn't available right now"

....so?
What did you think is being said regarding the Eric surfing shot that nobody can see?

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Regards,
Savageduck

On 9/21/2017 3:42 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Sep 21, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 9/21/2017 10:13 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

It looks as though your timing was off on this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0seayar03mbbmt/screenshot_171.png

"Sorry, this content isn't available right now"

...so?
What did you think is being said regarding the Eric surfing shot that nobody can see?

Oh heck, while we're waiting for Eric's surfing shot...
Some time ago I was out taking some boardwalk shots to play with in HDR.
[PeterN has his crop thing, I have my graphic arts cartoonification thing.]

I created this cartoonification for my end of summer twitter header.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/uj48l4f1h7...B01c%5D%20.jpg

[Feel free to pick on it if you wish, but hey ... it's only twitter.]

Anyway I noticed some surfers off in the distance and snapped a few shots.
It was a small surf day so not much for the surfers to work with. As a
further
caveat I changed lenses but forgot to reset the HDR bracketing setting,
so lots of poor surf shots.

That said, here's a link to one of the surfing sequences I got:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vog09cq1w...KuWxyapPRBhlQa

The sequence goes from bottom turn to close-out and washing machine.
~~
Damn, I really need to schedule some beach/surfing photo shoot days!
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Later...
Ron C
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 05:57:55 -0400, Ron C wrote:

On 9/21/2017 4:52 AM, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

Nope. Nothing there without a facebook account.

This *may* be better. http://tinyurl.com/y9ad7krp
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 07:13:00 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

It looks as though your timing was off on this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0seayar03mbbmt/screenshot_171.png

?????


I expect there will be plenty of action and
emotion in the next few seconds.

Nope! I see nothing to provoke a call to action, or get emotional over.

No doubt the lighting can be criticised but what can you do?

No doubt, if there was any lighting, or an image.

The photographer seems to have got there for the golden hour but the
shadow of the wave got in the way.

You have to be there when the surf and surfers are, and make the best of whatever you are served.

I guess.

You 'guess'?
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

rOn Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:42:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 21, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 9/21/2017 10:13 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

It looks as though your timing was off on this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0seayar03mbbmt/screenshot_171.png

"Sorry, this content isn't available right now"

...so?
What did you think is being said regarding the Eric surfing shot that nobody can see?

Well, that wasn't my surfing shot or, at least, I didn't post it.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 05:57:55 -0400, Ron wrote:

On 9/21/2017 4:52 AM, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9
Nope. Nothing there without a facebook account.

This *may* be better. http://tinyurl.com/y9ad7krp

Nice shot Jim.

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 07:13:00 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn't.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

It looks as though your timing was off on this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0seayar03mbbmt/screenshot_171.png

?????

I thought that a screenshot of your tinyurl posting above would be self explanatory.

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

rOn Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:42:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 21, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 9/21/2017 10:13 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Sep 21, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn't.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

It looks as though your timing was off on this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0seayar03mbbmt/screenshot_171.png

"Sorry, this content isn't available right now"

...so?
What did you think is being said regarding the Eric surfing shot that nobody can see?

Well, that wasn't my surfing shot or, at least, I didn't post it.

So you didn’t post http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9 ?

The dropbox link was to a screenshot of what I saw when attempting to open your tinyurl.

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Regards,
Savageduck

On 9/21/2017 10:46 PM, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 05:57:55 -0400, Ron C wrote:

On 9/21/2017 4:52 AM, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:14:11 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Sep 20, 2017, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:44 -0400, Ron wrote:

...er Snip

As for context, I would want to get a feeling of time. Some
indication of how the situation developed or is developing
gives a better feeling for the action and perhaps emotion.
I can still vividly recall the feeling of looking down the wave
during a wipe-out. Having been there I have some empathy
for the situation and would want to capture a bit of that feeling.
You have the choice of how he got there, where he's going, or
[in some cases] some unusual or spectacular static shot.
Dropping in to a wave or pulling out tend to be the most
dynamic. [IMHO] Resist the tight crop in favor of the story.
OK, I think that's enough of my babbling.
Last I checked the surf looks big but choppy and
blown out today.

Here is surfing shot.

No there isn’t.

So there isn't. But try this one.

http://tinyurl.com/y74ezed9

Nope. Nothing there without a facebook account.

This *may* be better. http://tinyurl.com/y9ad7krp


I call that a landscape shot, with a surfer in it.

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PeterN