Eyes
by LevT

Comment by kiwinick:
top 3 contender excellent photo

Ocean Beach, San Diego, California
by LevT

Comment by Neat:
You can sense the concentration on his face and his balance action, I love all the foam!

Swirl!
by LevT

Comment by PennyStreet:
Congratulations! Wonderful shot and my favorite of this challenge!

Swirl!
by LevT

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by LevT: Originally posted by roz: [...] also i think its an extremely fantastic shot with that lens .. did you crop it a lot ... and answer at your leisure .. :) only cropped about a half, he was not very far. It is a wonderful lens, the first super-zoom I've had that does not disappoint in sharpness or clarity throughout the entire zoom range.

thanks so much Lev .. its the go-to lens i use 90% of the time if i'm not shooting insects or birds .. !! .. :)

Ocean Beach, San Diego, California
by LevT

Comment by LevT:

Originally posted by roz: this is wonderful . you got some amazing shots . i would have picked this one except for the tongue .. he's sticking it too far out to be a good shot .. just my opinion .. ps . i'm not averse to the quizzical tongue .. or the thoughtful tongue .. or even the concentrating tongue .. ie .. i'm not a tonque-a-phobe .. ;)

yes, if not for the tongue, I'd pick this one, too ))

Swirl!
by LevT

Comment by LevT:

Originally posted by roz: [...] also i think its an extremely fantastic shot with that lens .. did you crop it a lot ... and answer at your leisure .. :)

only cropped about a half, he was not very far. It is a wonderful lens, the first super-zoom I've had that does not disappoint in sharpness or clarity throughout the entire zoom range.

Swirl!
by LevT

Comment by snaffles:
Great capture and cute subject ;-) Grats on the blue!

Swirl!
by LevT

Comment by Barroness:
Congratulations
I expected it to win. Great Capture.

Swirl!
by LevT

Comment by roz:
many congratulations on the blue ..
and what a great action shot .
i like the weird and wonderful .. so i noticed that his right arm appears to coming out of his head ..
with a handicap like that he's doing awesome ..

roz: it was shot from a pier, Ocean Beach Pier in San Diego. I was lucky with the weather, sun in the right place and big smooth waves. And a couple of great surfers nearby. The rest was easy, almost like shooting fish in a barrel :).
thankyou so much for explaining your 'set-up' .. like shooting fish in a barrel .. for some that wouldnt be easy at all .. however for you .. easy as .. !! .. :)
also i think its an extremely fantastic shot with that lens .. did you crop it a lot ...
and answer at your leisure .. :)

Ocean Beach, San Diego, California
by LevT

Comment by roz:
this is wonderful .
you got some amazing shots .
i would have picked this one except for the tongue .. he's sticking it too far out to be a good shot .. just my opinion ..
ps . i'm not averse to the quizzical tongue .. or the thoughtful tongue .. or even the concentrating tongue ..
ie .. i'm not a tonque-a-phobe .. ;)