This week’s PoW was taken last week while Hurricane Earl brushed the US East Coast leaving in its wake little destruction but plenty of good, quality surf.
I had been surfing for two solid days and by the end of the second day began to feel guilty that I hadn’t taken a single photograph. When my arms would not paddle anymore I finally grab a camera and took a few shots as the swell began to subside.
I love the composition, symmetry and sense of location this image has and the touch of color provided by the two background ships. Still, the main focus remains on the surfer who is small in the frame but prominent in being the central figure in the photograph, both in action and in subject matter. The only thing missing from this image is sunlight, which unfortunately I had little control over the switch.
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Technical details:
- Nikon D3
- Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
- ISO 200
- 1/200 @ f/5.6, Aperture Priority
- Matrix Metering
- White Balance set to 5260K