Surfin' Offshore Photo

Photographer’s Note

The wind is where the waves come from, and is the ultimate deciding factor between a really great days surfing or a day of non surfing.

An Onshore Wind is the worst wind for surfing. The wind blows from out to sea and ensures that all the waves crumble and have no shape, making the waves un-surfable.

A Cross Shore is not desirable either, not giving shape to the waves.

An Offshore Wind is the best wind for surfing. It ensures that the waves rolling in are well formed and break cleanly. If you want quality waves then you want an offshore wind.

If you are going to go surfing then make sure you keep an eye on the weather as all we know how it rapidly changes lately.

saxo042, snunney, stelli, bobocortis, dareco, ARGI, TGULUMSER, danos, gracious, isabela_sor, papagolf21, kdialyna, Vames has marked this note useful

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mesutilgim (36317) 2008-09-20 11:22

Hi dear Stella,
Wonderfull capture ! A last hello to the passed summer.
Very nice compo, vivid and full of adrenalin !
TFS and have a nice weekend.
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

saxo042 (15160) 2008-09-20 15:42

Hi Stella,
What an excellent picture! A capture in exactly the right moment! I like the colours and I like the composition and certainly the great energy and vitality here!
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

brandstaetter (13724) 2008-09-20 23:30

Ciao Stella,
woman power at it´s best ! :)
ed anche le onde sono bellissime come a Hawaii..
Ciao Complimenti, Christian

snunney (34146) 2008-09-21 1:40

Hello Stella,
An excellent action shot of these two surfers. The square frame works well and provides a strong composition. Good exposure and sharpness to nicely resolve the water droplets and give a good sense of movement.

stelli (2939) 2008-09-21 3:13

Great action picture; great photographer's "eye"!!! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

bobocortis (14130) 2008-09-21 4:39

Ciao Stella.
Se i surfisti avessero avuto le mute di colori vivaci si sarebbero meglio stagliati sulle onde, ma l'attenzione si sarebbe concentrata troppo su di essi. Così invece è l'onda a rimanere protagonista della scena, che finisce per includere le figure degli sportivi, con un gran senso di movimento e di energia e la capacità di trasmettere la sensazione di essere presenti alla scena.
Ciao.
Bobo.

batalay (20704) 2008-09-21 7:32

Ciao Stella,

I like your action shot very much, and capturing two surfers astride the same crest makes it more interesting (than presenting a single surfer). The square — Carper — format isolates the action. A wise choice!

Have a good Sunday,

Bulent

dareco (17024) 2008-09-21 12:10

Really great action!! I could spend hours watching the surfers. I wish I could swim, it looks like so much fun. Excellent details and color. TFS

ARGI (3418) 2008-09-21 23:54

Geia sou Meltemaki,
so wonderful composition from an excelent POV taken.
Waves are very beautiful and their motion well frozen.
Superb colors.
Very attractive shot mia amica.
bets regards
Argyris

TGULUMSER (12422) 2008-09-22 2:08

Hello Stella,
a wonderful shot full of life and dynamism. The waves are magnificant, colors are superb,
Best regards, have a nice week,
Tulay

danos (31740) 2008-09-22 13:39

Ciao Stella,
excellent your analysis for the direction of the winds.I like the dynamic scene with the two surfers in action.I think the the third behind the waves, was 'get drowned'.well done.

Regards,Danos

Silvio1953 (40881) 2008-09-29 12:15

Ciao Stella, bella movimentata, grande dinamismo, ottima composizione, brava, ciao Silvio

gracious (20017) 2008-10-03 11:03

Ciao Stella,
I loved the good closeness of this action shot!
perfect moment with good use of f/6 to have waves effect as well!
good exposure and focus in sharpness, nice colour and details
well done
take care and sincere regards from NZ
Tony

isabela_sor (41913) 2008-10-05 1:58 [Comment]

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papagolf21 (55990) 2008-10-12 1:36

Bonjour, mon amie Stella,
Image très difficile à réaliser, je tire donc mon chapeau pour cette réalisation.
Les naïades sont joliment présentées à travers cette composition.
Le rouleau de la vague est bien mis en valeur avec cette écume environnante.
Amitiés.
Philippe

kdialyna (3068) 2008-11-09 3:49

Good morning my friend and well come back from Boston.
Full of action and memories from the summer, your photo Stella, makes you dreaming sea games and not only.
Excellent timing, you captured all the tension of the moment.
Cheers
Kostas

Vames (4356) 2008-11-27 6:39

ciao Stella,bellisima moment con giouco nel mare !salutare Vaios

Longroute (8911) 2008-12-16 11:19

Questa non l'avevo ancora vista e devo dire che merita. Presa al momento giusto e con la giusta inquadratura. Ne so qualcosa io che ci ho provato alcune volte con risultati deludenti, o scattavo troppo presto o troppo tardi, oppure i surfisti posizionati male. Qui tutto è perfetto, onda (oltretutto quasi in diagonale), surfer e spazio intorno. Ottimo anche il formato quadrato. Complimenti,
Donato