Surfin Thurso

[North Light]

The last few days has seen some good surf, and I think quite a few of us have been out there taking photographs.
Yesterday afternoon I finally managed to be in the right place, at the right time and with the right combination of camera and lens!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3329036328_f8206e2f08.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3329036328/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3329035984_c19366b523.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3329035984/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3329035620_81318b0f7c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3329035620/

p.s. My apologies for the lack of comments over the last few weeks, will catch up soon!

[wifie]

Great surf pics NL - well worth the trip to flickr for enlargements! :D

[mrs and mr brown]

The last few days has seen some good surf, and I think quite a few of us have been out there taking photographs.
Yesterday afternoon I finally managed to be in the right place, at the right time and with the right combination of camera and lens!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3329036328_f8206e2f08.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3329036328/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3329035984_c19366b523.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3329035984/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3329035620_81318b0f7c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3329035620/

p.s. My apologies for the lack of comments over the last few weeks, will catch up soon!


think thepic with the blue board is my hubbie, he has a blue board ould be wrong ill check with him when hes home

[Mystical Potato Head]

Cracking shots NL and a great wipeout to finish with.

[skinnydog]

Great shots! The surf has been amazing, the surfers must have great jungle drums as it only takes a couple of hours when there are great waves and they seem to appear in their droves...

[Fran]

I watched from the little cafe at the front, really enjoyed the views this week.

[North Light]

Thank you all for your comments, I managed to get out yesterday afternoon for a while, different choice of viewpoint, down on the flagstone, only problem here was that my all weather shoes and wet, with a touch of green, Caithness Flagstone make ice look grippy! So not as close as I would have wished.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3331432528_c33948ba20.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3331432528/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3331432740_6b1db9df09.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3331432740/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3331433026_094b05f997.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/3331433026/

[wifie]

Really like all three of those - great waves!!! I hope you don't mind but I notice someone on flickr mentioned croppin the sky in no3 and I agree - feel it would focus more on the foreground surfer and add to the pic! :)

[cazmanian_minx]

My best attempt from Wednesday:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3328809980_cf9b16307e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22544094@N00/3328809980/)

Not great, but the lens fund has reached the point where I can start looking for a second hand 100-400mm now, so hopefully they'll get better over the next couple of months!

[North Light]

cazmanian_minx,
That looks pretty good to me.
In terms of focal length I could also with a longer lens, only using a 70-200 with a 1.4x converter. Oh for a 400mm f2.8 !!!

wifie,
I never mind constructive criticism, it's always helpful, mind you being a stubborn old male I might not take any notice of it! :D

[cazmanian_minx]

cazmanian_minx,
That looks pretty good to me.
In terms of focal length I could also with a longer lens, only using a 70-200 with a 1.4x converter. Oh for a 400mm f2.8 !!!


It looks alright at that size, but it's a bit fuzzy if you view it any bigger [lol]

I think I need to win the lottery before I can think about a 400mm f2.8! (And take up weight-lifting!!)

[wifie]

CM - I like yer shot - like how the curve of the spray echoes the curve of the wave - cool angle!

NL - [lol] :Razz

[Seabird]

You only need to go for bigger lens if you what more detail Minx, then you will lose the drama of the shot ie the long rolling waves.
I took this pic the other day it will blow up a little more but there is no point because you lose more of the action.
Late evening overcast sky
400mm 5.6 iso 800 1/640.


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e307/seabird72/Sport/Surfere5-3-09-1.jpg

Colin

[Deemac]

Much prefer your second set NL. Great images. The lens is never long enough for these sort of shoots.

I came to the conclusion that it would be far more financially (and end image) effective to buy a good wet suit and a water proof camera houseing and just get in the water, MUCH closer to the actual action, than spend +£6/7000 on a huge fast lens. All the really stunning surfing shots seem to be taken "in the barrel" with this sort of set-up.

Now am I really that serious about getting very cold and very wet for my art!!?:eek:

[wifie]

Wow Deemac - would love to see any shots you got like that! :eek: