Surfing Images

[North Light]

Deemac,
Yes it looks as though we were taking photo's of the same surfer.

They started the competition at 6.00 am this morning, trying to get the first round finished. (Sun 27th)
Don't know how the scoring works, but each round has elimination heats.

I am in the hotel till around 4.00 pm, but if they are still surfing, and weather looks good I will go and get a bit more practice in. :-)

[North Light]

Here are a couple more from Sunday afternoon, light was not as good as Saturday, but the competition was on.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/2445602271/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/2445602975/

[Deemac]

Nice shots Northlight. It looked to me though (see O'Neill website) as if the waves on Sunday were at least twice the size of my efforts on Friday and Saturday (I was looking after children ALL day - and watching F1 . . . . .) and I missed them (gutted). I assume it was in the morning only.

Also I recommend downsizing all your posts to 800 pixels wide (less chance of them being stolen commercially) and it will make viewing easier for those with smaller minotors/lower resolutions.

[cazmanian_minx]

Cracking shots, Northlight - what lens are you using?

[North Light]

Deemac,

Thanks for the comments, I understand the waves on Sunday morning were excellent, I got there late afternoon, and would say the waves were no better than Saturday afternoon when you were there.

Take your point about image size, I normally post smaller images, 500 pixels wide, but I thought these deserved to be seen a little bit larger. The being stolen bit does concern me, particularly from my flicker pages, I don't want to have to watermark the images, but may end up doing that.

Best Regards

Jamie

cazmanian_minx,

I was using a 70 to 200 f2.8 with a 1.4 converter on a camera with a 1.5 crop factor, 35mm equivalent is 420mm f4. I could have done with something a little bit longer.


Just to show surfing is not all "Sun, Blue Sea and Sky, with just a hint of Gloden Sand" here are a couple of images from Brimms taken late yesterday afternoon.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/2448877079/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/2448877421/

[cazmanian_minx]

cazmanian_minx,

I was using a 70 to 200 f2.8 with a 1.4 converter on a camera with a 1.5 crop factor, 35mm equivalent is 420mm f4. I could have done with something a little bit longer.

Thanks I'm considering treating myself to a camera and lens upgrade once I've sold my flat and we've moved - and as my main passion is wildlife photography, I'm interested in how to get sharp shots of fast-moving objects from a distance!

[WeeBurd]

Amazing pics, guys, thanks for sharing them!

[Deemac]

Here's some images taken today (29/04/2008) at the O'Neill Highland Challenge Surfing competition final at Thurso East (Scrabster in the background) . . . and the winner is?

[Deemac]

[Deemac]

[North Light]

Deemac,

I was there as well from about 4:40 pm to 5:50 pm, left thinking that the rain had set in!
No's 2 and 3 are absolutely stunning. Well done.

I had got bored, and the landscape photographer took over!



http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/2451776835/

Must learn to be more patient ..........

[wifie]

Wow Deemac - fantastic pics! Love no 2! Thanks so much you guys for posting these!

[mccaugm]

I totally love these photos....keep em coming

[North Light]

As part of my "Photo a Day" I needed at some point to add a Self Portrait.
As it's Friday, and a good day for a little bit of humor, here is a picture of a particularly silly old fool on Dunnet Beach!



Now I've been considering the subject of a self-portrait for a little while, thinking that at some point during the year I would have to do one. Whilst perusing flickr in a particularly boring part of the day I noted a post from a contact, the silly hat raised a wry grin.

When my other half came into the hotel and gave me a piece of surf apparel we had been given, the O'neil special edition Highland Open Hat with a very large red bobble on top an idea started to form.

I admit there might be an element of plagiarism in the pose, the location had to be somewhere with beginners surf, and I of course, i had to stay in my depth.
Couldn't find a surf board either as the surfers have gone home.

Old Idiot, Dunnet Beach, Caithness, Scotland.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/2456592029/


I promise I will go back to Landscape Photographs after this!

[wifie]

Lovely tea cosy Northlight - cheered me up today - thanks!

[thejudd]

A great big thanks to you 2 Deemac and Northnight for sharing such wonderful pics they are outstanding thank you

[leggyweggy]

Fantastic pics, thanks