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Published: 2005-03-09 09:33:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 13683; Favourites: 351; Downloads: 2841
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Technical: Shot at Morro Bay (Central California) of my friend Dan. Point and Shoot digital camera (Canon) in a waterproof housing AKA crude plastic bag. Minor exposure/ss control in "manual mode". Took several attempts. Kinda hard to take pictures while surfing. Ocean=not stable. I like the sheet of water coming off of his arm as he takes a stroke. If ya like this I have a couple other water shots with my camera in a plastic bag. ALOHA!
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Would love to paint a version of this silhouette
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Hey, this is a pretty nice pic! In fact, come to think of it, you can probably sell it on a microstock photography website like the ones I listed below, under the children search listing. Photos of children are big hits on microstock sites. I have been working on selling my own photos, and have several that were just listed the other day. It is a pretty cool system: companies can cut costs for photos by buying them from microstock sites rather than paying their own photographers, and you get paid every time an individual or company buys your photo(s). The signup for these kinds of accounts is free, and you get a cut of the pay. (the only reason it is free to register with them is because they take a portion of every sale.) Also, when a company buys your photo, they don't get the copyright, so they have to buy it a whole bunch of times, once for every time they use it! The photos never leave the microstock site, and will earn you passive income every time they sell for years to come. 
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You have been featured [link] in my latest journal
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beautiful picture i need to learn how to surf
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this pic is so awesome and morro bay is a sweet ive only been surfing up their once and it was so nice solid head high waves and really mellow down to earth surfers just an all around pleasent spot from what i know
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You've been featured in an article about surfing! [link]
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awesome photo man, makes me want to send my camera in for repairs!! stupid lens jam
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Absolutely beautiful, mate. Gotta hit Hawaii one of these days...
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A wiseman once said "Only a Surfer knows the feeling...."
How true it is...this picture reminds me of the feeling we surfers get of peace and solitude during those moments we paddle out there looking for that ride. No other feeling in the WORLD comes close...its just you..your board, and the Sea...
That peaceful feeling of freedom is then quickly followed by the exhileration that comes as that first whitecap comes rolling over the horizon and now its time to paddle your ass off and kick it up....
Way to capture the mood....gotta love it man!
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epic shot, amazing to know you managed to do that while surfing! Grab some West Coast slabs while us suckers on the east coast get to play in wind chop
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Awesome, I absolutely love it. I'm gonna fave it right after this comment. But yeah, nice to see another surfer on DA. I actually came about you through some "six degreesing" on myspace, was looking a chris weeks page. Anyways, your photography rocks.
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thanks. yeah we all love myspace. haha
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Love it. Amazing colour contrast with surfer. And the ocean looks beautiful too, such a smooth unbroken surface
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sick image! the composition, colors, and texture in the water is all flowing....good stuff!
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wow... fantastic shot!! i myself am a surfer (down on the south coast of victoria australia) near Bells Beach... u may have heard of it!! i myself am interested in surf photography and am trying to get a camera!
amazing shot.. especially since it was taken in a plastic bag
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wow, i really like this one. thats all i can really say...
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gracias. don't ya love love cali!
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Nice shot dude - there are some nice breaks along the strand for sure. Should be down there hittin it myself in Sept. Oh, you know of any good bouldering around SLO?
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biships peak is the only thing i know of. SLO sucks as far as climbing goes. santa barbara is a little better. not much here. i know. lame. thanks for the comment.
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wow this is simply beautiful! i surf!! check out some of my shots tell me what you think??? not as good as yours, but would love some tips!
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party on! i'm glad you dig.
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Cool, man! I live not too far from Morro Bay! Looks like you caught a cool sunset. I love the tilt of the camera angle, it looks really cool!
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central california? hit me up. woo woo
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p.s. i've never smoked pot in my life. i'm 19 woo woo. but i'm not gonna cut and paste that thingy in my profile. haha.
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A very good shot mate. Very nice rendering of the water surface, makes me wish to go outside on my fish! Perfect light, colors and tone. An issue: you need to fix yr signature 
PS: congrats for da DD!
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the signature is fixed on my newer photographs. check em out bro. fish it up! what size stick? thanks for the comment dude.
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All righty, I will check 'em. 
My stick is a 6.0, shaped by Michael Miller, he rips when he shapes, a really nice and talented young guy! Red, red, red, flows like hell! Tons of drive! What 'bout you man? Shortboarder?
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thanks. how's brazil? i really wanna go sometime. brazilian girls are very attractive. love the beaches.
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it's really a great country!
you'll be welcome here!
u could take amazing pics like u've already been taken..
cya
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Wow, you captured the essence of one of the places I've spent roughly 1/3 of my life in so wonderfully. Morro Bay, how I love it so...Cayucos and SLO as well. Haven't been for around 8 months or so, and that is rather depressing. But anyway.
Great shot, regardless of the location (no matter what the attachment is to it, lol). Beautiful sunset, and I absolutely adore the water. Like rolling hills of glass. And your friend Dan is a great touch.
And congrats on the DD. This is definitely a fave!
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