Surf's Up!

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by John Linton

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Uploaded	January 31, 2010
Taken	January 30, 2010
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Exposure	1/2000 sec at f/8
Flash	No Flash
Focal Length	63 mm
ISO	400

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Entering the surf off Sunset Cliffs, San Diego. He waited until the swell arrived to make his jump onto it's crest.

Our son, Todd, said he'd never seen the surf this high before. They had closed the Ocean Beach Pier because the swells were breaking over the top.

Sorry I haven't been able to spend much time on the computer. I'll be back (to normal Wednesday).

Canon EOS 350D camera with a Sigma AF 18-200 DC OS Zoom lens

30 Jan 2010

88 responses

Danielle Briffa (Deleted) gave props (31 Jan 2010):
this isss awesomeeee
Dianna Rojas gave props (31 Jan 2010):
wow cool shot !
Susan Littlefield gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Super capture, John! Can we blame the high surf on global warming, too??
Lindsay gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Fantastic!!
Donald Garrett gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Super duper wonderful shot, John! Is this near La Jolla?
Martin E. Morris (Deleted) gave props (31 Jan 2010):
I don't believe it's possible for you to be (back to) normal John!!! LOL !!! Great shot.Love the colour of the sea!!!
Regenia Brabham (Deleted) gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Fantastic timing on this great shot!! Enjoy your vacation John!!!
Bermi Shutter gave props (31 Jan 2010):
did he also ride the swell out? very cool shot
Litz Go gave props (31 Jan 2010):
great shot!
Bruce Miller (Deleted) gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Nicely captured
Cindy Mikulski gave props (31 Jan 2010):
AWESOME dude!!! nice POV, and DOF! love the action with the surfer and the water. Nice work!!
Michael Ball gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Awesome shot John!! Cool entry!!
JOE FAILK gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Perfect entry! Great photo!
Thad Zajdowicz gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Know the location well -- great capture!
Leslie Hunziker gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Love this shot! Timing is right on the money!
Kevin Ellis gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Good capture John, Our tides are also running exceptionally high, normal for this time of the year on a full moon though
Richard Knight (Deleted) gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Perfect composition! (I am glad you said "San Diego." I would have guessed wrong . . . again.)
Frank Summers gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Great shot! Hope he didn't crash into the cliff.
Zerina Phillip gave props (31 Jan 2010):
Fantastic..Perfect color.
Olivier Scher gave props (1 Feb 2010):
Yeah !
Nancy Richard gave props (1 Feb 2010):
Good for "anticipation!!
JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (1 Feb 2010):
dramatic light, textured-colours, and geometric patterns quite pleasing to the eye
Al Gieryna gave props (1 Feb 2010):
A perfectly timed capture, excellent
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (1 Feb 2010):
Brilliant John!
Mike Olbinski gave props (1 Feb 2010):
Nice capture right before the jump!
Jean Pierre Vacherot (Deleted) gave props (2 Feb 2010):
cool
Tridibesh Sanyal said (2 Feb 2010):
That's not a "fly on the wall" ... that's a hawk on the rock!

Love the drama. Great moment.
peggy gardner gave props (2 Feb 2010):
absolutely cool.
Debrah Leonard (Deleted) gave props (2 Feb 2010):
spectacular entry! (looks scary to me)
Yasmina Baggili (Deleted) gave props (2 Feb 2010):
Fantastic capture and entry!!
dawn duffield gave props (2 Feb 2010):
This is AWESOME!!! A most excellent entry indeed!
Lanis Rossi gave props (2 Feb 2010):
Super Capture!
Gail Anderson gave props (2 Feb 2010):
please don't come back normal... just come back!
Anne Worner (Deleted) gave props (2 Feb 2010):
The colour here is superb. Love the tones of the ocean contrasting with the warm colour of the rocks. Cool shot!
Julien Maury gave props (3 Feb 2010):
Spy or fly ???
Judy Wanamaker (Deleted) gave props (3 Feb 2010):
Exciting capture, John. Very tense. The water and shoreline are beautiful.
Rob Roy (Deleted) gave props (5 Feb 2010):
Ditto Judy word-for-word... her comments are always tack on! Your timing was perfect... and the caption info is choice!
Deborah Downes gave props (6 Feb 2010):
Wow....what a great catch and shot.
Massimo Bardelli gave props (8 Feb 2010):
Intriguing capture!
Andrea Petersen gave props (7 Jan 2011):
Fantastic capture, John...I just saw this show up on the Hot theme page ...Excellent in every way!
Litz Go gave props (16 Jun 2011):
back to vote!
Donna Mullins said (16 Jun 2011):
voted
Regenia Brabham said (16 Jun 2011):
I am back to vote!!
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (16 Jun 2011):
I came back to vote!
Kevin Kott gave props (16 Jun 2011):
My vote!!!
Deborah Downes gave props (17 Jun 2011):
BTV:)
Winky Vivas (Deleted) said (17 Jun 2011):
John, this is really an outstanding image. Wonderful colors, contrast, composition, and light. Exceptionally well done. Got my vote!
Ronnie Ginnever gave props (17 Jun 2011):
Wow - voted!
Roxana Brivent-Barnes said (17 Jun 2011):
Superb, voted!
Christopher J Chalk gave props (17 Jun 2011):
Love the timing and that colourful two tone ocean, great composition John!.........Voted
dp * gave props (18 Jun 2011):
Oh yeah this is way RAD !
Leslie Hunziker gave props (18 Jun 2011):
Yep...my vote.
Debrah Leonard (Deleted) gave props (20 Jun 2011):
YEAH.... BTV ~ RAD!
Judy and Wayne Wanamaker said (20 Jun 2011):
BTV
Andrea Petersen gave props (21 Jun 2011):
Back to vote!
Yasmina Baggili (Deleted) gave props (21 Jun 2011):
Back to vote!! Excellent
Frank Summers gave props (21 Jun 2011):
BTV...GMV!
Thad Zajdowicz gave props (21 Jun 2011):
Cool! Voted!
Tridibesh Sanyal said (22 Jun 2011):
Loved it, now i've come back to vote.
Niharika Sanyal gave props (22 Jun 2011):
Cool capture!! Lovely colour. Voted!
Richard Bruns said (23 Jun 2011):
Yep!!!!!!
Ron LaFond gave props (23 Jun 2011):
Great timing! "Yeah!" R
Kathleen DesHotel gave props (23 Jun 2011):
got my vote
Debbie Smartt gave props (26 Jun 2011):
Cool!
Dustin Hanoski gave props (26 Jun 2011):
Great moment! Did he make it??
Massimo Bardelli gave props (28 Jun 2011):
Back to vote yeah!
Robin Perkins gave props (29 Jun 2011):
surfs uppppp, got my vote
Suzanne McGeady said (30 Jun 2011):
Perfect timing.......it does look kinda rough surf! Voted.
Jüri Vissak gave props (2 Jul 2011):
Funny! Got my vote.
ajtiM (Deleted) said (4 Jul 2011):
great shot! Yeah!
Ricardo W gave props (5 Jul 2011):
You got my vote! Great shot. Right place at a wonderful time.
eyal leave said (5 Jul 2011):
great capture. voted.
Mykola Swarnyk gave props (6 Jul 2011):
Great deep color... and deep water. The moment captured is also fantastic!
Saroj Swain gave props (8 Jul 2011):
great shot!! voted!!!
Sakhile Vanqa gave props (10 Jul 2011):
haha nice
Carlo Pagan gave props (11 Jul 2011):
VOTED!!!
P rism said (12 Jul 2011):
太棒了！！ red！！
Claire Crocker gave props (2 Aug 2011):
Whoa! Not my kind of "fun"! But I could enjoy being the fly on the wall, just watching!
Steven Schutz gave props (2 Aug 2011):
Stellar action shot...Voted
davidLawson gave props (12 Aug 2011):
Great looking image!....love Pacific Beach...favorite spot for waves...something about the ocean floor there and the coastline. The waves are usually pretty nice...often big.
Jan Sluimer (Deleted) gave props (19 Aug 2011):
wonderful colors and compo....voted
JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (25 Aug 2011):
The colours are deeply spectacular
Merike Mäll gave props (28 Aug 2011):
väga hea töö
Carl Kuntze gave props (10 Sep 2011):
Viirile, sinewy, athletic. Lack of contrast can be forgiven.
Ann Reece gave props (16 Sep 2011):
Excellent shot, voted yay for sure : )
Maurie A gave props (18 Sep 2011):
very nice shot....stopped by to vote!
ana marques gave props (27 Sep 2011):
Fantastic! Voted!
MindTheStep gave props (30 Oct 2011):
Wooo!