Espinho

Photographer's Note

This shot was taken in the second day of this 2005 year. This is one more post of my series about sea and people who loves sand, emotions and salt water! It's a photo of my birth town well known beach in Portugal that is near 18 kms of Oporto also well known by by is world football team and also by the "Oporto Wine"...that has many centuries of history and of good luck!
In this situation this daily Surfer leaves the beach inspecting if could return, but the possibility is in the next day. I hope you enjoy this moving and daily life of some young people.

aznegrao, hispic, apazevedo, Kenny10pin, jhm, elihesamian, ChristianS, nwoehnl, jmdaoudal has marked this note useful

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aznegrao (10316) 2005-01-07 17:32

Praticar esportes e uma de minhas atividades favoritas. No segundo dia do ano, o contato com a natureza. Gosto de surfe, enesta composi鈬o ele ficou bem forte com a atitude tipica de observar o mar. Otimo trabalho Fernando.
Sauda鋏es.

apazevedo (5469) 2005-01-07 18:42

Esta imagem � muito comum para n, Fernando! Uma cena que vemos pelas imensas e espectaculares praias existentes neste cantinho � beira mar plantado.
Uma bela composi鈬o, simples, mas muito agrad疱el!

fverde (1699) 2005-01-07 19:52

Simples, mas muito bonita, esta imagem retrata com clareza um dos desportos radicais mais praticados na nossa costa. Gosto da express縊 do surfista, da cor fant疽tica do mar e da luz captada na areia dourada da praia. ﾓptimo trabalho Fernando, parab駭s!

hispic (9658) 2005-01-08 3:56

You captured very well the surfer who was looking for the wave while walking on the beach. It might be better to not cut his shadow. The feeling of sand seems to be pleasant.
Have a happy 2005 year!

clodreno (0) 2005-01-08 4:28

thanks for your comments.. the weather is certainly different in Portugal.. Not cold like here.. I can tell the light is also very different. The world is so beautiful..thanks

jemaflor (148094) 2005-01-08 6:27

Good angle to take this surfer, i like this attitude, looking for the waves.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-01-08 8:24

simple and effective shot, I like the angle and the surfers side pose, well done

elihesamian (26149) 2005-01-08 11:02

Hi fernando
glad to see it after my coming back home now(again)!It's fine,I enjoy it.
and... you composed the man in center,it's fine,had you any try for another composition or not?in corners,or 1/3 out off center for him?...sure that it has not any problems,just a question.
it's a simple fine shot,details and colors are as a nice point for the shot,it gives me a pleasance feeling of playing in the sea,thanks for sharing,Fernando.
Yours
Mohammad

jhm (211738) 2005-01-08 11:06

I like this lovely view Fernando, the Surfer and are long shadow, with the small waves on the beach, the stones in it water make a great composition.
Well seen Fernando.
Greetings John.

ChristianS (2997) 2005-01-08 16:13

Nice photo and composition. I like the choice of point of view here showing the surfer from behind. To judge by the surfers pose he is anticipating some new waves, the sea is calling for him, but at the same time he is moving away from the water. Well seen and captured Fernando!

nwoehnl (122) 2005-01-09 4:35

A nice scene with the surfer walking on the beach, Fernando. The light is particularly well managed here as it accentuates the surface of sand, and also the diagonal where the water meets the land is nice for the compo. As far as the surfer - I think the composition woul benefit if he were more off center, to the left. He would have some more space to walk into, and we would see his whole shadow. Otherwise, very nice!

hojper (2832) 2005-01-09 5:21

Nice balance between the sea and the beach. The surfer is maybe a little too much in the middle of the frame - a little to one side would have been better I think. The colours are extremely pleasant and the photo is very sharp. I guess you used the zoom - and very well.

colinbrenchley (6431) 2005-01-09 8:05

Good subject, colours and exposure. I like "hojper" think that the surfer would be better place a little to the left, but not to far as you do have hime "looking" out of the picture towards the sea.

manny (22032) 2005-01-09 9:22

The composition is straighforward yet the shadow an dthe stones add dynamism to it. Good picture.

fmg (4) 2005-01-09 11:22

Boa composi鈬o e tema. As cores de Janeiro bem patentes e um cedo entardecer a colocar sombras muito boas...Parab駭s

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-01-09 12:49

Great shot, and the choice of balance is good. The position of the "daily" surfer valorise the message.
All quality is excellent.
Well done
Jean Michel

lukkul (510) 2005-01-10 17:27

Grande enquadramento e um extraordinario "Shot". Cores, contraste de um mar calmo e bonito, com um "Sufer" a olhar se ainda pode "surfar". Nuito bom trabalho, n縊 s� este segundo como a projec鈬o do mesmo. Parabens!

faubry (35447) 2005-02-21 17:27

good capture of this man who are looking the waves, may be again one time!!! thanks

diaz_sanchez (0) 2005-03-13 6:06

hello Fernando:) Today I have new pack of my points:) and I can look at ur photos:) Really I look like this man after this sport:) I was living near ocean and always in my free time I went there for energy:D I like that u composed this photo in this way:) really nice job:) He is looking at sea...he miss and I hope that he cant wait for next time:) I understand it:)

saludos

Marga

Photo Information

Copyright: Fernando Guedes Almeida (Galmeida) (12559)
Genre: 人間
Medium: カラー
Date Taken: 2005-01-02
Categories: 日常生活
Camera: OLYMPUS C-770UZ
Exposure：　f/3.7, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version：　Original Version
Theme(s)：　Surfiii..iing the Wave at my Town & Other Places [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-01-07 17:08