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Rather than author many pages of surf/photo sessions, here is one thread where I'll try and publish a surf image a day. Hope you like!

Glass Cylinder, Sandy Beach, 5/26/13. Went to shoot with low expectations. Surf has been pounding at Sandys but the swell is gone and the winds are up. Still managed to snag a few nuggets, including this glassy beaut. Shameless excessive Photoshop enhancements make this photo art.

 

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Nice Neal. I've had one of your Pipe photos as screen saver for the past few months. Thanks.
 

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Rather than author many pages of surf/photo sessions, here is one thread where I'll try and publish a surf image a day. Hope you like!

Glass Cylinder, Sandy Beach, 5/26/13. Went to shoot with low expectations. Surf has been pounding at Sandys but the swell is gone and the winds are up. Still managed to snag a few nuggets, including this glassy beaut. Shameless excessive Photoshop enhancements make this photo art.

never thought Sandy's would be accused of having a yellow streak in it. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

sweet shot sponge. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
 

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Thanks all.

David, Big Rights, 5/18/13. Back to the recent south swell, Saturday morning was really glassy; so much so that you can plainly see the LM logo in the water's reflection. Didn't realize at the time, but the surfer is a friend. This was actually pretty trusting because this stranger (at the time) stabbed a bottom turn right in front of my face. Funny too because once we recognized each other, we couldn't line up for another shot.

 

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That is a really great shot Sponge! I love the reflection and you really get a feeling for the speed from the spray off of the back of his board <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/applause2.gif" alt="" />
 

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That is a really great shot Sponge! I love the reflection and you really get a feeling for the speed from the spray off of the back of his board <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/applause2.gif" alt="" />
Spray does look a bit blurry even at 1/1250 sec shutter speed.
 

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Thanks all.

David, Big Rights, 5/18/13. Back to the recent south swell, Saturday morning was really glassy; so much so that you can plainly see the LM logo in the water's reflection. Didn't realize at the time, but the surfer is a friend. This was actually pretty trusting because this stranger (at the time) stabbed a bottom turn right in front of my face. Funny too because once we recognized each other, we couldn't line up for another shot.

Fin detail! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/socrazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/socrazy.gif" alt="" />



<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/bowdown1.gif" alt="" />
 

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Score an Alana Blanchard shot like that and it would net you a 5 figure buy out <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/bowdown1.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/applause2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/applause2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/applause2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/applause2.gif" alt="" />
 

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Saw a shot on the news of Point Panic about that time and I can't recall ever seeing the South Shore that glassy.
 

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Aloha Neal Do you take requests? I've always wondered what your cameras and cases look like????
would you consider taking a 'self portrait' in a mirror?
Some time ago you posted several pictures and one was a surreal underwater taken shot of the spinning tube....
we loved it so much, someone started a thread to acknowledge a thanks for showing us how sexual the tube looks underwater..... I've searched for that those threads,no luck. I enjoyed out your website till I forgot what I was looking for....If you have some idea of the picture I'm talking about, do you sell them?
LOL or could you just post it again?
<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wave2.gif" alt="" />
 
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