Surf and Surfer Gallery

[Hatch]

Hi all,

I recently returned from Hawaii and attended the Monster Energy surf competition. The waves were amazing to me... I was told they were not impressive by a few Pro Photographers. [confused] Growing up in the desert ...these waves did more than impress me. LOL Even here on Okinawa we do not see waves of this magnitude even during typhoons. It was a beautiful day and I shot over 200 photos. Tons of fun.

Let me know what you think.
Hatch :}
http://www.psxtras.com/SurfGal/

[Welles]

Greetings from the real Surf City. [slick]

Yep, those were small waves for that beach. For almost anywhere else in the world they are huge. Nice pictures, Hatch. It must have been a real treat to be there. What a beautiful day!

[Hatch]

HI Wells,

Thanks for the comments! :} The weather there was 78-80 ...sunny and a the trade winds were blowing softly. MAN!!! Do I miss that kind of weather! Nothing but rain and cold here on Okinawa.

Thanks again,
Hatch

[Joy Foraker]

Very nice Hatch. Nice shots! and what photo presentation is that? PS CS? I really worked fine for me, very clear bitty icons at bottom.

[Hatch]

Hi Joy,

Thanks for the comments. This is a modified Flash gallery. If you are interested...here are 2 very nice (free) Flash galleries. Be sure to view the demos.

Thanks again. Hatch

http://www.airtightinteractive.com/simpleviewer/
http://www.flashimagegallery.com/

[stanislav]

Hi there Hatch,

Those pics look really nice :}

I wonder wich camara and what kind of objective you used ?
I think i recall it on your websites forum (i guess) that you bought the 20D.
I am a hobby fotographer myself and i am saving to buy a dslr.
Well rock on

Cheers

ps
Peeps who view this forum check hatches w2k website because it is really cool

[Joy Foraker]

Hatch - thanks for the links, I will surely go and hope for the best (like your pages). Such a good application when one has a large amount of photos.

[Hatch]

Hi Stanislav and Joy,

I shot the images with the Canon 20d and the lens is the 100-400L USM IS. I truly love the combination! Take a look at the moon photo I shot last week, this will give you an idea of what the lens can do.

Stanislav, if you are in the market for a camera, here is a lengthy post I replied to this morning. Might help.. might not. LOL http://www.wz2k.co.uk/forum/index.ph...=0&#entry10733

Thanks again,
Hatch

:}

[Joy Foraker]

OMG Hatch fan tab bulous I'm complete blown away - that's better than the nasa site I go to! I've never see such detail. beautiful, no wonder the moon has such an emotional pull on us, its beautiful.

[Hatch]

Thank you! I do love the shot. :} The fun part was figuring out how to shoot the image. The moon was so bright and with me being a a rookie...it took me several shots and some serious head scratching to figure out the right exposure and shutter speed. I learned tons from taking this photo. Thanks again for the great remarks. :}


Take care,
Hatch