Surf the Dark Tunnel
THE SUBJECT:
An intrepid young bodyboarder photographed as he rides the tube in the murky flood waters.
THE LOCATION:
From my rocky perch on at the end of the breakwater overlooking Town Beach in Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia, on a chilly winter day.
THE MAKING of ‘Surf the Dark Tunnel’:
The sea is not always blue or green as this shot clearly shows. There had been about a week of solid rain in Port and the brown river water had been pouring out to sea for days. The tide and current then washed it into the beach but that did not stop Port’s keen seals from performing in the black tea coloured waves.
Fuji S9600: RAW, 1/500sec @ f/4.9, ISO80, Continuous focus, Hand held.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.
Visit the Surfing collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more salt water action.
UPDATE:
13-10-08
This daredevil bodyboarder has been featured in New South Wales Photography Group .
Enjoy!
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Surf the Dark Tunnel
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Robert Elliott
wow, that looks powerful, wonderful action shot Dennis
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Robert,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you are the very first Bubbler to comment on my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank you so much for your encouraging and complimentrary “wow…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
GB
Dennis
Hans Kawitzki
great capture and powerfull wave
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Hans,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank you so much for your encouraging and complimentrary “great…powerful…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
GB
Dennis
lilylive
i think this sand filled wave would be heavy.. if he gets dumped by that, he’ll find sand on himself for the next year.. please can a have an original comment in reply? ~lily
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Lily,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank you for your interesting remark on my surfing photographic efforts.
The wave is not filled with sand it is discoloured by floodwater from the river, as I described in my narrative.
Is this comment original enough for you?
What do you feel about the photograpy though? 8-)
GB
Dennis
lilylive
hi Dennis, yes original enough, thanks for the clarification about the wave. i often don’t read the narratives, i look for feeling in pictures mostly. how do i feel about the photography? the medium works well and delivers. ~lily
kalaryder
Great action
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Kala,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank very much for your encouraging “Great action” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Rubin IPA
Nice work – I like the power shown in the wave on this capture!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day DR,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank very much for your encouraging “Nice work…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
Yup! The waves were thumping that day! 8-)
GB
Dennis
Anthony Vella
Excellent action shot Dennis. Good work my friend.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Toninu,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank very much for your encouraging “Excellent action…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
GB
Dennis
Memaa
WOW….........unbelievable.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Sue,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank very much for your encouraging “WOW…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
Believe it or not Mrs Ripley! 8-)
GB
Dennis
debsphotos
Looks abit “sharky” to me Dennis…..LOL…glad its not me!!! Top capture of a VERY keen lad!!!! *-)
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Deb,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank very much for your encouraging “…top…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts and all the accompnaying !s.
Oh they are ALL keen bodyboarders here! 8-)
GB
Dennis
Marvin Collins
Great action capture Dennis!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Marvin,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank very much for your encouraging “Great action…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts and all the accompnaying !s.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
UPDATE: 13-10-08
This daredevil bodyboarder has been featured in New South Wales Photography Group .
My utmost thanks to the Hosts and to all who have supported this work.
GB
Dennis
steen
Nice shot dennis, should pop it in the Surfing Group
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Steen,
Good to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Thank very much for your encouraging “Nice…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
There’s a Surfing Group in RB? I must pop over and have a looksee. Thanks for the heads up.
GB
Dennis
Jason Connolly
Another great surfing shot, well done mate…Mmm, is that a sandy wave?? LOL, only kidding Dennis…
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Jason,
Very nice to see you at the end of the breakwater watching the black sea action and that you have spotted my young brave bodyboarder.
Many thanks for your encouraging “…great surfing shot…” wrap for my surfing photographic efforts.
Cheeeeeky! There’s probably some sand mixed up with the yucky brown water. 8-)
GB
Dennis