River Surfer by beachzz
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You might know the very first foto from my trip up the Oregon coast would be of a surfer!! And.....he's not even on the ocean; he's on the Columbia River!!! That's one BIG river; lots of shots of it as well to come. I love the contrasts of his wetsuit and the bright blue board.
Comments (11)
wysiwig
I've seen the Columbia. I never realized it had waves like this. A great image. Look at the determination in his stride.
SunriseGirl
Ì also never saw it with waves like this. This is quite amazing.
Faemike55
I like this shot Very good
photosynthesis
Those are very surprisingly large waves for a river. Nice shot...
durleybeachbum
Astonishing! Super composition!
zephyr7
I grew up fishing around this area. Including the Columbia. And that's one wicked witch if you ain't right with your karma! Great photo!
goodoleboy
O Columbia, the gem of the ocean, The home of the brave and the free, The shrine of each patriot's devotion, A world offers homage to thee……. The vertical surfer breaks up the series of horizontal mini wave striations in this photo, Maz.
MrsRatbag
I would never guess it was a river, look at those waves! Wonderful surfer portrait, and great capture!
blinkings
Trippy board!
sharky_
Interesting surf here.... Nice shot. Aloha
anahata.c
Yeah, when you said this was the Columbia, I thought, no way. I don't remember ever seeing a river with waves like this. The Mississippi doesn't get anything like this, as I recall...BUT---to the shot. A terrific shot because you have the waves, the wet sand (like glass), and the surfer, and that's the shot: Minimalist, in a strong way. But what an eye you have, here, because the surfer's in his wet suit---all black (or dark blue), by which he stands out from everything else. And then there's his board: The board bursts right out from the scene, blasts forward and gives a totally unexpected accent to the whole. Great shot, Marilyn, I agree with Andrea about the composition, as the direction of the board breaks with the horizontal and vertical elements that dominate the shot. In fact, the board looks like it's plugged in, and radiating a day-glo glow. Terrifically seen and composed (with your inner eye). And keeping him on the edge of the shot is perfect---it allows the long waves to speak to us grandly before we get hit with that board. A real marilyn shot---just terrific.