LET'S RIDE!!!

I had a chance to try out some new waterproof photo gear on these surfers in Sri Lanka. I was generally happy with the equipment, and I felt like a few of the shots I came up with were really pretty nifty. I'll let you be the judge...

The waves here are not huge as you can see, but the short board skills of some of the surfers are terrific... a swell community (pun intended) shows up from all around the world to practice their moves on these waves while enjoying exotic life in Sri Lanka... 

 I'm not shooting with a giant telephoto lens from the beach. I'm out there positioning myself, trying to choose the best surfers to shoot, making a few friends, watching the light, anticipating the next wave set, always checking my camera settings, hoping for the best...still it comes down to luck in the end...but, any day out in the ocean is a good day for me...

If you'd like to see a few more shots of my days at the Hikkaduwa beach, here's a link to my website where I've included these and a few more... http://www.tidballphoto.com/motiongallery/latest.htm

Well, think I'll try mounting my little camera on the front of my board and see what I come up with riding some of those big Mavericks north of Santa Cruz... If you don't hear from me again, you'll know I went down swinging...
Tom