The Surf photography/Art thread

Mickeroo

Its come to my attention that theres a few posters on here pretty handy with the old camera, pretty sure there's at least one artist too so I thought it might be good to have a thread devoted to surfing related pictures and art.

The thread's not just for peoples own works of art either so if you come across a good pic or painting on a blog, MSW or Surfline or wherever feel free to stick it up here! Just be sure there's a copyright stamp on it or post a link to the source and that if its from someones own blog or site.

I'll get the ball rolling with this tilt shift of Teahupoo I found on Reddit by a chap called Tim Mckenna(more here):



I don't really understand how a tilt-shift works but I've never seen that wave look so small yet so big :eek:

Mickeroo

This one photo of the year at surfmag.com, think i just found my new desktop background!

BGOllie

my own work

Mickeroo

Thats unreal Longz! It meant to be anywhere in particular? hills kind of look like sligo.

promethius

some great stuff there, that rainbow photos is amazing.
that painting is impressive, nice work!

marshman94

the second photo should be in a gallery its amazing

Mickeroo

Not Safe For Work :cool:

Low Pockets

Mickeroo wrote: »

Not Safe For Work :cool:

Whats that photographers name. Been trying to remember all wk

Mickeroo

Low Pockets wrote: »

Whats that photographers name. Been trying to remember all wk

According to here its a guy named Dustin Humphrey?

Low Pockets

Mickeroo wrote: »

Low Pockets wrote: »

Whats that photographers name. Been trying to remember all wk

According to here its a guy named Dustin Humphrey?

Yeah saw it somewhere else after I posted here. He's done a whole series like this, some really fantastic stuff.

Low Pockets

Im kinda stoked.

http://www.surfersjournal.com/photo/2012-01-01-2

rodento

Congrats on that:D

meercat

VNP

Is that Fuerta Meercat?

meercat

VNP wrote: »

Is that Fuerta Meercat?

spot on VNP
new years day
out cycling on a dirt road between corralejo and el cotillo and came across these two lads in a really isolated spot
posted this one in the random photo section

killedsirius

Mickeroo wrote: »

I don't really understand how a tilt-shift works but I've never seen that wave look so small yet so big :eek:

This is miniature faking really. If you see the blurred top and bottom here, these effectively trick you into thinking that this is a close up. It's known as the diorama illusion. It's more than likely taken from a tower somewhere to make the process really look like a miniature

FlashD

killedsirius wrote: »

This is miniature faking really. If you see the blurred top and bottom here, these effectively trick you into thinking that this is a close up. It's known as the diorama illusion. It's more than likely taken from a tower somewhere to make the process really look like a miniature

Could be taken from a chopper too,

It's interesting though, everything look like parts of a really realistic model.

Mickeroo

Low Pockets wrote: »

Im kinda stoked.

http://www.surfersjournal.com/photo/2012-01-01-2

Congrats man!!

Low Pockets

Mickeroo wrote: »

Low Pockets wrote: »

Im kinda stoked.

http://www.surfersjournal.com/photo/2012-01-01-2

Congrats man!!

Thanks, still well chuffed

ThOnda

I'll try to post a bit more pictures, I need to learn how to make good photos, when I get onto the west coast.

ThOnda

And one more, from an early evening.

alwayssideways

Nothing to do with me, Just a few of my favorites that i took from magicseaweed







And for my favorite!

Mickeroo

That one of Dungeons was my desktop background for quite a while, terrifying wave!

alwayssideways

Mickeroo wrote: »

That one of Dungeons was my desktop background for quite a while, terrifying wave!

Its still my wallpaper! The video of dungeons from that day is very good also!

Mickeroo

This is from the great lakes in the US of A. Brrrr



More here: http://mikekillion.com/

Pretty surprised at how good some of the waves in the great lakes look.

Mickeroo

the wrong type of surfing altogether, still though........:eek:

ThOnda

Three brave beginners in Enniscrone yesterday:


And proof of idiocy :-(

Yes, the car was broken into, most of the windows smashed and interior did ont attract me at all. Shame, shame, shame.

keryl

Waiting for someone to finally send that over the cliff to be honest.

Mickeroo

Sweet one lifted off Reddit

keryl

Fantastic

Mickeroo

Painting this time, couldn't find who the artist is......

Low Pockets

http://www.philroberts.bigcartel.com/product/framed-original-teahupoo-painting

Cheap at twice the price....

Mickeroo

Low Pockets wrote: »

http://www.philroberts.bigcartel.com/product/framed-original-teahupoo-painting

Cheap at twice the price....

Jebus!!

Low Pockets

All the real moneys in art, you just gotta be real good at your bull****ting.

Mickeroo

Low Pockets wrote: »

All the real moneys in art, you just gotta be real good at your bull****ting.

apparently faking your death is a good strategy too.

BGOllie

There's a few weeks of work in these paintings. Factor in all your time and costs, and it's not a bad price for one of the top surf artists.
There' ain't that much money for the artists I themselves I can tell you that much usually a ratio of 1/4.

I had someone tell me that €400 was too much for one of my paintings that was hanging in a gallery once. I had to break it down and explain that once the gallery commission is taken off (40 to 50%) and once the tax man got his share and the cost of canvas, framing and paint and brushes wear&tear is accounted for I'm left with about 90 to 100 ... and I won't even factor in the time spent painting.

Gavin Saturday

i'd love to buy a photo or two of surfing off the cliffs of moher
anyone know where one might pick these up
that guy who helped shoot the recent surf documentary perhaps?

Grtcraic

paudie

Totally blowing my own trumpet, but here's two of mine from the Cliffs for sale.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/paudie/works/3381914-perfect-peek

http://www.redbubble.com/people/paudie/works/4532360-emerald-barrel


Mickey has the best shots of the cliffs, but his site is down at the moment, his email is INFO@MICKEYSMITH.CO.UK if you want to try contact him about getting prints.

Low Pockets

paudie wrote: »

Totally blowing my own trumpet, but here's two of mine from the Cliffs for sale.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/paudie/works/3381914-perfect-peek

http://www.redbubble.com/people/paudie/works/4532360-emerald-barrel


Mickey has the best shots of the cliffs, but his site is down at the moment, his email is INFO@MICKEYSMITH.CO.UK if you want to try contact him about getting prints.

I really like the first one.

Grtcraic

Mickeroo

^^Saw that earlier. Riley's I presume? Such a critical wave, surely the heaviest in the country?

Anyone know what happenned next? There's no way he made it out of that is there?

keryl

Look at the detail wall it's made at the bottom of the wave. Crazy stuff

Grtcraic

Mickeroo wrote: »

^^Saw that earlier. Riley's I presume? Such a critical wave, surely the heaviest in the country?

Anyone know what happenned next? There's no way he made it out of that is there?

Yeh it doesn't look like he made it out of that one but I don't know for sure.Good story if he did.

gerk86

Jaysus that's draining. Nevermind wiping out, he could step off the board and run away across the reef...

donalfo

I took this and few others at Mullaghmore last Thursday, Finn Mullan doing mental stuff on a windsurf.

more on http://magicseaweed.com/photoLab/viewPhoto.php?photoId=257441

rodento

If you look closely at the photo, you'll see no one is surfing in it, guy bailed befotre the photo was taken

donalfo

No, he's still on it there, just zoomed in on the RAW image and he's behind the sail, you can what looks like his legs. half a second later he did get mangled by that wave, but he held on for as long as he could.

rodento

Sorry look closer



he bailed way earlier - @1.35 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi7I9HUi438

donalfo

Holy crap, yer right. apologies...

Low Pockets

Got back swimming with a camera today.
Poor conditions but great crack

First day back in the water with the new housing by beasley.j, on Flickr