"Get closer" is the photography technique intended to be illustrated here. Oftentimes photos can be improved by getting closer and drawing the viewer's attention to the subject to the exclusion of the background or other environmental elements.

Read my (Mike Baird's) tutorial on how to take good surf photos.

Dustin Ray "D-Ray" - Surfer at the Cayucos Pier, Cayucos, CA, 01-02-2007 - taken from the pier with a tripod, Canon 5D w/ 300 mm f/2.8 IS lens (EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM). This shot shows the local AZHIAZIAM azhiaziam.com/ brand -Photo by Mike Baird BairdPhotos.com 1/1600 f/3.2. This photo is used, by permission, by Chris Woodford at www.explainthatstuff.com/surfingscience.html under the Creative Commons license surfmorrobay.com

Sadly Dustin Ray passed away September 9th, 2012(http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/rip-dustin-ray_76272/)

Surfers and friends of surfers – please add a Note (see ADD NOTE button above) annotation to this photo and or add a comment below indicating the identity of the individual(s) in this image.

This is my favorite surf photo. I want contact info for the above surfer.

19 June 2008 used at www.digicamhelp.com/index.php under Creative Commons license.