Hizzah and many w00ts to Nik Fletcher and his spectacular summertime shot. Along with winning the first Mostly Lisa Photography Contest, he has won a super fun prize!
Special mentions go to Rob & Lauren and Scott Bradley who gave Nik a run for his money with their awesome shots.
I am always interested to know the story behind a great photo, so I asked Nik to share the story of “The Anonymous Surfer”:
‘The Anonymous Surfer’ was taken on the last night of my stay in San Diego in September. The previous evening, I’d witnessed a gorgeous sunset – one that had disappeared by the time I had run back to the hotel, grabbed my camera bag, and made it back to Pacific Beach.
So for the time it came to the last evening in town, I took the camera bag with me to dinner, and waited. Because of the lens I primarily shoot with (10-20mm) I dropped down onto the beach, and quite by chance this surfer was about to pass me by. With the sunset in the background, and after a week of my own attempts to body-board, it seemed like a fitting photo to end the holiday.
Technical Details: Nikon D80, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 HSM EX lens, 10mm focal length, 1/40 sec @ f/4. The shot was deliberately underexposed on the camera, only modification in Aperture being to ensure the horizon was perfectly level.
Thanks Nik! And a hi-5 to all the people who entered the contest. It’s never easy to have your photos judged, but I think it’s really important to share your photos with others and see what other people are creating. It’s also a great feeling to receive comments and encouragement from other enthusiastic photographers.
And with that I present the next Mostly Lisa Photography Contest: Portraits!
Submissions:
Add your best portrait (as in ONE image) to the Mostly Lisa Photo Competition Group on FlickrThe portrait can be of anything with a face, i.e. person, animal, teddy bear, etc.
Deadline:
Thursday November 10th.
Michael Marchment
October 18, 2008 at 4:53 PMIt is an awesome shot! Congratz!
Americanvirus
October 18, 2008 at 5:12 PMGreat Photo. Looking forward to seeing the new batch 4 the new contest!
cl191
October 18, 2008 at 5:23 PMohhh….new contest, i am in! :-D
IanLivesey
October 18, 2008 at 11:44 PMCongrats to Nik!
Masey
October 20, 2008 at 9:39 AMCongrats Nik – really is a fantastic shot mate.
Lauren
October 20, 2008 at 3:17 PMHigh 5 to Nik for an awesome shot!
RRomeo
October 23, 2008 at 5:33 AMYeah, that was really the best picture, I like it a lot, congrats!
kristarella
November 7, 2008 at 3:52 AMCongrats! It is a beautiful image.
Yay! Portrait is something I can participate in :) Summer was difficult since we were in winter ;)