Andy_D_H

All great advice. Really appreciate the effort that you put in to explain this. Cheers.

Yeah...You're probably right. She's not coming back. But when has that ever stopped an internet photography forum banging on with arguments about which camera is the best or most appropriate?  Never! ...

Thanks Bill. Appreciate the advice!

Inside the glow worm cave at Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park.

Thanks for the advice. Lighting is a good point. Snapper Rocks is mainly backlit especially in the morning and especially in winter. Summer afternoons should see more light on the front but that ...

I had to crop that one a fair bit. Depending on the break, you can get pretty close to the surfers at Snapper Rocks. The closest would probably be 20 metres on an exceptionally good day. Usually ...

Thanks for the advice.  Those shots are great. The last one is especially interesting.

Hi. I have a Nikon D5100 and am trying my hand at surfing photography with mixed results.  I typically use a shutter speed of 1/2000, Auto ISO up to 800, and aperture of f/11 to f14.  The lens is ...

Here's one. Japanese surfer Taichi Wakita in one of the early heats. Only a cheap Sigma 70-300mm zoom so the quality is not exceptional but it is an action shot: Taichi Wakita

Like that one. Nice leading lines. Take a bow.

Thank you for taking time out to provide your well considered comments. All comments and critique are greatly appreciated.  Looking forward to viewing some of your work. Please post soon.

Agree that you could ditch the burger container. Easily cloned out. Otherwise, I very much like the juxtaposition of the two faces - old woman vs younger woman. The texture of the gold area is ...

Wow! New to this forum and you certainly are a passionate bunch. Good to see. I agree that the face in full profile may have had more impact. Bear in mind though that these girls were 13 or 14 ...

The Gold Coast Pro is a competition in the second-tier Challenger series of the World Surf League. It is held at Snapper Rocks.  This is a shot of a promising up and coming surfer from Northern ...

Agree entirely. This was also the first image that came to mind. Graphic, confronting, and an image that changed minds.

Dramatic composition and well taken.

The first is my pick. I like the composition with a strong foreground and middle.

I agree it would make a stronger composition. However, given that these are young people in their swimming costumes, I was reluctant to include a full face.  Thanks for your feedback though.

Thanks.

Thanks for your kind words.