Slick surfing

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Slick surfing

Postby radar on Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:55 pm

Hi,

I was lucky enough to be at Merewether beach late this afternoon when this pod of dolphins started surfing. This is probably one on my better ones. I'm not sure if it works better with or without the ship in the background.

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They are not easy to catch out of the water, they go very fast and it is not easy to anticipate where they will be next.

The human surfers in the water were pretty impressed with the dolphins.

C&C welcome,

cheers,

André
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Postby Glen on Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:36 am

Nice catch Andre
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Postby Pa on Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:28 am

nice shot andre, i like the second one best. dolfins will allways stop me on the beach.
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Postby cordy on Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:47 am

Wow, well done.. Certainly is about being in the right place at the right time hey :)
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:50 am

André

Nice capture. For me the first shot with the ship works better as it gives some reference to the locale.
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Postby agriffiths on Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:02 am

Great timing Andre! I know from personal experience just how hard it is to catch these guys in full flight. Well done!
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Postby Bodak on Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:30 pm

You were in the right place and time, well done.
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