Dawn Patrol
Surfing just before dawn. The water color comes from the dawn light reflecting off high clouds in the sky.
Canon 1Ds Mark II
600 mm focal length
1/15 second
f/4
ISO 50
Panning and trying to keep the surfer in one spot in the frame produces the fluidity and quality to the water.
Dawn Patrol belongs to the following groups:
Artistic Motion Blur, Surfing, The Art of Sport, The Fine Art of Photography, Waves and Weekly Theme Challenges Available for sale asGreeting Cards

Craig Mitchell
Absolutely brilliant. Such a feeling of speed and freedom. Top shot.
David Orias
Thanks Craig
micmac
Stunning shot!!
David Orias
Thanks Micmac
Gary L. Suddath
lighting is stunning as well as the composure
David Orias replied
Thanks again Gary
drec
like the colours, excellent work
David Orias replied
Thanks again drec.
steen
lovely work
David Orias replied
Thank you Steen.
Kevin Whiting
simply stunning
David Orias replied
Thanks Kevin. Very nice of you to say.
Rosemary Scott
Amazing….. WOW!!
Patricia Montg...
Fantastic capture! Beautiful tones! Well done!!
morpheus71
great shot and sense of speed!
andrewt
amazing shot
EnVee
excellent image!
Heather Nel
fabulous shot … nothing like a dawnie : )
melbourneguy75
Absolutely stunning shot… one of the best surf images I’ve seen here or elsewhere
David Orias replied
Thanks again everyone for leaving your comments.
Hollie Nass
WOW!! Amazing shot!! A+ for me :)))
Ronee van Deemter
Breathtaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Proust
wow, great
KiimiG
wicked shot! love the colors
Greg Hess
David, your style of using a slower shutter to photograph surfers is fantastic, I’d never thought of that before! This is a beautiful shot, you can almost FEEL the glassiness (is that a word?) of the water.
David Orias replied
Thanks Greg, yes that is a word that I have used before…... so it must be then, right?
roxananegreanu
The colors are superb!
Anne O'Connor
Beautiful David as always. You have a gift for capturing movement extremely well.
Taylor Sawyer
Hi there! Thanks for participating in Photography 101’s group tagging! Please tag this photo with the following tag(s):
p101natlight
Mark Wuttke
Wow Amazing!!!
Cheryl Lunde
Brilliant shot, love the colors! A fave!
Photomojo
I was looking for groups having to do with water and came across your stunning photos. Exceptional work. Your wave shots are so creative and colorful!
Sharon Mau
One of the most beautiful silhouettes I have seen, it is gorgeous!! I love the colours of the water!
LisaR
Absolutely stunning!! :D
heartwork
great!!
gives the perfect impression of the speed but the surfer is still sharp.
could you tell me the calibrations? :)
David Orias replied
I added the photo information.
1/15 second
f/4
ISO 50
600 mm focal length
Thanks
linda858100
stunning
Béla Török
Excellent image, David!
ma9rk
Brilliant …great work mate.
EJCairns
Like it ! Regards EJ
Vicki Ferrari
Amazing shot! He looks like a martian surfing on Mars! Wonderful capture and work!
LudaNayvelt
gorgeous shot
lorilee
Sooooo beautiful!!!!!!
Taylor Sawyer
in Photography 101’s “Silhouette” challenge! It will be featured with the top ten and two honorable mentions.
Please make sure it is submitted to the group NOW so that it may be featured!!!
David Orias replied
Thanks Taylor. Thanks to all the members who look and voted for this photo and the other fine photos in this contest.
chrisdade
Surfing on silk! a real beaut of an image love the colours.
Taylor Sawyer
Can you please tag this piece with p101silhouette? Thanks!
Craig Ollis
WOW, great shot. It creates such a great mood
Glenn Tunaley
Amazing shot!
Tom Oliver
This is simply perfect, this is what i want to be able to do, im so jealous, beautiful pic.
Barbara Brown
Beautiful image. Love the satiny water.
GabrielK
simply stunning
PhotosByG
Hi David. Style, Class, Elegance, Excellence are looking for photos of this quality and calibre if you are interested in submitting this photo and any other photos you may have of the same quality, (that fall within the guidelines).
Cheers, Graham.
mike ellis
Hang ten dude….killer shot…..awesome….far out and solid….
LukeConroyPhoto
would like to try this! nice photo
conner-foley
A fantastic shot – nature and man in harmony together.
AdamDonnelly
Love this! The sense of movement brought through by the panning really brings the image to life. That light is amazing too. FANTASTIC IMAGE!
Patricia Gibson
WOW, an amazing capture, congratulations!
Carole Russell
Congrats on the challenge win – great shot! Love the water looks like liquid gold
jaffa
cracking shot nice work
liquidlines
So beautiful
redtree
Lovin your work dude.
Christophe Testi
Stunning, your work is AMAZING!
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
Alistair Wilson
stunning shot! love the light
AroonKalandy
beautiful work….
kittyrodehorst
Absolutely GORGEOUS, David!!! :-)
RichardKlos
Beautiful!!
Trish Woodford
Just brilliant, perfect shot and fantastic tones & colours :)
Vicki Ferrari
Such a perfect image, great panning too, to keep the surfer that sharp! 15/10 for that!!! :) Especially with a 600mm lens! Amazing! Fave!
James Archibald
great shot
John Spies
Excellent shot
Radek Hofman
SUPERB SHOT.
George Salazar
super duper
Kris Faul
wow – this is awesome!
Vittorio Magal...
very very beautiful! :) well done!!
LeilaniMelayna
Brilliant work, David!
Smiles Leilani
Jens Helmstedt
Wonderful picture!
Stephen Colquitt
Makes me want to get out there and surf up a storm!
TaniaLosada
great shot!
geoff curtis
Wonderful shot.
Jane Brack
Beautiful!!
Rod Mueller
Well executed and very compelling image.Very cool.
Bluenorther
!http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/cropped/size:small/view:main/3006749-3-youve-been-featured-in-weekly-theme-challenges.jpg1
Bluenorther
BettinaSchwarz
what an absolutely cracking image !!!
TaniaLosada
congrats on your feature :) well deserved
steppeland
Stunning shot! Congrats with the top 10 and feature!
Cee Neuner
Gorgeous!!!
LeilaniMelayna
Fantastic capture! Cheers to you, David!
Smiles Leilani :o)
trueblvr
I rally think this is first time that I have seen the ocean with silky water while being surfed…..makes me feel fast
Jeff Burns
amazing work
Miguel Hine
Pura Vida.
silvercircles 7 days ago
Beautiful colors and a perfect silhouette! Love it!