Comment from snowblaze
WHOA! What a GREAT action shot!

I love the leading lines down to the ski surfer's arms.

His blue board is awesome with the blue-blue of the water.

Also, the background is in perfect bokeh --- keeps the attention of the the athlete.

 Comment Written 20-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

thanks a lot; glad that you look at older pics; there are many more: lol:

Comment from WendyG
Ha! What a great shot Fred! Were you on a kite behind him?LOL! Super stop action on this fellow, wonderful DOF, sharp focus, exposure and framing, a great action photo!;)

 Comment Written 30-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2014

taken from far away; many thanks again

Comment from michiganmike
A great composition featuring the peculiar equipment used in this exciting sport. I like the way you softened the background (you missed a spot between his knees) and the subtle colors which make the subject stand out so well.

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2014

thanks a lot mike

Comment from theqbhawk
My favorite saying, which i always tell my grand daughters, when they use the word can't. Thanks for putting it with such a daring feat in this photo.

A bit scary in this presentation but a very nice fit.

( :q

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2014

thanks so much

Comment from Snopaw
Nice catch of this kite surfer, action shots like this are hard to get the camera to catch the focus in the right place, lol.

You have picked up quite a bit of noise in the background and while I know you don't do much editing, it would really help this shot to run some noise reduction..

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2014

thanks so much

Comment from MKFlood
awsome capture. the angle of the shot of the kite surfer is great. the capture of the light is great. the clarity is great. overall great job.

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2014

GREAT! thanks a lot

Comment from kupleva
Hey, what a shot!
So clear and well-composed (the kite surfer along with the cords makes a diagonal)! The perspective is also ok.
I'm not sure I like the distorted area around the guy but I might be getting it wrong.
Overall a good capture!
Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2014

welcome to this site and thanks for the comments: a sharp bg would be very distracting

Comment from phalgunikar
Person hanging from the sky with skiing board captured interestingly against hill background. Lighting, focus, colour and composition are great.

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2014

thanks so much

Comment from M. Celeste
Wow! Great action shot! Love the blurred b/g and the clarity of the kite surfer. Great angle, lighting and detail. Wonderful job!

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2014

thanks a lot

Comment from bandl
Good action shot. I have shot many photos of Kite surfers trying to get both the surfer and the kite on the same frame... hard to do with any degree of sharpness and clarity. This surfer shows up very well. The placing in the diagonal is very well done Fred. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 28-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Jun-2014

thanks so much