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Geir Danielsen 2 years ago

Great composition!

Mal Smart thank you Geir, mal

Timmy Gambin 2 years ago

Too good for words.........

Mal Smart very very kind Timmy, many thanks. mal

shawon 2 years ago

wow

Mal Smart thank you. mal

pigar 3 years ago

great..

Mal Smart cheers Pigar. mal

José Luis Mieza 3 years ago

FANTASTIC COMPOSITION, I LOVE THE LIGHT HERE

Mal Smart José Luis, thank you very very much. mal

Thomas Ljungberg 3 years ago

Great shot again Mal, I like the story in it very much. Since Fernand brought up the comp thing, I would suggest a tiny crop on the right, excluding the part of the wave in lower right, making the line "cleaner". But thats just a minor detail, great capture!
/Thomas

Mal Smart yes, that crop idea is a good one Thomas, very pleased that you confirmed that to. Cheers and thank you. mal

Fernand Hick 3 years ago

Nice compo Mal, and nice soft tones. I imagine another compo with about 1/4 crop on the left side and about the same also beneaf, that should give more importance to the man and to the so nice white wave . But it is perhaps not your personal taste... Nevertheless I like it a lot !
Fernand

Mal Smart I always enjoy your compositional advice Fernand, very pleased that you made the comment, thankyou. I will play with that idea this weekend. All the best. mal

Daria Endresen 3 years ago

Great compo and I just love the title!
Well done, Mal :)

Mal Smart cheers Daria, very much appreciated. mal

Nicole Goggins 3 years ago

great shot!

Mal Smart many thanks Nicole. all the best. mal

Jure Kravanja 3 years ago

superb

Mal Smart thank you very much Jure. mal

Jef Van den Houte 3 years ago

Composition and tone handling are strong

Mal Smart if I get the composition right in your eyes Jef, then that pleases me greatly, thank you. mal

Dare Turnsek 3 years ago

Magnificent "surf" to first hundred ... brilliant compo. anyway ... congrats. Mal !!

Mal Smart many thanks Dare. all the very best to you. mal

david smith 3 years ago

Love the stark drama of this!

Mal Smart thank you David. I had previously taken some shots of surfers in two's and three's from this vantage point but those images just did not seem to have the impact of this single guy. I'm pleased that you like it. all the best. mal

Alessandra Mogorovich 3 years ago

Beautiful composition.

Mal Smart thank you very much Alessandra, I was very lucky to get this guy on his own. mal

storytaylor 3 years ago

Superb work. The way of the peaceful warrior.
Best regards
ST

Mal Smart I nearly called it "The warrior" ST, LOL. Thank you. mal

Wulff 3 years ago

Very nice this is, great composition and light.
/Wulff

Mal Smart many thanks Wulff, all the very best. mal

Marcello Della Corte 3 years ago

Very nice, indeed, Mal! Congratulations on your 100th published image (and on the other 99 as well, of course)! :)

Mal Smart many thanks Marcello, the other 99 were rubbish and should not have been published! lol. thank you. mal

Fulvio Pellegrini 3 years ago

Stunning. LOve the sense of calm: great title too
F.

Mal Smart thank you F, He looked tired after his battle with the sea, that is where the title came from. all the best. mal

Willy Marthinussen 3 years ago

excellent Mal...and the tones are superb as usual, but the overall majestic feel in the compo is just great work... love it.
All the best to you my friend

Mal Smart Hey Willy, thank you very much. I did wonder if the straight b/w was a bit boring but I decided to leave it simple and I think it works. many thanks Willy. mal

Andrew Thatcher 3 years ago

How did you get the wave to stop for a so long?... hang on you mean your MalIIIs not stuck on bulb yet ;))) great image.

Mal Smart My new name is King Canute, I had the wave and the surfer stand still for 90 secs Andrew, the space time continuum is still in tact - no new fangled fast shutter speeds for me! lol

Cheers Andy. mal

Emily Bem 3 years ago

Number 100??? Well, that is certainly an accomplishment. Beautiful work and soft feel, Mr. Smart.

:)

Mal Smart thank you Emily Zen, I did not think that I would reach 100, I didn't think that I could fool people that often!...;-)) mal

Barbara Orienti 3 years ago

Amazing!!
B

Mal Smart thank you Barbara, very kind of you. mal

Geoffrey Coussy 3 years ago

a lot of simplicity, but a great efficiency. very nice shoot !

Mal Smart lovely words Geoffrey, thank you for using them. mal

Martine Bour 3 years ago

Another wonderful photograph, Mal! well done! Congrats for the 100th photo :)

Mal Smart many thanks Martine, it is very much appreciated. mal

Petra Oldeman 3 years ago

A beautiful photo to celebrate your 100 th published with, Mal!
Congrats on that great effort. We all here know how much talent it takes to achiefe that.
Petra

Mal Smart I just get lucky sometimes Petra, thank you. mal