Timing - know your subject - Olympics

[Alan Browne]

From the surfing competition (taking place about 16,000 km from Paris).

Monday, the famous waves of Teahupo’o gave Gabriel Medina a ride to
remember. The Brazilian star made the most of the moment — as did a
photographer who caught Medina in a remarkable pose of celebration.

The image, captured by Jerome Brouillet for Agence France-Presse, showed
Medina and his tethered board appearing to perform parallel levitations
above the South Pacific Ocean. Rather than a scene of serenity, however,
the photo told a striking tale of the Olympics’ competitive spirit,
given that Medina was using his right arm and raised index finger to
make a “No. 1” gesture while in midair.

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“I was not surprised about that, I was prepared,” the 39-year-old
photographer, who has been shooting surfing and other sports for most of
a decade, said in a phone interview Monday evening. “I and the other
photographers on the boat were supposing he was going to make a
kick-out, and that’s what he did.
“So I pushed the button,” he added with a laugh.

<WaPo>

Alas - there is no technical detail in the image file that I DL'd.
Elsewhere perhaps.

As to the location, the surf conditions there are exceptionally compact
and fierce. Fro shore you would barely know there were big surf-able waves.

[sobriquet]

Post by Alan Browne
From the surfing competition (taking place about 16,000 km from Paris).
Monday, the famous waves of Teahupo’o gave Gabriel Medina a ride to
remember. The Brazilian star made the most of the moment — as did a
photographer who caught Medina in a remarkable pose of celebration.
The image, captured by Jerome Brouillet for Agence France-Presse, showed
Medina and his tethered board appearing to perform parallel levitations
above the South Pacific Ocean. Rather than a scene of serenity, however,
the photo told a striking tale of the Olympics’ competitive spirit,
given that Medina was using his right arm and raised index finger to
make a “No. 1” gesture while in midair.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5TTUYT33WZ2KOLF2JVXOVWWU2I_size-normalized.jpg&w=1200
“I was not surprised about that, I was prepared,” the 39-year-old
photographer, who has been shooting surfing and other sports for most of
a decade, said in a phone interview Monday evening. “I and the other
photographers on the boat were supposing he was going to make a
kick-out, and that’s what he did.
“So I pushed the button,” he added with a laugh.
<WaPo>
Alas - there is no technical detail in the image file that I DL'd.
Elsewhere perhaps.
As to the location, the surf conditions there are exceptionally compact
and fierce.  Fro shore you would barely know there were big surf-able
waves.

Looks like an iconic pic.. on X there is a version with better quality:

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The clouds under his feet look kinda weird.. almost like he's standing
on a platform.

[Alan Browne]

Post by sobriquet

 From the surfing competition (taking place about 16,000 km from Paris).
Monday, the famous waves of Teahupo’o gave Gabriel Medina a ride to
remember. The Brazilian star made the most of the moment — as did a
photographer who caught Medina in a remarkable pose of celebration.
The image, captured by Jerome Brouillet for Agence France-Presse,
showed Medina and his tethered board appearing to perform parallel
levitations above the South Pacific Ocean. Rather than a scene of
serenity, however, the photo told a striking tale of the Olympics’
competitive spirit, given that Medina was using his right arm and
raised index finger to make a “No. 1” gesture while in midair.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5TTUYT33WZ2KOLF2JVXOVWWU2I_size-normalized.jpg&w=1200
“I was not surprised about that, I was prepared,” the 39-year-old
photographer, who has been shooting surfing and other sports for most
of a decade, said in a phone interview Monday evening. “I and the
other photographers on the boat were supposing he was going to make a
kick-out, and that’s what he did.
“So I pushed the button,” he added with a laugh.
<WaPo>
Alas - there is no technical detail in the image file that I DL'd.
Elsewhere perhaps.
As to the location, the surf conditions there are exceptionally
compact and fierce.  Fro shore you would barely know there were big
surf-able waves.

https://i.imgur.com/Gf8sdcY.jpeg
The clouds under his feet look kinda weird.. almost like he's standing
on a platform.

This was the best take of several (per the photog). Can't control every
element. Some say that cloud is "proof" that the photo was 'shopped.
(And it manifestly was not - there is video of the event).

[sobriquet]

Post by sobriquet

 From the surfing competition (taking place about 16,000 km from Paris).
Monday, the famous waves of Teahupo’o gave Gabriel Medina a ride to
remember. The Brazilian star made the most of the moment — as did a
photographer who caught Medina in a remarkable pose of celebration.
The image, captured by Jerome Brouillet for Agence France-Presse,
showed Medina and his tethered board appearing to perform parallel
levitations above the South Pacific Ocean. Rather than a scene of
serenity, however, the photo told a striking tale of the Olympics’
competitive spirit, given that Medina was using his right arm and
raised index finger to make a “No. 1” gesture while in midair.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5TTUYT33WZ2KOLF2JVXOVWWU2I_size-normalized.jpg&w=1200
“I was not surprised about that, I was prepared,” the 39-year-old
photographer, who has been shooting surfing and other sports for most
of a decade, said in a phone interview Monday evening. “I and the
other photographers on the boat were supposing he was going to make a
kick-out, and that’s what he did.
“So I pushed the button,” he added with a laugh.
<WaPo>
Alas - there is no technical detail in the image file that I DL'd.
Elsewhere perhaps.
As to the location, the surf conditions there are exceptionally
compact and fierce.  Fro shore you would barely know there were big
surf-able waves.

https://i.imgur.com/Gf8sdcY.jpeg
The clouds under his feet look kinda weird.. almost like he's standing
on a platform.

This was the best take of several (per the photog).  Can't control every
element.  Some say that cloud is "proof" that the photo was 'shopped.
(And it manifestly was not - there is video of the event).

Clouds can be weird.. saw this pic on fb today (supposedly not manipulated):

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[Alan Browne]

Post by sobriquet
Clouds can be weird.. saw this pic on fb today (supposedly not
https://i.imgur.com/DqtmqjX.png

Camel Frame. Neat.