Landscape Photo Competition 7 2012 : Entry Number 227

Well done for this very strong image where man meets nature. This photograph has beautiful tones and a warming, soft contrast. The explosion of water is just perfect, the white of the surf, often tricky to capture without burning, is correctly exposed here, even as it reaches up into the sunlight. It’s an exciting picture to look at with a real stormy feel. It is perhaps landscape photography by a sports photographer! Anyway a firm favourite…

Thanks for your votings. My name is Marc Dahlhoff from Germany. This photo was taken last oktober after a Windsurf Session in Vigso, Jutland (Denmark) with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. Settings: 24mm, f/8, 1/125sec, ISO 80. There's not much post processing, just sharpness and contrast.