!!** August Photo Contest FINAL **!!

[Tom Kitten]

57. About Moondoggie

It was taken in Huntington Beach, CA, about three days after a big storm this past winter. There was good wave action that day, but not many surfers.

I originally shot it in a 16: 9 ratio (I like this ratio because the pictures fill up my computer screen without black bands on the sides). I then cropped it to a 3:1 ratio to make it more panoramic. I cropped off the bottom, it was just more sand. Photography is a hobby for me but I've been an artist all my life...I like to think composition is one of my stronger skills!

I used a Nikon D300, in fact this was the first time I used it!

I took about 40 pictures at this spot, you can see the pier, Catalina Island, and the city of Long Beach from here. But I only took 5 of the surfers and the dog. I named the photo "Moondoggie" because of her and the added surfing connection (Moondoggie was Gidget's surfer boyfriend). I found out Gidget and Moondoggie were real people, and both are still around!