I took this shot whilst James and Brieuc were jogging down from the car park to the surf. The pat on the back was a very short but informative moment showing the closeness of the 2 surfers relationship.The lighting wasn't the best due to it being failing natural light on a dull overcast day. Also, the path they are running along had fairly large trees either side blocking out even more of the already low light. I was shooting with a large zoom lens due to the nature of the sport and therefore it was difficult to compensate for the low light with a high aperture which is what I would usually do.
Despite this photograph not being technically strong, I think, looking at it from a relationship perspective, it is very unique and information, therefore making it a strong image.
I wasn't sure about this image at first, but with a strong caption I think it could work very well to show relationship. The spot they were surfing, Porthcurno, was big, powerful, with a strong current and at high tide, making it very dangerous. Not to mention there being no one around to help if they got in trouble.This image shows the 2 surfers as they come over the rise seeing the surf for the first time that day. They are both feeling the same excitement and fear and I think that unique connection makes this a good relationship image.
This lighting in this image is still not strong but better than the previous since they are more exposed to the low amount of natural light available.
What I really like about this last image is that the 2 surfers are the only clear subjects in the photograph. I shot it from the top of the path leading down to the beach to show the vast sand and the two small surfers running down to the water, one behind another.The reason I converted this image into black and white is because I really wanted to emphasise the contrast between my subjects and the background. In the colour version, I think the deeper meaning of relationship between the two surfers being very isolated in a very natural environment was less clear. The colours in a way were a distraction.
