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CaliforniaMama · 09-26-2011, 07:40 AM

Pro surfer, Bruce Irons, rides the waves at night off the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.

A lit flare is what gives off the red glow.

The whole image is a miracle. It was so dark, the surfer couldn't see the waves. There was so little light, the photographer didn't know how to set his camera to focus.

Yet, it seemed worth giving Sam McIntosh's "flare surfing" idea a shot. It worked!

via National Geographic

Photograph by Jason Kenworthy, A-Frame

09-26-2011, 07:40 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	September 26, 2011 Surfing with a Glow Pro surfer, Bruce Irons, rides the waves at night off the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. A lit flare is what gives off the red glow. The whole image is a miracle. It was so dark, the surfer couldn't see the waves. There was so little light, the photographer didn't know how to set his camera to focus. Yet, it seemed worth giving Sam McIntosh's "flare surfing" idea a shot. It worked! via National Geographic Photograph by Jason Kenworthy, A-Frame