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In the curl

Sometimes I surprise myself. Ha ha! Dave missed it. He said, “Nice wave!”

No no no! The surfer! Look inside the curl of the wave. Ah!! That’s a shot! Damn! I got him in the center of the wave. The boogie boarder did not come out the other side. He wiped out right after this shot. But!! I got a great shot! Wow! I’m impressed. I am the proverbial blind squirrel that got a nut. I pressed the shutter. Ok ok, I have skill. Not just anyone can press the shutter at the right critical moment. Uh huh! But I will admit to you that this was strictly serendipity. Luck!

I could walk around telling everyone that this is just the shot I meant to take. Sure! But to be honest….