I abstract the end of this surfer’s run by photographing him from behind and partially obscuring his body wth exploding foam. Even at this 1/4000th of a second shutter speed, I compose the image coherently, placing him in the upper right hand corner of the frame, within a context created by four alternating horizontal segments that flow through the image from top to bottom. The two segments filling the lower half of the image contrast with each other in terms of color and activity – the foreground wave at the bottom is active and greenish, while the segment running through the middle of the frame offers a stretch of calm blue water. The two segments in the top half of the image show even greater contrast. Another stretch of calm blue water appears at the very top of the frame, while the surging white wave embracing the surfer within it expresses the point of the image itself.