Nikolai,
I especially like the unaltered "Wave Rider" as it is beautiful with successive waves like in a girls hair, a mass of energy on which this boy rides. It also happens to approximate the rule of 2/3 placing the surfer correctly, not that I like any rules or respect this one always. Here, that image works and is finely made.
The final rendered version of this is more edgy and although it is driven by a special vision which would work for the uninitiated, I have already fallen in love for the softer version and am too loyal to change my mind!
Asher
Ahser, thank you very much for commenting!
Yes, I like the original version, too (btw, it's a girl
, it's horizontal movement...
The reason I recropped was to bring more attention to the foamed breaking waves, the surf itself.
Also, I learned from a bitter experience that "soft" often does not cut the cake, so I decided to play my tune a bit louder. ;-)
Think of it as a SoCal rendition of
The Great Wave
Cheers!
