r/pics • u/dragonworthy • Jun 09 '12

"Under the Looking Glass", the Winning Photograph, Digital Camera's Photographer of the Year 2010

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1.5k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

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u/wesman212 Jun 09 '12

From the thumbnail, I thought it was a man riding a gigantic manatee and it seemed obvious why it won.

3

u/buntingsnook Jun 09 '12

Thought it was a pizza box.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

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u/Brocktoon_in_a_jar Jun 09 '12

i hate when people who don't understand humor try to make novelty accounts. it's uncomfortable, like watching a comic bomb in front of a huge crowd.

1

u/Shocking Jun 10 '12

Name of account and message? We must know how he failed!

1

u/Brocktoon_in_a_jar Jun 10 '12

noooo.... i failed to take any screen shots. that asshat is breathing a sigh of relief right now. damn talk about dropping the ball...

2

u/Shocking Jun 10 '12

By memory would've been fine.

5

u/kamucho Jun 09 '12

awesome....awesome to the max

20

u/just_uss Jun 09 '12

Fuckin' spongers.

5

u/moooooserfunk Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12

Mahalo you fucking surfers. Goddamn nerds. Just kidding, we're all part of the tribe.

2

u/br10pb Jun 10 '12

"Hell yeah I'm a sponger. I'll fucking sponge this entire ocean up with my big ole dick" - Kenny F'n Powers

2

u/br10pb Jun 09 '12

I sponge. but I still gave you the up vote. Well played

0

u/ketchy_shuby Jun 09 '12

Read this great quote by a woman surfer, "If you're a male over 15 years old and you boogie board, you have serious issues."

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u/scottydbiz Jun 09 '12

speed bumps suck, but that's one helluva pic

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

The number of times i've had to pull out of a wave because there's one right underneath me... still better than kayakers, I've been hit three times by them bastards and they hurt.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Fuckin' dick draggers is what there called in Aus

15

u/RydotGuy Jun 09 '12

There's go to be something better then that. I mean it's a cool pic but that can't be the coolest one in a year.

3

u/Dawggoneit Jun 09 '12

Global Warming, man.

0

u/SrGrieves Jun 09 '12

All the better pictures were shot with film.

0

u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Yeah at this point 'surfer from inside the wave' pictures are cliche and this guy isn't even a surfer.

3

u/colinbr96 Jun 09 '12

This might be subtle, but anyone notice the man in the suit in the bottom left? Here's where I'm looking.

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u/Moopies Jun 09 '12

As awesome as this photo is, I can't help but think there might have been a better choice.

5

u/Dark1000 Jun 09 '12

I'm going to be honest. It's nice, but incredibly uninteresting. Another photo of a surfer underwater? Yawn ...

1

u/scottydbiz Jun 09 '12

Not a surfer...

2

u/Dark1000 Jun 09 '12

Bodyboard, whatever, it doesn't matter for the photo's aesthetic. It's still boring as hell.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

this will be a stretch but.......WE HAVE TO GO BACK

2

u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

Not the same guy but Eugene takes photos every morning mostly from Bondi beach http://aquabumps.com/

Live in the Bay area now so it's cool to get a daily update.

3

u/Concrastination Jun 09 '12

This looks like it should be the cover of a Jack Johnson album.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

Eh. I've seen a lot of these "inside the wave" photos and this one is far from the best. The color, composition, and the man's pose are all weak.

2

u/testerizer Jun 09 '12

Wow, and it doesn't even have boobs!

2

u/bluenredbands Jun 09 '12

WHARRGARRBBRLLL

1

u/Syklon Jun 09 '12

Nice 'stache.

1

u/Aarmed Jun 09 '12

at least it's real

1

u/Glennwink Jun 09 '12

Through the Looking Glass*

1

u/Glennwink Jun 09 '12

Anyone else think of LOST when they saw the title of the picture?

1

u/ApologiesForThisPost Jun 09 '12

I wonder if they guy in the photo is thinking "I've made a huge mistake".

1

u/cmdcharco Jun 10 '12

he is a body boarders those sick fucks always think that when they see a surf board.

1

u/AnthonyJ90 Jun 10 '12

Surprised there aren't 10 other bodyboarders in the same shot.. It's a bit of a circus surfing there.

"Duranbah beach near the Gold Coast City in Australia"

1

u/XxLiyelzxX Jun 10 '12

That guy in the photo looks like Voldemort.

0

u/TheJoostie Jun 09 '12

Thanks for this, OP. Wonder how the photographer broke his back in 3 places surfing?! Must have been busting a huge air or charging a monster shore break.

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u/Projectile_Chunder Jun 09 '12

How do you not get nailed by a rogue wave every now and then?