Dustin Ray “D-Ray” – surfing-cayucos-ca-pier-1-2-07_056 AZHIAZIAM
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at 10:38 am

Image taken on 2007-01-02 14:54:14 by mikebaird.
Category: Surf Break
Tags: AZHIAZIAM, DRay, Dustin, surfingcayucoscapier1207_056

Image taken on 2007-01-02 14:54:14 by mikebaird.
Category: Surf Break
Tags: AZHIAZIAM, DRay, Dustin, surfingcayucoscapier1207_056
April 8th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Sweet shot!
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 am
This photo is used, by permission, by Chris Woodford at http://www.explainthatstuff.com/surfingscience.html under the Creative Commons license
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April 8th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Amazing! Love it. Thanks for sharing.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Your photo has inspired me!!!!
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April 8th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
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April 8th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Definitely a winner!!!
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April 8th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Awesome shot..i know nothing about surfing except I could never so it!!! Great compo. and action.
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April 8th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Definitely a winner!!!
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April 8th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Great capture!!

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April 8th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Nice shot!

April 8th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Star cube!!!
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April 8th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Star cube!!!
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April 8th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
April 8th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Wow what a fantastic capture!!!! I find myself trying to figure out where this shot was taken from–looks like the photographer must have been in a low flying helicopter or something! Anyway incredible shot.
April 8th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Fractal Artist Taken from the Cayucos, CA Pier- the sets were lefties causing the surfers to come right up to the pilings – filled the frame with a 300mm f/2.8
April 8th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
wonderful capture
April 8th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Star cube!!!
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April 8th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
> Great perspective. Great capture and outstanding use of the ambient light.
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April 8th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,

totally inspiring!
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April 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
This brilliant photo is like a shooting star, splendid!

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April 8th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
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April 8th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,

totally inspiring!
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April 8th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Nice action image.
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April 8th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
April 8th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Cool!
his brilliant photo is like a shooting star,

totally inspiring!
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April 8th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,

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April 8th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
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April 8th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
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April 8th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Super action shot. Great detail. Nice exposure, all around excellent.

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April 8th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Way Dude!………………………………….Excellent Shot!

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April 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 12:32 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 1:58 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 2:32 am
Grea shot !!
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April 9th, 2010 at 4:09 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 4:28 am
good tiiming and precision…
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April 9th, 2010 at 6:34 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 7:25 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 7:48 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 8:21 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Simply amazing photo. What an opportunity at that location. Well done.
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April 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Excellent!
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April 9th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Great shot !!
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April 9th, 2010 at 10:07 am
Beautiful capture.
April 9th, 2010 at 10:33 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 11:19 am
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April 9th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Amazing shot!! Very impressive!!
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April 9th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
woooooo
April 9th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Outstanding photograph.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
this is action for sure !
April 9th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
awesome shot
April 9th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Stunning action capture!
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April 9th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Excellent capture…..!!!
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April 9th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Wow, you can really see the concentration on his face….
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April 9th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Amazing action shot! The look on his face is perfect.
April 9th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
Great action shot! Intense concentration!
April 9th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
terrific shot, I can see why it’s a fav of yours
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April 10th, 2010 at 12:14 am
Your Photo is sooo FABULOUS!

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April 10th, 2010 at 12:34 am
Your Photo is sooo FABULOUS!

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April 10th, 2010 at 12:39 am
nice shot
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April 10th, 2010 at 12:41 am
A super shot!
April 10th, 2010 at 1:12 am
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Flickr Surf Brasil, and we’d love to have this added to the group! We’re using your photo as the group’s official buddy icon giving you the proper credits.
April 10th, 2010 at 1:50 am
Thanks for sharing this most STUNNING PHOTO with us. Well done!
April 10th, 2010 at 2:25 am
Un instante impresionante.
April 10th, 2010 at 2:41 am
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. It is dailyQi’s Photo of the Day for November 19. 2008.
April 10th, 2010 at 3:38 am
leesamlong Thanks for the Creative Commons use note for Qi (pronounced “chee”) is an independent e-magazine striving to bring you stimulating news and entertaining information to enhance your daily living and lifestyle. dailyQi is Qi’s blog. from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/343298668/
April 10th, 2010 at 4:23 am
well done!
Your photo is one of my favorites.
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April 10th, 2010 at 5:00 am
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April 10th, 2010 at 5:50 am
GREAT ACTION SHOT

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April 10th, 2010 at 6:03 am
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Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Creative Master (Three awards in Creative Photo first!), and we’d love to have this added to the group!
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April 10th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called AMERICA, AMERICA! **HAPPY HOLIDAYS** SPOTLIGHT is open!, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
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wow cool!
April 10th, 2010 at 7:27 am
Nice one Mike!
Well done!!
April 10th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called 500×500, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
April 10th, 2010 at 8:03 am
You have excelent and inspiring shots. Congrats!!
Cheers from Brazil !!
April 10th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Jaw dropping image.
Perfection!!
April 10th, 2010 at 9:37 am
this is an amazing series of surf photos. wow!
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April 10th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Yowzer–so close with a 300 mm. Where were you? In a low slung helicopter?
April 10th, 2010 at 10:55 am
ehaslam4 Liz, Dustin Ray here was just feet from the Cayucos pier pilings – where I was of course standing overhead :>)
April 10th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Hi Mike …read your surf photo tips. Thanks for putting then on the net so all can follow…..very good advice….This photo of "Dustin Ray " is super sharp, and the expression on his face, has attitude for his next move on the wave…you must of been very close to him?
April 10th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Je me permets d’utiliser votre cliché sur mon blog pour illustrer mes propos sur http://www.bof2eme.blogspot.com
merci
April 10th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Great crop, and use of diagonal movement.
April 10th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
get closer works really well on this shot LOVE surfing shots.
April 10th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
This is stunning. And the advice is appreciated!
April 10th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Superb action capture!
April 10th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Surfin’ USA, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
Excellent!!
April 10th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT AND PICK

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April 10th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
fantastic
April 10th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called La Mar de Flickr, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
April 10th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Excellent action shot !
April 10th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
great shot!!
April 10th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Surfing Photography, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
April 10th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Whoa! Great shot!

Thank you, Michael "Mike" L. Baird , for making your photograph available under a friendly Creative Commons license. I appreciate it and have used it in a flickr photo-manipulation club, weekly challenge.
April 10th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Susan, Your eXtreme art creation using my Dustin Ray Surfer totally rocks! It looks so dangerous and wicked!
April 10th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Thank you so much for sharing this photo! It will soon be posted, with credit and a link at our new site, at Positive Attitude Quotes
April 10th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
lucymac You said "Thank you so much for sharing this photo! It will soon be posted, with credit and a link at our new site, at Positive Attitude Quotes." your site rocks – thanks for the heads up and for using my "Dustin Ray "D-Ray" – surfing-cayucos-ca-pier-1-2-07_056 AZHIAZIAM" surf image – it is one of my favorites and I’m pleased to see it be used.
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April 10th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Not sure if anyone from Toyota contacted you – I certainly was not – but I just found my photo and yours used on their new web campaign for the 4Runner.
http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/minisite/4Runner/ – then click the Surfing tab
April 10th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Update:
There are apparently two separate 4Runner sites and Toyota has removed the Flickr photos from http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/minisite/4Runner/ but not from http://www.toyota.com/new4runner/
April 10th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
I never cared much for surfing until now. Such a powerful photo it appears to be a self portrait. Up close and personal.
April 10th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Wow!!! Such focus and contration on his face. This is awesome.
April 10th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Wow, what a great shot!
April 10th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Brilliant timming
April 10th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Your photography is brilliant! Im an amateur artist looking for some reference photos to help me with an arts project, would it be possible to use a couple of your surfing shots to help me out, I like the one here best, as its got lots of detail. all the best. Jan
April 10th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
janet_farthing Thanks for asking about using my photos for your art. http://www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit answers every question ever asked about using my photos with attribution and link backs where applicable, adding use comments, etc. There is a sub-paragraph there for artists, and for using people images w/o model releases (i.e., can’t be used in advertising, etc.). Hope that answers all -if not, please do get back.
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April 11th, 2010 at 12:16 am
this = AMAZING!
April 11th, 2010 at 1:15 am
Wow, fantastic shot. Knowing my luck the lens would fall from the monopod and take the camera with it! Awesome!
April 11th, 2010 at 1:50 am
genial