Surfest

Today I headed down to Merewether Beach for a short time to watch the surfers in the Burton Toyota Pro Competition.  I thought it was a good chance to catch some fresh air, takes some time out, and at the same time, of course take my little camera with me.  I must admit, I felt like an 'extreme' beginner when it comes to surf photography, the lenses of the professional sport photographers are HUGE! and mind you extremely expensive.  So considering I was using my 4 year old kit 70-300 non IS lens I think I got some pretty decent shots.  I definately must research the event before I go though, I had no idea who was who.....but it was nice to catch some sun rays, ocean breeze and most annoying sea salt all over the camera.