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#Surfer

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A surfer on the sea in Scheveningen The Hague. The same sea as the surfer from two photos ago, but under completely different circumstances. The weather is lovely now and the sun is setting. But not such high waves as the other surfer had. But it must be very special to paddle across the sea almost all by yourself at that time. #seewednesday #meermittwoch #sea #meer #waves #goldenhour #sunset #beachlife #surfer #surfing #photography #fotografie #denhaag #nederland #northsea #thenetherlands #fediphoto #pixelfed #alttext
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Modelling has changed and improved a lot. Mostly due to more powerful computers allowing more brute force analysis. The math tools really haven't changed that much. Early commercial modelling included programs like #Surfer decades ago and used #Kriging, (#Gaussian peocess regression) of geostatistical data. Most current geospatial modelling uses this technique, often enhanced with #BayesianDataAnalysis (read the book by that name). So now the table is mostly set. 5/

The car guard told me some surfers went down the beach to search for waves. I went for it and 40 minutes later I could actually spot three surfers drawing their lines into these icy Atlantic beauties.

I wish I could've gotten a little closer. The shot is already cropped. And I was carrying my EF 100-400 but I couldn't get close enough.

#capetown #southafrica #surfing #barrels #barreled #surfer #surfphotography #photo #photography #sportsphotography #sports