My friend and fellow surfer Jason Stick took a couple shots of me coming out of the water.
water was 40 degrees, air was 43?…brrrr…my fingers went numb after ten minutes and those are 7mm gloves?
Brutal Winter for surf...
To say it has been challenging to shoot the surf this winter would be an understatement.
MLK Day January 17, 2022 was exceptionally challenging…
Martin Bardoun
New Trailer Wrap and the Kia Carnival Ready for 2022!
Ready for the 2022 shows with my new Kia Carnival and a new trailer wrap that features both my original fine art paintings and photography.
2022 Surf Calendar Is Ready!
These are my best shots of the 2021 sessions in a stunning large format calendar. If you would like one please send me an email at edobermeyer@cox.net and I can send you a PayPal request for one and then deliver to you in person. If shipping to you please add $5.00 for packaging and shipping costs.
Cover is Blue Dawn At The Jetty July 5, 2021
May thru August
September thru December
Back cover
So this cool thing just happened on YouTube! Thanks Tidewater Waves (Drew)
Tidewater Waves Interview, July 2021
Best in Show, H2O juried exhibition Va. Bch. Arts Center/The Artists Gallery
What an awesome surprise to get best in show at the Mid Atlantic Regional Exhibition which featured one of my large photographs and this 36” x 48” original painting. The competition from our entire Mid Atlantic region was out of this world amazing. The quality of the other artists works was truly inspiring.
Best In Show/Emerald Green Chandelier © 03/01/2021
36” x 48”, Original Acrylic on canvas
$2,500.00
Inspired by a photo I took from the water this winter with my canon 5D Mark IV in an Aquatech Reflex housing.
2021 Booth Shots
Painting Booth Shot for 2021
Full front
3/4 view
3/4 view
3/4 view photography
3/4 view photography
Photography, front view.
When a professional portrait photographer wants to make you his subject! wow!
Thank you Michael at Sigmon Taylor studios in Williamsburg for coming to my studio and doing this awesome shoot! wow! Your work is amazing and I am truly humbled to be a subject of one of your projects!
One of many that Michael took in my studio.
https://www.sigmontaylor.com
Logo Refresh!
My friend and fellow artist Myke Irving redid my logo that was originally designed by Steven Kiss, my nephew. It will make for a nice focal point in my outdoor art show booth. Kind of nice to give a visual clue about my passions for painting and photography.
New Alien suit fits like a glove!
Yep, it’s pretty wild and that’s pretty much the idea. When you are 1 to 2 feet away from your subject in moving water, crowded surf conditions and raging rip currents, you need to be seen. It’s pretty much up to me to figure out where they will go before they get there but stuff happens so highly visible attire as well as function help a lot. Loving my custom Billabong 4/3 graphene suit and my DMC fins (they float and that’s a huge upgrade!).
4/3 Billabong custom suit w/DMC fins, Aquatech Reflex housing for the canon 5D Mark IV, 70-200mm canon lens. Thanks so much to my dear friend and fellow photographer Kevin Hedgecock for the shot!
Large for when using wetsuit boots…
Medium for bare feet and different colored so I can remember the difference. This shit happens when you approach the ripe old age of 70!
My new 16-35mm f/2.8 L III with the aquatech dome port for super wide close up shots two to four feet away.
Jetty Grinder © 04/04/2021
Just completed this 36” x 60” original acrylic painting based on one of my Christmas Day shots. It was truly the swell of the year in 2020!
Jetty Grinder © 04/04/2021, $3,000.00…prints available in 20” x 30” and 11” x 14”
“Jetty Grinder” December 2020 © edobermeyer.com
1/2500 sec @ f/7.1, ISO 800, 264mm,
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4 x III
Currently in inventory:
24” x 36” on metal, $350.00
16” x 20” on paper matted, $55
11” x 14” on paper matted $30
8” x 10 on paper matted $20
This was the shot that inspired my latest painting.
Best In Show! For a photograph!!
This month’s juried show at the Artists Gallery/Virginia Beach Arts Center was 757. The works chose were to depict the concept of what 757 is all about and of course, my interpretation was we are all about the ocean.
I was so stoked to finally get an award at a juried exhibition this year but even more so because the “Best Of Show” award was for one of my photographs! After all of these grueling hours in the freezing winter waters dodging boards, barrels, and challenging conditions, I got the recognition for one of those very cool shots. It takes a great many failures before you finally get “the shot” but this one made the cut. The juror selected “Green Slot”.
“Green Slot”, November 2020, Virginia Beach Jetty
1/2500 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 320, 63mm EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Currently in inventory:
24” x 36” print on metal, $350.00
20” x 30” print on metal, $260.00
11” x 14” print on metal, $85.00
16” x 20” print on paper matted, $55.00
11” x 14” print on paper matted, $30.00
8” x 10” print on paper matted, $20.00
Off to Australia!
Was so happy that Avery and Eric in Sydney got the two 24” x 36” originals I sent them. They just got married and these are going to look so awesome in their new home! It’s always so scary shipping International. You never know if they will make the journey safely but these definitely did. The shipping costs were absurd but so worth it for the peace of mind.
True Blue ©06/23/2019
SOLD
In the collection of Eric Choi and Avery Sohee Park
24” X 36”, acrylic on canvas
$1,100.00
Based on a photo I took in the water this winter at the first street jetty with my Canon 7D Mark II in a CMT Waterhousing using a 50mm prime lens at 1/1000 sec. at f/8, ISO 400.
Humberto Blaster ©11/09/2019 SOLD
In the collection of Eric Choi and Avery Sohee Park
24” x 36”, acrylic on canvas
$1,100.00
Based on a photo taken during Hurricane Humberto from the water this fall using my canon 7D Mark II in the CMT Water Housing, 1/2000 sec@f/10, ISO 400, EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
First Install at the Jordan Young Institute.
I am very honored that the CEO of the Jordan Young Institute has commissioned me to install several of my original surf photos on metal in their building. I’m also one of their patients and they have done an amazing job keeping me fit through physical therapy, diet, and exercise so I can put off or delay rotator cuff surgery. So far so good! This is the first install of several to come. Thanks so much for your support. They are clearly one of the best Sports Medicine facilities around.
First install in the lobby.
Award of Excellence!
Was very honored to receive the Award Of Excellence recently at the Frank Stick Memorial Juried Exhibition at the Dare County Arts Council in Manteo, NC!
Glass Ceiling © 02/29/2020
36” X 48”, Acrylic on canvas
$2,500.00
Inspired by an image I took at the Va.Bch. Jetty Jan. 26, 2020 from the water using a Canon 7D Mark II and a 24-70mm f/2.8L II lens.
2021, here we go!
Looking forward to a much better year than 2020! So far it has been amazing with the new 70-200mm f/4L IS II lens and the Reflex Housing from Aquatech! Total game changer. We have also had some nice swells in our frigid mid-Atlantic Ocean but the colors have been incredible.
My fellow photographers have been capturing me in the water a lot! Thanks you guys! Kevin Hedgecock.
This was January 2, 2021 at the VB Jetty. Not a bad way to start the new year!
Another capture by Kevin Hedgecock of me in my office.
Christmas Day swell!
Nancy Salter flying on Christmas day!
The art shows are starting to show up on line so I’m hoping that I will have a few on my list! I actually had better sales last year without any shows and spent a whole lot more time in the water too!
Upgrade time!
Finally upgrading to a Canon 5D Mark IV camera and the Reflex housing from Aquatech. Looking forward to much sharper images and the ergonomics of the buttons are so much better on the new housing, as is the added handle on both sides as well as the pistol grip. the back plate is hinged and only has two clips instead of 4 which is a huge improvement!
Back view closed…
Back View open.
Close up of the inside. The mounting plate for the camera is the black thing in the center with the screw. It screws into the tripod mount of the bottom of your camera.
New Calendar for 2021 now in production and ready for sale...
Working with my new Aquatech Elite II housing in my office…
Inside the new edobermeyer.com 2021 Surf Photography calendar! $20.00 on sale now. Send email for delivery or shipment please!
January through April
May through August…
September through December…
Cover!
Very cool video from Lucky 757! Save rudee loop!
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L II with Extender EF 1.4 x III Review
Wow! All I can say is wow! Whether shooting birds, butterflies, and florals or on the beach capturing action sequences of surfing this lens is just beyond all expectations, especially with the extender on the Canon 5D Mark IV.
Here it is fully mounted and ready to go. FYI, the Manfroto tripod makes it even better!
The settings on the barrel took some getting used to but I found that leaving the top switch on FULL, Set to AF, Stabilizer on, and Stabilizer mode to 2 was ideal for fast moving subjects like birds and surfers.
The EF Extender 1.4XIII made for some great captures and the clarity was surprising zoomed way out to over 600mm!
Noah Schweizer, the winner of the mens pro captured at the ECSC.
I was able to capture so many hummingbird pics with this lens and the bokeh was phenomenal.
Blayr ripping backside carve at the ECSC
One of the many groms shredding.
If you’re looking for an amazing lens to capture action sports or birds in flight, this is a very good option. When it’s a bit darker you may want to bump up 1-2 stops since getting light into the barrel is an issue. I use Auto ISO so that I can maintain Aperature Priority. Usually 1/2500 or higher. Definitely very pleased with this beauty.