WAIMEA BAY LONGBOARDER HAND PRINTED SILVER HALIDE ORIGINAL PHOTO ON 8X10" MATT

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This is a quality 8x10 inch hand printed original silver halide gelatin print cropped, and mounted on a single 8x10" single backing board of Hawaii longboard surfer Ivan Trent ‘dropping in’ on a 20 foot+ wave at Waimea Bay, by longtime Hawaii professional surfing photographer Bill Romerhaus,
cropped, and mounted on an 8x10" mat board which is part of the print as you can see here
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and is not a mat board cutout.
Trent commented,  "That Board I was riding was my 12'0''  WRV  Frierson gun...a little  too much length but a good board. That year I was on a recruiting trip for the Teams." Trent, then a U.S. Navy Seal  “Team" member and now trainer,  has been surfing Waimea since 1986 and is the son of  famous 60's big wave surfer Buzzy Trent who passed away at the age of 77 in Honolulu,  2006.
Buzzy was a pioneer in big wave surfing, boxed, and fought bulls in
Tijuana before gaining fame as a legendary big wave surfer. He was one of the top young surfers in California and came to Hawaii in 1953 to surf big waves at Makaha and gained international fame when Honolulu photographer Scoop Suzuki photographed him, Woody Brown, and George Downing riding a 20 foot wave, and was published in newspapers around the globe. Buzzy’s fame continued when he surfed the biggest day ever ridden at Makaha January 12, 1958  when the waves were 20-40 feet+ and always went for the biggest, gnarliest waves, and was an incredible waterman. This photo of his son Ivan, which continues the family tradition, appeared in a Navy newspaper, circa 1995 and is a friend of the photographer. Waimea Bay is home of the Eddie Aikau Memorial Big Wave Surfing Contest, and some of the largest rideable waves in the world. This photo was also published in several surfing magazines.
This would make a great gift for someone who surfed the bay, knows Ivan,
or his father
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or likes historic big wave surf photos. They are popular reasonably priced decorations for restaurants, offices, homes, or stores where people can see them.
Waimea waves are some of the most powerful on earth, generated by far distant North Pacific Ocean storms during the winter months (Sept-March). They are an incredible example of the ocean's mightiness. This 40 foot high wave is breaking in water only about 15 feet deep. It has been said that one wave this size if harnessed for energy could provide enough electrical power to light a thousand homes for over an hour. Native Hawaiians, surfers, and a lot of oriental people consider these magnificent waves to be a supreme example of power and manifested with the spirit of mother nature. To actually see these waves breaking along the shoreline is an awesome, humbling, and unforgettable experience. In the near future real black and white silver halide photographic paper will cease to be available as manufacturers phase out production because of digital photography and we won't be printing these by hand in the darkroom forever.
Our hand printed silver halide gelatin original photos are very popular and affordable to local people and tourists visiting Hawaii, as well as people who have never visited Hawaii.
We're proud to mention that many of our photos were used as background artwork in the new CBS television network series "Hawaii 5-0".
The photos are the 'old style' traditional film based images printed using an enlarger from a negative on real photographic paper and archivally processed by hand, not by a machine. Prices are less than you would pay retail at a gallery or custom photo lab for a hand printed and mounted silver halide black and white print and production costs are lower than most folks so we want to offer affordable quality art for people who might not otherwise be able to afford it. Larger unmounted prints are also available, please inquire.
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e-Bay's transfer process and the computer screen makes the photo look contrasty and slightly darker or lighter, depending on your monitor brightness and contrast settings. This photo is printed on non-glossy semi-matte 'pearl' surface paper and the photo offered has more gray tones, deep, richer blacks, less contrast, and has the unique look of a real silver halide gelatin print, which has a different tonal range and brightness than you may see on your individual computer screen.  It is printed on 8x10 inch paper from an original negative and margins may be slightly trimmed.
**When it is cropped and attached to the single mat 8x10" backing board you will be able to see the black backing board around the borders of the print. It makes the print look like there is a narrow margin around the edges of the photo which you can see here, and is not a mat board cutout.
Prints are permanently mounted to the acid free backing board using archival photo adhesive and cannot easily be removed from the backing board without damaging the photo.
An 11x14 inch frame (or larger) with a custom cut mat from a frame shop or art store is the suggested way to display this photo. If you want to use a larger frame and mat and you can't find an experienced framer who knows how to do it, contact us and we can provide information explaining how it can be done. This is recommended for best visual and artistic impact in displaying this photo, although many people are happy using a standard 8x10" frame and displaying the image as is.
This original silver halide gelatin print was photographed, developed, and hand printed from the original negative in a darkroom on Ilford® Black and White 'Pearl' (semi-matte) surface paper by professional surfing, stock photographer, and master black and white printer Bill Romerhaus, of North Shore Photography, who has been shooting surfing, stock and scenics since 1967. He is one of a very few photographers in the world who specializes in hand printing original black & white waves and surfing. His most recent work has appeared in the  CBS/Eye productions "Hawaii 50", Disney/Dreamworks productions "Fright Night", ABC Television pilot "My Generation", Sony Pictures "Soul Surfer", CBS/Paramount Network TV series "The Cleaner" on A&E Networks, Universal Pictures "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and Warner Brothers  "The Big Bounce", filmed on the North Shore or on Oahu, providing vintage photos of nostalgia, and surfing for background artwork.
Bill has lived in Hawaii for over 50 years. In 1965 he shot his first surfing photo and was a contributing photographer to 'Surfer', and 'Surfing' magazines, and over 30 international surfing magazines and manufacturers, as a photojournalist for over 100 publications, advertising/stock photo agencies, and corporate clients worldwide.In 1983, he started NORTH SHORE PHOTOGRAPHY, specializing in black & white darkroom services, after attaining the status as a master black & white printer and film processor for professional clients island wide. His photos have credited him with over 200 cover shots and full page advertisements. His work has appeared in Popular Photography, Shutterbug, American Photographer, Shape, Men's Fitness, Surfing, Surfer, Honolulu, Aloha, Hawaii newspapers, Outdoor, Outside, Conde Nast Traveler, National Enquirer, CNN, Discovery & History Channels, & many others.
Professional clients have included American Express, Vogue International, Analog Clothing, Hilton Hotels, Hawaiian Tropic, Hawaiian Airlines, etc. He was also a contributing photographer for over 40 years to The North Shore News, in Haleiwa. Bill now specializes in printing historic and nostalgic images of Hawaii (NOSTALGIC PHOTOS HAWAII) from the thousands of photos he has produced and collected as a professional photographer in the past five decades living in Hawaii and selling his twice award winning photo history book "Haleiwa: A Pictorial History" available at our e-Bay store. He is currently represented by Getty Images, one of the world's largest photo archives and most prestigious stock agency. Prints are copyrighted and the images are not to be used for commercial, promotional use, or reproduced without our written permission. Please inquire if you have questions.
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