High Resolution Photos from the Nike US Open of Surfing 2011

2011 Huntington BeachThis year over half a million people are expected in Huntington Beach for the 2011 Nike US Open of Surfing. There are hundreds of amateur and pro photographers covering this event. I’ve added a gallery of High Resolution photos from the Nike US Open of Surfing 2011 at the bottom of this article.

For the past week I’ve been going almost every day enjoying the weather and covering this massive event. You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t updated this site in a while, it’s mainly because I’ve been preparing and spending time at the US Open.

As a photographer, an event like this simply can’t go by without photographing it at least for one day. The event runs for nine days, so there’s many opportunities to experience and/or practice your sports photography skills. It’s also a great place to meet many other interesting photographers.

I don’t have a 300mm 2.8 lens, but I did very well with my 80-200 2.8mm AF-D Nikon. In fact, I’ve seen many photographers with regular consumer lenses taking some great shots of the surfers and spectators.

This event is more than just a surfing contest, the organizers literally build a temporary city on the sand with live concerts, stores, bmx and skating venues. With 80+ degree temperatures on the beach, you can imagine the number of people and photographers attending the 2011 US Open of Surfing.

I shot the event for several other sites, including the OC Surfing Pictures website. Here is a high resolution gallery from the past several days. The event is not over yet so I’ll probably share more pictures in the future. All images were shot with a Nikon D7000 with a Nikon 80-200 2.8 AF D lens and a Canon G12.

Some of the photos include Kelly Slater, Haley Watson, Alexa Frantz, Nat Yeomans and more.

Note: You can see the current year’s US Open of Surfing photos HERE.


 

View as a Gallery above or use the direct links to the images below:

Art Wall at the 2011 Nike US Open of SurfingSpectators at the beach 2011 US Open of SurfingLarge crowds at the week-long eventBody adsEarly morning at the US Surfing OpenFriends find each otherGirls at the 2011 US Open Surfing
Girls at the beachGirls at the Nike US Open of SurfingGirls enjoying the surfing venueTaking time off from watching the surfersBeautiful Haley WatsonHuntington Beach US Open of Surfing 2011Kelly Slater at 2011 US Open of Surfing
Long lines at US Open of SurfingNat YeomansPhotographers at US Open of Surfing 2011Sexy bikini girls at 2011 Nike US Open of SurfingTaking pictures with your favorite surfers2011 US Open of SurfingView from the beach at the US Open 2011
Alexa Frantz, Naomi Stevic and Alisha Gonsalves