Category Winner 2007: spirit
Brian Bielmann
This was during the final heat of the Pipeline trials, and Brian Pacheco needed this wave to win the heat. I can’t remember why he didn’t catch it, but as he pulled back, the frustration was obvious in his body language. It makes me think of the TV show from when I was young, called “Wide World of Sports,” and the phrase “the agony of defeat.”
Athlete: Brian Pacheco
Location: Pipeline Beach, HI, USA
TECHNICAL INFO
- Camera: Canon EOS-D1 Mark II
- Lens: 600 mm
- ISO: 100
- F-stop: 4.0
- Shutter speed: 1/640
- White balance: Automatic


