#2 Ola

The sport I watch most is surfing. The professional tour pretty much goes year around and they travel to different spots all around the world to get all kinds of waves from huge thick meaty slabs to long point breaks. When swells line up perfectly for these contests it makes for some spectacular performances. Now the tour is in Tahiti at place called Teahupoo; this is one of the biggest stops on the tour, literally. The wave is easily one of the gnarliest in the world and the footage captured at this spot is some of the most seen in surfing history. The add for this contest is simple in design and almost lets the picture do all the talking with small print on the top and bottom for essential information (where, dates, sponsors, etc.). For people who surf and like the ocean a wave is a very mysterious thing, pure energy trapped but constantly moving within the ocean. When it comes together as it does here in Tahiti creating waves 20 feet tall and 20 feet thick throwing over a dangerous reef only a couple feet below the surface it can put your mind into a divine trance. The add displays a side shot from the channel of an absolutely massive wave relinquishing raw power. To me the image was almost exploding off the screen and if this is what is to be expected in seeing the contest, I'm sold.