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The beautiful photograph had many individuals questioning whether or not it was too good to be true, and speculating about whether or not it was made by synthetic intelligence or Photoshopped.
But Jerome Brouillet, the Agence France-Presse photographer who took the shot, defined that getting the image was a mixture of luck, experience and preparation.
“I really like this shot, for positive, as a result of it is particular, and I feel I’ll get just one shot like that in my whole life,” Brouillet mentioned.
He informed CBS News he had an concept of what Medina would do after a profitable journey.
“Gabriel used to make this sort of gesture on the finish of his browsing, when he catches an excellent wave,” Brouillet mentioned.
“So, I used to be aiming someplace on the wave, as a result of you possibly can miss the leap,” he mentioned. “And, once I noticed him, I pressed the button and I shot about six, seven pictures. I used to be capturing 10 pictures a second.”
“I appeared on the pictures, and I chosen two photographs,” he defined. “The second one was this shot due to the alignment of this gesture was particular.”
The image went viral as quickly because it was revealed and Brouillet’s telephone was flooded with notifications. Social media was abuzz with feedback, together with many who debunked the AI claims.
People have been saying, “‘Look on the video right here. You can see the line-up of the board on the video and the opposite facet,'” he mentioned.
Brouillet mentioned he was shocked by how a lot consideration this photograph acquired since it’s a celebratory photograph, not a traditional browsing shot. But he now realizes that the image speaks to everybody and highlights the game.
“If everyone seems to be speaking about browsing by a celebration shot, it is excellent, and the browsing world is profitable. We are all profitable.”
