AD DESIGN

I was asked to design a full page ad for the NKF 2008 surfing festival.
I was given this ad from last year (which I really like making it hard to improve) . . .

and two photos to work with.


This year there were only 3 logos. Here is my design. (click on it and look at it close up. It will be a full page size)
I tried to use as much creativity and flow as last years artist (who its unknown). It's possible that I still like theirs better.
As with all artwork, it is subject to opinions about what should be different. So feel free to critique even though it's through to print - a done deal. I feel like it could still use more work. That's an artists biggest dilemma, deciding when to quit adding or changing.

As a graphic designer I rate myself a 7.6 on a scale of 1-10 and still learning. However,I am thrilled to be able to use my artistic/technical abilities and creativity to produce a piece of any sort.