Father and son surf lesson in Morro Bay, CA 12 of 12

Father and son surf lesson in Morro Bay, CA. Father is Ben Monmonier, son is Julian Boqha Monmonier. I like this wholesome family-oriented series of 12 images of a father and his son bonding during a surf lesson. They had a great time, and the little grom Julian took the new surf name Boqha to commemorate this step in his life. Boqha has great form and is a natural. Watch for future commercial endorsements for this athlete. The father gave me permission to photograph their entire surf lesson today 21 Dec 2007 Friday 21dec2007 - Photo by Mike Baird, Canon 40D with 300mm f/2.8 IS lens handheld surfmorrobay.com bairdphotos.com flickr.bairdphotos.com photomorrobay.com morro-bay.com
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BTY,the term "grom" is used in a very affectionate way to refer to a young capable surfer with talent us older guys will never match. :>)

04 Nov 2009 - This photo was used in a National Toyota Ad Campaign, as an example of the kind of surfing fun you can have in a Toyota. Permission to use was not requested, and attribution was not explicit on the ad site, clicking the photo brought the viewer to the source image here -
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More unauthorized use at www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/343298668/
Update 11 Nov 2009: The above issue has been resolved to my satisfaction.