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Surf shots from Coolangatta earlier this week
Took these in fading light earlier this week:
It was almost dark, I bumped up the ISO to 1600, very noisy with a storm coming 
13' long board, more like a builders plank? 
Pitt street at Snappers 
Young surfer on a smallish swell 
This one is a very unusual capture in fading light 
This one could well have been an all time favourite but alas, it wasn't focussed correctly, nevermind... Max President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
Nice shots Ozimax. Love the colors in the sky that the storm is bringing. Shame there wasn't just a bit of fill light (maybe with better beamer). Then again you'd probably distract the surfer and that's not a good thing
When I was down at Port Fairy I tried to snap some surfers but found I was too far away. What sort of distance were you to the subjects? Darryl (aka Kipper)
Nikon D200
Darryl, 30-40 metres max, my motto is "the closer the better" ! ( I only have a Tamron 300mm) Max President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
Max - the sky in the first shot makes this unique - no blue sky
Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
T'riffic stuff Max. I love the colour variation in the first one but I may have been tempted to crop out the rock (that would make it a "rocky outcrop"
 ) or maybe clone out both it and the other surfer on the left to give the image a sense of isolation. Just my personal ramblings...Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Will try your suggestion Simon and see how it looks, pity it wasn't sharper, thanks for the comments Max
President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
We're always our own harshest critics....
If it's a toss-up between a grainy result and missing the shot altogether, I know which direction I'd be leaning. There's stuff-all we can do about the laws of physics but we can certainly choose whether or not we let them spoil our fun! Some of my most atmospheric shots have been at mega-ISO settings. Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Love the first shot and agree with Manta's comment about losing the rock. Last shot would surely have been a definative moment had it been sharp. Were you shooting from the beach or do you have a box or bag to put your camera in???
Steve
------------------------------------------------------- So many things to do - so little time.
Nothing but my jeans (saturated), camera and eyes, standing right in the water at Snappers, Coolangatta! Max President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
Lol you're game. I had a tripod setup on rocks at Port Fairy opposite where the surfers were but not enough reach. Be buggered taking the 70-200VR +TC in water
Darryl (aka Kipper)
Nikon D200
Darryl,
Fair point, that's why I use an el cheapo lens, the water is warm here even in winter, just an occasional splash means care is wise and a watchful eye on the waves doesn't hurt. I think to set up a tripod on beach and photograph from afar needs a big sports lens and a lot of money! BTW, Pt Fairy is a nice spot, was there two years ago, hopefully will be back sometime. Max President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
Darryl,
Fair point, that's why I use an el cheapo lens, the water is warm here even in winter, just an occasional splash means care is wise and a watchful eye on the waves doesn't hurt. I think to set up a tripod on beach and photograph from afar needs a big sports lens and a lot of money! BTW, Pt Fairy is a nice spot, was there two years ago, hopefully will be back sometime. Max President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
Owen,
I use manual mode as follows: ISO 200, 300mm at F6 and about 1/800-1/1000 in bright light with spot metering, if light gets dull then slow shutter speed and/or increase ISO. Just try as many setting as you can and see what happens. Max President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
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