Good times at the lake

ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
edited August 29, 2010 in Sports
I haven't posted much of anything this summer, so I'll throw out some pics that I took at my family reunion of my cousin showing off.

Enjoy



BTW, taking pictures from a boat and keeping focus is freakin hard!!


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A few of my cousin's daughter

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  • JoserJoser Registered Users Posts: 178 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2010
    A Soccer game image
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  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2010
    Erbeman wrote: »
    BTW, taking pictures from a boat and keeping focus is freakin hard!!
    I've never photographed waterskiers, kneeboarders or wakeboarders from a boat, but I'd always thought it would be dead easy - precisely because the focus distance would never change!

    I presumed the photographer would just lock the focus manually and be guaranteed pin-sharp images every time. But you're an expert, so you can help me. What don't I understand? What makes it 'freakin hard'? ne_nau.gif
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  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2010
    W.W. Webster wrote: »
    I've never photographed waterskiers, kneeboarders or wakeboarders from a boat, but I'd always thought it would be dead easy - precisely because the focus distance would never change!

    I presumed the photographer would just lock the focus manually and be guaranteed pin-sharp images every time. But you're an expert, so you can help me. What don't I understand? What makes it 'freakin hard'? ne_nau.gif

    Holding the camera steady in a boat that is hitting waves and the skier is also hitting waves.

    If conditions were perfect with no other boats and the water being smooth as glass, then sure, it would be easy.
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  • nipprdognipprdog Registered Users Posts: 660 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2010
    Joser wrote: »
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  • Scott293Scott293 Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2010
    Erbeman wrote: »
    I haven't posted much of anything this summer, so I'll throw out some pics that I took at my family reunion of my cousin showing off.

    Enjoy



    BTW, taking pictures from a boat and keeping focus is freakin hard!!


    1.
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    2.
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    3.
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    4.
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    A few of my cousin's daughter

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    I think these are very nice great job!
    Scott Davis

    Nikon D70,D2H,D300,Nikkor 300mm f2.8,Nikkor 80-200 f2.8, Nikkor 24-70 AF-S f2.8,Nikkor 50 f1.8

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited August 26, 2010
    Erbeman wrote: »
    Holding the camera steady in a boat that is hitting waves and the skier is also hitting waves.

    That's an understatement lol3.gif

    I'd prefer someplace to wedge my feet to make it easier. Regardless, you have to pay attention to the boats going the other way then anticipate the wake crossing.

    As for locking focus, manual doesn't quite cut it because the rope length changes. Like in this shot. One minute I'm up against the short end of focus and the next, the far end.

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  • HoofClixHoofClix Registered Users Posts: 1,156 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2010
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  • kpagekpage Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited August 29, 2010
    The shots look great! Especially for saying that you were struggling!
    Just a girl playing with a camera trying to learn as much as she can.
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