I took a break and grabbed the shots of the other guys between going down the course (usually upside down!) myself. I do sometimes take the camera in a Pelicase in the kayak on white water trips down natural rivers though.
Really nice and tight action here. Great job on getting in tight. The one nit is the saturation levels - a bit too much for my tastes - especially the reds which also has a negative affect on skin tones.
Thanks guys. I'm finding that the 60D has a lot more saturation than the K10D that I used to use. I like quite high stylised saturation at the moment. Just going through a period! I've been trying to get in quite tight with my photos of kayaking as I find that many photos I see of the sport are quite wide and don't seem to capture the intensity of what it is like in the middle of the frothing white mass.
Just going through a period! I've been trying to get in quite tight with my photos of kayaking as I find that many photos I see of the sport are quite wide and don't seem to capture the intensity of what it is like in the middle of the frothing white mass.
Simon, you might want to mix the tight shots with some wider shots that show the actual river and its surroundings. Although tight is good, eventually all the white starts to look the same. For comparison, take a look some of these shots by a friend who is considered one of the best photographers of this sport: http://www.kayakphoto.com/darinmcquoid/riverdirectory.html
I've enjoyed Darin's photographs for some time now. The photos I took the other day were at an artificial course, so there wasn't really much in the way of interest scenery wise. Also I only had my 135mm prime with me. Ordinarily I would agree with you about taking a variety of shots. But with that particular lens my exercise was to work with it. Being a fully manual lens with no electronics meant that the day was an exercise in practising my manual follow focus skills and real time exposure pulling.
I've enjoyed Darin's photographs for some time now. The photos I took the other day were at an artificial course, so there wasn't really much in the way of interest scenery wise. Also I only had my 135mm prime with me. Ordinarily I would agree with you about taking a variety of shots. But with that particular lens my exercise was to work with it. Being a fully manual lens with no electronics meant that the day was an exercise in practising my manual follow focus skills and real time exposure pulling.
Yeah, most artificial courses are not very pretty. I was in Germany a few weeks ago and took some shots at the Eiskanal in Augsburg (the first artificial course). I only wish I was into photography was I was kayaking some of those runs Darin documents so well. Now at mid-life, and with rickety shoulders, I don't feel comfortable running hard class V anymore.
BTW, I might also suggest selectively saturating the color of the boat and equipment, and leaving the water--especially the white parts--less saturated. It makes for nice contrast, and foam with color fringes looks a little weird.
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Simon, you might want to mix the tight shots with some wider shots that show the actual river and its surroundings. Although tight is good, eventually all the white starts to look the same. For comparison, take a look some of these shots by a friend who is considered one of the best photographers of this sport: http://www.kayakphoto.com/darinmcquoid/riverdirectory.html
I've enjoyed Darin's photographs for some time now. The photos I took the other day were at an artificial course, so there wasn't really much in the way of interest scenery wise. Also I only had my 135mm prime with me. Ordinarily I would agree with you about taking a variety of shots. But with that particular lens my exercise was to work with it. Being a fully manual lens with no electronics meant that the day was an exercise in practising my manual follow focus skills and real time exposure pulling.
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Pentax K10D
Canon 60D
Yeah, most artificial courses are not very pretty. I was in Germany a few weeks ago and took some shots at the Eiskanal in Augsburg (the first artificial course). I only wish I was into photography was I was kayaking some of those runs Darin documents so well. Now at mid-life, and with rickety shoulders, I don't feel comfortable running hard class V anymore.
BTW, I might also suggest selectively saturating the color of the boat and equipment, and leaving the water--especially the white parts--less saturated. It makes for nice contrast, and foam with color fringes looks a little weird.
J
I agree with a little more environment included though.
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