Surf City!

ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
edited December 14, 2004 in Holy Macro
Forget HB, it's all Santa Cruz baby...It was supposed to be 70(f) over in
Santa Cruz. I thought I'd swing on by and catch some surf shots. Bzzt. It
was about 50(f) and overcast.

I clearly need more practice at this because the frame after this shows very
clear air--but is out of focus.

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I swung the camera around to catch these folks enjoying the contest...

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Any advice would be very, very welcome!

Ian

P.S. Could we add a sports category?
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    Were you using autofocus? What lens and settings? ear.gif
    Sid.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    wxwax wrote:
    Were you using autofocus? What lens and settings? ear.gif
    Yes. AF + Servo mode. 1/200, f13. 500mm. The shutter speed is definetly
    too slow (or I should shoot with a tripod).

    ian
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    OMG, you were hand-held? wow, with a 500 I reckon you're right, a tripod would help. Also, at f13, the ol' autofocus might be a tad slow, no?
    Sid.
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    yeah, i second that wow! hand held 500 - how big are your arms? :D
    Erik
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    Sorry, I should have said I was on a mono-pod. I suppose you could hand-hold
    that....for about one or two shots in really bright light :D

    Light condition was constantly changing. The guy standing next to me had a rain
    cover over his camera eek7.gif But he was shooting w/heavy pod and a dampened head.
    That would have made panning easier.

    But yes, f13 is too slow for that. I tried multiple combinations of ss, iso and ap to
    find something that "worked".

    Check out this head shot...

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    This actually was hand-held. Had to pick it all up to swing over for the shot.


    Ian
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  • ubergeekubergeek Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    f/13
    If you have the aperture set to f/13, the camera still uses the max aperture (whatever that is) to actually focus; it doesn't stop down to f/13 until just before tripping the shutter. (I'm not aware of any 500mm f/13 lenses, so I assume the stated aperture was what the camera was set to, not the max aperture of the lens.)

    Cheers,
    Jeremy
    wxwax wrote:
    OMG, you were hand-held? wow, with a 500 I reckon you're right, a tripod would help. Also, at f13, the ol' autofocus might be a tad slow, no?

    Jeremy Rosenberger

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    Great shots ian...the photographers on the hill tell the story re the air temp.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    ubergeek wrote:
    If you have the aperture set to f/13, the camera still uses the max aperture (whatever that is) to actually focus; it doesn't stop down to f/13 until just before tripping the shutter. (I'm not aware of any 500mm f/13 lenses, so I assume the stated aperture was what the camera was set to, not the max aperture of the lens.)

    Cheers,
    Jeremy
    I might not have been clear in my reply. The combination of shutter/aperture
    are wrong for the shot. I would have been better off more open.

    You're right, the settings are exposure settings.

    Ian
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  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    what a head!
    Check out this head shot...

    he certainly has quite a head on him...

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    This actually was hand-held. Had to pick it all up to swing over for the shot.


    Ian[/QUOTE]
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited December 14, 2004
    ian408 wrote:
    Yes. AF + Servo mode. 1/200, f13. 500mm. The shutter speed is definetly
    too slow (or I should shoot with a tripod).

    ian
    Ian,
    With that good of light, I wouldn't bother with a tripod. I would, however, crank the speed up as high as you can (personally, I'd shoot for 1/1000 minimum). Maybe, widen the aperture up a bit too.

    Yep, you're doggone right about Surf City being in NorCal. Who ever heard of Huntington Beach? lol3.gif

    A few weekend's ago my wife dropped me off at the Lighthouse and let me shoot for 15 minutes while she circled (as usual, no parking available on the weekend). Anyhow, I got some decent results at from 226-500mm, handheld. Had that bright afternoon Sun off to my 2 o'clock, but I'm still pretty happy with the results I got :-)

    Here are a few:
    http://www.pbase.com/slo2k/image/36855042
    http://www.pbase.com/slo2k/image/37051397
    http://www.pbase.com/slo2k/image/36857243
    http://www.pbase.com/slo2k/image/36857732

    I need to go back when I can shoot a whole MD full of images mwink.gif Good luck on your next shoot :-)


    Steve
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited December 14, 2004
    Anytime you want to head down and shoot, let me know.

    ian
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited December 14, 2004
    ian408 wrote:
    I might not have been clear in my reply. The combination of shutter/aperture
    are wrong for the shot. I would have been better off more open.

    You're right, the settings are exposure settings.

    Ian


    If you are metering with a typical averaging light meter, I suspect that the white water in the waves could use +1 stop of exposure compensation so that the waves aren't so grey and underexposed. I think that is what you are saying aren't you?
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited December 14, 2004
    pathfinder wrote:
    If you are metering with a typical averaging light meter, I suspect that the white water in the waves could use +1 stop of exposure compensation so that the waves aren't so grey and underexposed. I think that is what you are saying aren't you?
    Hmmm. Now that you mention it, that might be worth trying.

    Any way, the second in the series is blurred. I think it's because of the
    shutter/aperture combination.

    Ian
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