DoctorIT & myself headed for the surf.

gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
edited August 29, 2007 in Sports
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Gus,
    Nice shootn'! thumb.gif Gorgeous waves!
    Thank you for sharing! I hope Erik enjoyed it too... mwink.gif
    What's the city on the horizon?
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nice shootn'! thumb.gif Gorgeous waves!
    Thank you for sharing! I hope Erik enjoyed it too... mwink.gif
    What's the city on the horizon?
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  • ZeeZee Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Now that's some good stuff thumb.gif

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Zee wrote:
    Now that's some good stuff thumb.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    gus wrote:
    Doc wont stop bitchin' about driving on the wrong side of the road over here so i decided to show him on the way to the beach this morning ....just what will happen if we try it his way.

    Seen those discovery shows with all the penguins lining up on the edge of the ice ?
    Life savers bringing their boat down to the water.
    Everyone gives way to them in the water...
    Man did it get busy in this spot.
    Check out the lens !!
    The End.

    Wow... so was Doc car sick by the time you got down the beach ??
    You get some decent surf up there Gus.

    Looks like you guys had a very successful day thumb.gif
    Great Series....... Skippy :D
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Wow... so was Doc car sick by the time you got down the beach ??
    You get some decent surf up there Gus.

    Looks like you guys had a very successful day thumb.gif
    Great Series....... Skippy :D
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited August 26, 2007
    My turn:

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    My best sequence:
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    and our friend with the crazy underwater setup shooting back at us! lol3.gif
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    Observations:

    1. what a bloody fantastic beach! hard to choose between spending money on better glass or a board, though.

    2. if I choose glass, I definitely need some length (although this 135 is fan freaking tastic!!! thanks gus!)
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited August 26, 2007
    Ah, and I almost forgot!!!

    Gus isn't kidding about his driving. He averages one tire per outing...

    :hide

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    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Are there no bikini-clad sheilas on this sufing beach, or is it all blokes in black neoprene?
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  • raebrownraebrown Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Now you've done it. We're getting way too close to cooler weather here for my liking. Last fall we spent a fantastic 4 weeks in Perth and Western Australia. Having fall turn to spring in 32 hours is addicting. Dear, can we....
    Rae
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited August 26, 2007
    Andy wrote:
    Are there no bikini-clad sheilas on this sufing beach, or is it all blokes in black neoprene?
    How did we just know this would be your reply? lol3.gif


    We agreed you have to come here to see it for yourself! deal.gif
    (in other words, i need lots of stuff from B&H)
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited August 26, 2007
    gus wrote:
    Someone talk him into a bigma (big al ??)
    No thanks. I've had one. Focus not that slow, but too slow for surf, IMO.
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2007
    Andy wrote:
    Are there no bikini-clad sheilas on this sufing beach, or is it all blokes in black neoprene?
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Ah, and I almost forgot!!!

    Gus isn't kidding about his driving. He averages one tire per outing...

    :hide

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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited August 27, 2007
    gus wrote:
    That is 2 left fronts in 5 weeks !!! I got them to put my patched one on that rim this morning..$10.
    Nice. For $10 you usually can't get a mechanic to fart.
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Nice. For $10 you usually can't get a mechanic to fart.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,135 moderator
    edited August 27, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    No thanks. I've had one. Focus not that slow, but too slow for surf, IMO.

    I believe you sold that lens to "k2c1959", and I just bought that lens (Sigma 50-500mm "BigMa") , from "k2c1959". My first lens with the "It" factor, Dr. It that is! thumb.gif

    Compared to the Canon 70-200mm, f2.8L it is a bit slower, and it also has a little more hunt before settling, so I can see why you say that. Still, I see remarkable images from the BigMa, including surf:

    http://www.lonestardigital.com/Sigma_50-500.htm
    http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=24022001
    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=5510
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited August 27, 2007
    gus wrote:
    How'd you rate the 135 in your processing ? Hard question i know...you really need to be in front of a band to get it working but did it crop ok ?
    It did indeed crop quite well. Fantastic lens, although I don't seem to get the color you do.
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    Don't know if I have my jpg settings different than you, or if you're still doing LAB curves on every single shot, but yours are a bit more vibrant.
    Ziggy wrote:
    I believe you sold that lens to "k2c1959", and I just bought that lens (Sigma 50-500mm "BigMa") , from "k2c1959". My first lens with the "It" factor, Dr. It that is! thumb.gif

    Compared to the Canon 70-200mm, f2.8L it is a bit slower, and it also has a little more hunt before settling, so I can see why you say that. Still, I see remarkable images from the BigMa, including surf:
    Well glad to hear that lens is making the rounds! It was a great lens, don't get me wrong, just didn't suit my needs at the time, and I was already slimming down my kit for the impending big move.

    I have also seen great surf images from it, in great light, I'm sure than lens can shine. Truth is, at the spots Gus took me too, you don't need 500mm for some great shots. Sure it'd be fun to get a portrait of a surfer in a tube, but for me, its the action of the water, the shape of the tube, how small the surfer looks on the wave. I dig the water.
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    *Oh, BTW, same person who sold me the Bigma just sold me a 70-200/4. it'll be on its way to Oz soon. the cycle continues! lol3.gif
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited August 28, 2007
    Who's Sheila?

    Anyway, looks like you two had a great time...and your boy in the water?
    Looks 70-200. Yeowza!
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited August 28, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    Who's Sheila?

    Anyway, looks like you two had a great time...and your boy in the water?
    Looks 70-200. Yeowza!
    Yeah, indeed. It was for sure a 1D series body (I can tell by the huge dial wheels on the back of Canon, it wasn't a Nikon, definitely). 70-200 would make sense, but don't know if the housing was long enough. I'd almost guess a fixed 135mm.

    edit: nevermind, i'm an idiot and didn't look close enough at gus' photo. white lens, 70-220, gotta be.
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    *Oh, BTW, same person who sold me the Bigma just sold me a 70-200/4. it'll be on its way to Oz soon. the cycle continues! lol3.gif
    The DGrin chain on that Bigma is longer than you know - I bought that from Scott Quier in March '06! So Scott to me to Doc to K2c to the Big Z - not bad!

    Doc, your new lens is sitting in it's box ready for a long flight - I'll get that done today. I think you'll like it a lot. thumb.gif
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