Newport Beach Pro - Surfing

scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
edited September 25, 2007 in Sports
It was raining pretty heavily when I got there this morning but the sky cleared up for a while. Pretty windy and choppy but there were definitely some nice rides. C&C always appreciated.

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Newport Beach Pro Gallery
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  • Deadeye008Deadeye008 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2007
    Very cool shots! I like the first and second the most because of how the water looks. What kind of setup where you using?
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  • scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2007
    thanks deadeye. I was using my 350d with 100-400 4.5-5.6L lens, most shot wide open @ 400mm 1/2000 or so, depending on the cloud cover.
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  • ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2007
    I wish Indiana had a beach :cry
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  • scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2007
    lol, i was just looking through some pics on the official site from the event, check out mine next to surfing mag sr. staff photog russ hennings.

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    pretty crazy, makes me feel like a pro though. thumb.gif
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  • rgbivensrgbivens Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    Great shots! I like your pics better than the official events site...your color saturation is way better...

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  • ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    I wonder if that's post production. Those professional ones look similar to how my photos turn out after editing at the paper.

    Although the contrast is MUCH nicer in your photos. The professional ones look washed out. I can't imagine those being for print in a magazine. Maybe a newspaper, but not a mag where color is really important
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  • scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    thanks for the comments :D
    Mine looked similar straight from the camera, although not so washed out. I just fixed them up with the Auto Tone in LR so they could be uploaded quickly. It was an overcast day just after a storm so there was plenty of muck in the water, plus southern california isn't known for crystal clear blue waters, so some of my colors may not be exactly true to life. mwink.gif I suspect those are straight from the camera with no PP.
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  • ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    f00sion wrote:
    thanks for the comments :D
    Mine looked similar straight from the camera, although not so washed out. I just fixed them up with the Auto Tone in LR so they could be uploaded quickly. It was an overcast day just after a storm so there was plenty of muck in the water, plus southern california isn't known for crystal clear blue waters, so some of my colors may not be exactly true to life. mwink.gif I suspect those are straight from the camera with no PP.

    I'm no expert yet, but I'd be willing to bet there was PP in his thumb.gif
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