Windsurfers

[Edd]

Hi All,

Went to see some family this weekend and we had a day out on the coast.

Bit breezie but some people were having a great time.







They weren't the fastest guys that I have seen on a windsurfer, but far more skillful that I could ever be on one

C&C welcome as always.

Ed

[oTTer]

Wow, where was this? And where were you, on a boat, on the shore with a ginormous lens?? Do you worry about mist getting on your lens? I would have fallen down trying to carry one of those things into the water. The only thing I can really see that is 'off' is the horizon in the first one, a little cocked to the right. Can you straighten it? Maybe punch up your colors? Looks like it was cloudy? The middle guy has the right idea with a colorful sail. How will anyone know you're coming, besides all the screaming? Oh, wait - that would just be me...

[Edd]

Hi Otter,

These were shot in the county of Norfolk in a town called Wells-Next-Sea. Yes Strange name.

The Harbour is fed via a deep narrow channel so I was able to stand on the edge of the sand bank and snap these guys as they came past. The lens was my 100 - 400mm L.

The day was very gray and very windy.

You quite rightly picked up on the horizon in the first shot, yep they were all like that but I decide to leave that one alone for some reason. Does it add to the image ????? I think it does, but happy to be guided on other peoples opinions.

The colours are as good as I can get them, anybody want to try to improve them feel free, want the original to work on let me know and I'll send it over.

Thanks

Ed

[oTTer]

I'm just wondering, if the top guy right now is uppy downy, and the horizon is crooked... straightening out the horizon will make him crooked, which indicates action. ? Or he's tipping over, which is what i would do. You can't take anything I say too seriously, half the ballgame photos I took are crooked!

[Bonish Photo]

For you first stab at it Edd, I think you did a top notch job with these.

Crisp shots, good angles and you have great exposures.

I agree that sometimes straightening the subject and not the horizon might make the image look funny. This is why I have one of the Grids in my view screen on the 5D. I was terrible with my horizons and now it's one of the first things I look at.

If this was available near your house, I'd spendsome time down there practicing. Might even want to throw the guys a business card when they come ashore and you could probably make some sales. I know I've sat fooling around practicing and ended up with sales once I showed them the shots. Migh be worth a try. Wors that can happen is they say no and you still have your shots

[Edd]

Wow thanks for the feedback Pat

Unfortunately this spot is a good 2 1/2 hours drive for me on a good day.

When we arrived there was a big new shiny sign that had been put up and at the bottom it read "No Professional Photography Without Written Consent", seeing that I was using my 100 - 400mm L I was expecting someone to say something to me. But I guess the wind must off been to cold for anyone to bother me plus everyone else was getting cold so I was fished off the beach pretty quickly.

Ed

[Edd]

You're welcome, thanks for looking and welcome to the forum !!!

Ed

[peter nap]

Wonderful shots Edd. But then, what's new about that!

[Edd]

Thank you very much Peter.

I'm proud of these images, even more so after seeing the comments posted here. I'm still learning and hopefully improving !!!!!

Ed