Website link photo's 'The Pond' 19th December 2012

robertdunlopphotography.iinet.net.au/maingallery/index.htm

Too many pics to upload to Sea Breeze. Hi Res photo's are available, details can be found here. http://www.robertdunlopphotography.net/#!
There are also some photo's taken from past seasons, just bog around in the gallery under kite surfing.




I live across the road from the Pond and often wander down with my camera throughout the season, any special requests please contact me on the beach. Look for the 'old balding guy with the big Nikon'.

All the photos on Seabreeze have been heavily compressed for the web, original files way too big to load up, originals are much better for printing.

Hi, these pics were taken with a Tamron 70 - 300mm f4 - 5.6 zoom on a Nikon D90. Its not a fast lens but kitesurfing normally takes place on sunny summer days and 'The Pond' shots have the sun to my back. Try to keep the aperture around f5.6 - 7.0 with shutter speeds around 1200 - 1500/sec. The D90 rattles of at 4.5 frames per second, most of the shots published here are chosen as best from a sequence of 4 or 5 exposures. Kitesurfers move quickly and often towards the camera hence the zoom range, there is also a lot of rapidly changing light conditions, lots of reflections off the water, sky and equipment. The only down side is for simple jumps (no revolving in the air) you get a lot of back views, always looks better with a face in the picture. Sports photography needs the flexibility of a good SLR with continuous focus control, you have to be able to track the subject through the lens while shooting. Watch for me on the beach over summer and take a look at the setup.