Photograph and Camera talk

[organisys]

Thanks. Considering the tiny sensor and optics, the level of detail and the exposure control is getting very clever, a lot of it is in the software of course, and a purist would still say shooting RAW on an SLR with a good lens will of course give a much better result, but a Smartphone goes with you everywhere…..

[Jett129]

Been doing surfing photography as of late…

[RoxRocks86]

Great action shots. Telephoto lens @Jett129 ?

[Jett129]

Thanks,Shot from the shore with a 100-400 lens,pretty much maxed out all the time. Shot at ISO 1600,f16 and about 2,000 of a second, so I can freeze the action,and still have some depth of field. The images are pretty heavily cropped,because I’m so far away,

[neph93]

Lovely quality to the images @Jett129. There is a touch of grain, which I guess is a result of the distance, cropping and possibly the light, It gives them an authentic, soft texture. At the same time the definition of the waves and spray and the action of the surfers gives a feeling of immediacy and movement. Very nice.

[Giles]

I like the last one most….

[neph93]

@Giles:

I like the last one most….

I'm guessing it was the pier in the distance and breakwater in the mid-ground, that give the shot a sense of depth and perspective, that especially caught your eye? 

[Giles]

What pier?

[Jett129]

@neph93:

Lovely quality to the images @Jett129. There is a touch of grain, which I guess is a result of the distance, cropping and possibly the light, It gives them an authentic, soft texture. At the same time the definition of the waves and spray and the action of the surfers gives a feeling of immediacy and movement. Very nice.

.      In the last image I intentionally added old school analog film grain, as it was kind of hazy anyway.

[Jett129]

Sometimes the wave wins!   

[neph93]

Amazing shot. Never has a Wipeout looked so cool.

[Jett129]

The lifeguards were off duty so I climbed up onto the stand and shot from there. Pretty good vantage point. I spoke to him after he got out of the water,and he wanted to know if I had gotten any pictures of him. At the time neither one of us knew that I had gotten this one.

[twin]

@Jett129:

The lifeguards were off duty so I climbed up onto the stand and shot from there. Pretty good vantage point. I spoke to him after he got out of the water,and he wanted to know if I had gotten any pictures of him. At the time neither one of us knew that I had gotten this one.

@Jett129 Best action photo here on the forum.

[twin]

@Jett129:

Sometimes the wave wins!   

This is the one @Jett129  for best action photo here on the forum.

[Jett129]

Thanks @twin I’m pretty happy with that one.

[twin]

@Jett129  your photos are always epic.

[RoxRocks86]

Haha def my fave shot of yours @Jett129 perfect timing

[Jett129]

I’ve found that when shooting surfers,you pretty much have to hold the shutter down,otherwise you end up missing a lot of shots like this. The down side is you have a lot of images to go through,and delete.

[Jett129]

Hard to believe this is NJ,but hurricane Teddy was pushing the waves at Bradley Beach,NJ. 

[Jett129]

Been posting a lot of surfing photography as of late,but this picture of surfing in the sunset might be my favorite.