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Esso Beach on Hayling, to jumping shots off Wittering.
The key thing is flexibility and being available to
photograph when conditions are firing.
I’ve done a bit of photography from boats but its super
challenging when the wind is up as the boat gets
thrown around a lot. I’d like to invest in a decent
waterproof housing for my camera so that I can swim
out and get right into the action. To date though, my
shots have always been from land.
The beauty of photography is that you can always
improve and shoot images from different angles and
perspectives. I love capturing the moment. In
watersports, that might be an off-the-lip, a looping
sequence or showing the size of the conditions in
relation to the natural surroundings. The key to action
shots is to get up close with a long telephoto and
having a camera that has a high frame rate.
When I used film, I shot using Minolta cameras and
lenses. When I went digital in 2006 I couldn’t afford to
change the camera and lenses so went with Sony as
they had bought out Minolta and I could carry on using
my lenses. I’ve stuck with Sony ever since.
The key to action shots is to get up close with
a long telephoto and having a camera that has
a high frame rate
I shoot mainly with the Sony Alpha 99 mark 2 and Sony
Alpha 77 mark 2 with a variety of Carl Zeiss lenses,
from 24-70mm f2.8 to 70-300mm f5.6-6.3 and with
my whopping Tamron 150-600mm lens a recent
addition. I’ve also got a whole load of Minolta prime
f1.7 to f2.8 lenses which are great for portraiture. The
great thing about the Sony cameras is their frame rate
which peaks at 12 frames per second which is perfect
for photographing action sports and wildlife.
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