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BrantG
1st of June 2008 (Sun), 16:17
Nice weather is upon us now and so out comes the kayakers. However these were shot in the most horrible lighting conditions.

http://www.brantgajda.com/images/gallery/sports/large/kayak1.jpg

http://www.brantgajda.com/images/gallery/sports/large/kayak2.jpg

http://www.brantgajda.com/images/gallery/sports/large/kayak4.jpg
T.D.
1st of June 2008 (Sun), 18:31
I think you did a great job here. Nice perspective and even though the lighting was harsh, you made the best of it.

Good job.
KR4SC
1st of June 2008 (Sun), 19:16
These are very nice. Would you post your EXIF, I would be interested to see what the settings were. They are sharp as can be!
BrantG
1st of June 2008 (Sun), 21:29
All photos taken with the Canon 100-400L

#1 EXIF Data (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brantgajda/2542827010/meta/)

#2 EXIF Data (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brantgajda/2542826202/meta/)

#3 EXIF Data (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brantgajda/2542828432/meta/)
mikeb540
1st of June 2008 (Sun), 21:50
i need to get my kayak wet..... great shots! light looks ok for what ya needed.. tho it can always be better.
mike
BrantG
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 07:45
It's starting to become great weather. Now is a great time.
Bollan
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 08:28
I think they are absolutely spot on! Perfect exposure and very sharp.

Thanks for sharing.
dadCameraGuy
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 09:29
These are very nice. Would you post your EXIF, I would be interested to see what the settings were. They are sharp as can be!

You can always do your own lookup with Jeffery's EXIF tool (http://regex.info/exif.cgi)
BrantG
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 09:59
^^
Well these were done with Save for Web, so they didn't have the exif data intact. The ones I put on Flickr have the EXIF data intact.

Also the ones I put on Flickr exceed the max width and height dimensions allowed by forum rules. I tend to put the smaller version that I post here on my personal website.
dadCameraGuy
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 10:57
^^
Well these were done with Save for Web, so they didn't have the exif data intact.

Learn something new every day - didn't know 'save for web' got rid of exif - thanks!
Joe Cyr
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 11:45
Absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately for me, the two canoe/kayak races in my area happen in April, and therefore there is still snow and the conditions are quite gray/dark. Not to mention I'm freezing while shooting.

Case in point....
BrantG
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 12:14
Now that looks like bad conditions for shooting let alone kayaking.
BrantG
2nd of June 2008 (Mon), 12:14
Learn something new every day - didn't know 'save for web' got rid of exif - thanks!

Not a problem. Great for keeping the files a bit smaller.
reefergal
4th of June 2008 (Wed), 02:11
I really like the first one.
disneydork06
4th of June 2008 (Wed), 02:33
these are not horrible lighting conditions. I think horrible lighting conditions would be if you did this at night with no moon and no spotlights :-P
manutd101
4th of June 2008 (Wed), 05:44
Perfect metering, especially with the shade off the hat! Great, great shots. :p
BrantG
4th of June 2008 (Wed), 06:32
these are not horrible lighting conditions. I think horrible lighting conditions would be if you did this at night with no moon and no spotlights :-P

Ok I conceed that would be horrible lighting conditions. These maybe 2nd most horrible lighting conditions.