Tige' Pro-Am King of wake -Wakeboarding

[Jimmyhickey]

I had an opportunity to shoot the Tige' Pro-Am Wakeboarding contest last weekend in Fairview Oregon. It was an awesome event and a lot of fun for my first watersports shoot: ) Some general C&C would be appreciate on these.
I would also like to point out that I cropped tight for a majority of these photos due to the fact that my target audience is a clothing company and a wakeboard company. And the majority of product shots I saw that companies where using involved just the rider in the air, with a crazy face, wearing their product doing a crazy trick. No wake or anything like that. I understand that for the majority of action sports involving areal maneuvers, you want to include the take off and landing. But for wakeboarding I felt that due to the consistent surroundings of 2 sides of wake, nothing different no matter what location, it was somewhat tiedious to keep showing the take off and landing.
Phew!
anyways her are the photos-
started with some wakeskate stuff, I had to shoot from the side for the wakeskaters
1
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318597509_vUdnS-L.jpg
2
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318603448_a99K3-L.jpg
3
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318603616_Z9pdG-L.jpg
Then I moved on to some amature wakeboarding, these girls kinda owned. I was able to get on the back of the boat. but using the 300, I had to frame the shot just perfect to get everything in the frame for the jump, or else I would cut off limbs and/or the board:/
4
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318598187_dgA7L-L.jpg
5
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318599973_yErxD-L.jpg
6
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318601453_Z65Ta-L.jpg
7
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318597248_Qk546-L.jpg
8
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318600866_MAKLc-L.jpg

[Jimmyhickey]

9
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318601733_gty8V-L.jpg
10
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318602943_99UHz-L.jpg
11Cut off a lot, but his face is priceless
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318599370_Zeirw-L.jpg
11
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318595211_LYNEJ-L.jpg
12
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318594606_Z2rj3-L.jpg
13 Here's one showing everything (sorry for the watermark)
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/319195749_6LgzC-L.jpg
14 At the end I went up to the announcers tower and shot down on the action, my favorite from up there-
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/photos/318596135_oDzWW-L.jpg

If your interested, here is the entire album-
http://www.jimmyhickey.smugmug.com/gallery/5247834_nX2ZE#319109527_3hrEB

Thanks for looking:)

[manutd101]

Wow! These are just great for your first time. Sweet :)

[on_ice]

Very cool, I love Tige boats too. What camera/lense and settings for these?

[82NoMe]

3 & 4 are my favorites.

[mircius]

excelent photos man!! some faces are very funny!

[Mark Alexander]

I like the shots. #9 is great, Mark

[Mark1]

I can definitely see some of those as posters in a shop!!!

[Jimmyhickey]

Thanks everyone:)

These were shot with a Canon 1D mark II with a 300 2.8 L non IS

[manutd101]

Thanks everyone:)

These were shot with a Canon 1D mark II with a 300 2.8 L non IS
Just as a question, where'd you get that 300 w/o IS?

[psurrette]

Just as a question, where'd you get that 300 w/o IS?

Some of the long lens that Canon now offers with IS where originally made with out. Even the 70--200 f2.8 has been made with and without IS.

[Scrub]

These are great shots. Very sharp and the tight crops give them plenty of drama, emotion and impact. Well done for first time shooting water sports.
Stuart

[leitch]

Even the 70--200 f2.8 has been made with and without IS.It still is made with and without IS....

[khall]

Number nine is my pick, but all great shots with excellent focus

[manutd101]

Some of the long lens that Canon now offers with IS where originally made with out. Even the 70--200 f2.8 has been made with and without IS.
I know that, I was wondering where (as in what store) he bought it from. And yes, the 70-200 is still offered w/o IS.

[paiintballa182]

12 is awesome

[Jimmyhickey]

Thanks everyone
I picked up a used 300 2.8 L NON IS from someone on Fred Miranda forums:D

[manutd101]

Thanks everyone
I picked up a used 300 2.8 L NON IS from someone on Fred Miranda forums:D
Cool thanks.

[hsma]

Man those are great. I tried to take some pictures of my friends wakeboarding but the wind was crazy that day and made it impossible for me take any pictures with all the bumps. Did you use AI Servo?

[Jimmyhickey]

yep AI servo

[Alanmusson]

Cool stuff man. I'm a fan of 7. It would be even sweeter if he nailed that damn grab! I was there too taking some pictures. I got on the boat for pro womens. It was pretty fun! It was also my first professional water event.

Check out some pics I took

http://alanmusson.smugmug.com/Competitions

I was shooting with XTi with the 100-400 L series. It was my first time using it with the crazy zoom feature. But after a few minutes of just shooting I got used to it.

[Alanmusson]

I'll be curious to hear how your selling goes. To be honest I've never tried selling photos before so I'm not really sure of the whole process. Any insight would be appreciated :)

[StanNJ1]

Would you please share your EXIF for image #3? It's an awesome shot

[Jimmyhickey]

Exif for #3
Canon MK II
300 2.8
AV
AI servo
320 ISO
WB cloudy
1/2500
F/2.8

[StanNJ1]

Great. Thanks.

[manutd101]

Love the new avatar :D