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Paul_O
25th of February 2005 (Fri), 01:24
I'm going to be shooting a State Championship yacht race this weekend (purely amateur, both me and the boats), and would like any guidance on what I should be metering off. The 3 main components in the frame will be the sky, dark water and white sails. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Paul
chris.bailey
25th of February 2005 (Fri), 05:05
Depends a bit on which you see as being the important details. If you are aiming for the classical people hanging offf the edge then they are key and I would probably use centre weighted and possibly even then bracket the shots by a stop.
ShutteringFocus
25th of February 2005 (Fri), 15:15
3-Canon EOS 1-D Mark II Digital Cameras.
1-Canon 70-200mm L IS 2.8 lens
1-Canon 400mm 2.8 L lens
1-Canon 800mm 2.8 L Lens
1-Canon 50mm 1.4 Lens (for Dock shots)
6-10 2Gig Sandisk Ultra II Compact Flash Cards
6-10 Spare Battires
1- tank to carry it all

That should set you up nicely.
ripster
26th of February 2005 (Sat), 06:51
That wasn't nice!