Wakeboarding - first time shots

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I shot for the first time out of a boat today.
Wakeboarding and tubing.


First the wakeboarding. I shot in Sports mode with EOS 300D and Sigma 70-300 APO lens. Started with AI Servo on and that was not working. The spalshing water was wreaking havoc and I switched to manual which was still tough.

Depending on the sun's angle I got a lot of burnout on backgrounds.
Got a few good shots... and had loads of fun.

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A few more.

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Looks like the kids were having a great time... shooting from a boat is easier than trying to nail them from the shore, if you are having a tough time focusing on the boat, switch the camera to manual focus
wakeboarding is made for photography, I have some shots that I really like of these guys, and some of the better riders can get some serious 'AIR'
http://www.chrisprocter.plus.com/IMG_2691.jpg

another
http://www.timprocter.co.uk/images/buttkicker%20images/wakeboarder.jpg

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i like #1 the best.

i like the way you can see the concentration on his face.

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Had some trouble with sun hot spots.
The boat continually changed directions.

Wouldn't it have been better to shoot Av?