So Cal So Cal Part II: Home of the B.I.F.'s

Charlie wrote in post #16914876
whatever it is, great vantage point.

Thanks very much, yes from the pier.

This is only my second or third time shooting surfing, so I've gotta attribute the results to the Canon 400 f5/6 lens. It seems to love action shots, esp. with the 7D. The autofocus systems seem to work beautifully together.

^ Good stuff, Mike... You may want to shoot above 1/800sec to really get the stop action sequence... Overall a good series... Keep'em coming... Anyhoo... Uno from moi with the BOYS on Saturday morning...

Pier Pressure...

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Charlie wrote in post #16914711

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Dtla view from the griffith by charlie617, on Flickr

Looks like you managed great after the parking incident. All great shots. I especially love this one.
I really need to get out to Griffith one of these days.

patrickf117 wrote in post #16914763
The picture speaks for itself....

40D + EF 400 f2.8L MKII + 2.xII <----

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Lovely shot, Pat.

And great series, Mike and Andrushka!

airbutchie wrote in post #16914914
^ Good stuff, Mike... You may want to shoot above 1/800sec to really get the stop action sequence... Overall a good series... Keep'em coming... Anyhoo... Uno from moi with the BOYS on Saturday morning...

Pier Pressure...

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/noe2​nn Pier Pressure... by airbutchie, on Flickr

NSSA Event @ Huntington Beach, California... 1Ds3 + 300 2.8L 'non-IS' + Kenko Pro DGx 1.4x TC... ISO 250, f/6.3 @ 1/1250sec...

Thanks, I appreciate the tip, I believe these are mainly at 1/400 and I was wondering what you experts shoot at. I'm mainly doing motorsports and generally shoot 1/160 or a bit up or down from there, because I'm panning. So, a different ballgame entirely - this surf action is sure fun though, great sea air, moderate temps and you can't beat the BIF's

Here's one more, from the day:

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More from Pelican Cove.

When we got there, it looked pretty gloomy. Like so:

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peeaanuut wrote in post #16914801
nice get Pat. Good moment.

Old guys rule:

+1 on the first.


And for the second

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another few from saturday. My foot is pretty swollen from this weekend so tonight is rest/ice and more culling and posting from sundays stuff. Also gives me a night to think about where to go tomorrow night.

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peeaanuut wrote in post #16914979
another few from saturday. My foot is pretty swollen from this weekend so tonight is rest/ice and more culling and posting from sundays stuff. Also gives me a night to think about where to go tomorrow night.

You're really nailing these, Joe. Looks like you're getting sharper detail than what I was getting. How cropped are these?

I'm dying to go out and play with the 100-400, so let me know if you think of where to go tomorrow night. I wouldn't mind coming out for a shoot.

they are at least 25% cropped on most of them. On Sunday since I was a tad bit closer, I had to crop less which is always nice. Ill try to put up a comparison tonight.

Puckman wrote in post #16914983
I'm dying to go out and play with the 100-400

lol, you're fast

I don't mess around.

TustinMike wrote in post #16914950
Thanks, I appreciate the tip, I believe these are mainly at 1/400 and I was wondering what you experts shoot at.

Hey Mike... I can only speak for myself, but I usually start at 1/1250sec and work my way up depending on how much light is available... Obviously, if it's sunny and bright I can push the shutter speed 1/2000sec and above... But if the lighting sucks (cloudy/gloomy) then I try not to go below 1/800sec and adjust accordingly with my ISO levels... Again, I'm only speaking for myself... I'm sure Pat and the other fellas have different settings all together...

1/1250 F6.3 ISO200-400 was what I was at most of the day thanks to some tips from Pat. I dropped to 1/1000 at one point but went back to 1250 and just bumped the ISO and that kept them sharp it seemed. I wish my body did some half steps in the ISO dept. It will do it in auto ISO but not in manual. 300 or 350 would have been nice.

edit: just remember that these will change with whatever lens you have as well as TCs, etc.

Puckman wrote in post #16914065
First proper bird shot from me with the new toy!

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Looks like you got a good copy of the "Dust Pump", Dean... Kuddos!!!

peeaanuut wrote in post #16915037
1/1250 F6.3 ISO200-400 was what I was at most of the day thanks to some tips from Pat. I dropped to 1/1000 at one point but went back to 1250 and just bumped the ISO and that kept them sharp it seemed. I wish my body did some half steps in the ISO dept. It will do it in auto ISO but not in manual. 300 or 350 would have been nice.

I think I was shooting at 1000-1250 for the most part on Saturday (after a tip from Butch). I adjusted my ISO accordingly at first (I think it ended up around 400 for the most part) and then let it be for the rest of the day.