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Some pics from the 7 days of the

Rip Curl Boardmasters 2006 Newquay Surf Comp

It was a well attended event 50,000 people on the Saturday

[Gordon @ Convergent AV]

Wow, What lens did you use for those? The 400 or 500 I imagine.

G

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Originally Posted by Gordon @ Convergent AV

Wow, What lens did you use for those? The 400 or 500 I imagine.

G

Hi Gordon

Following kit was used for all photos

1Dmk2n + 500mm f4 IS L USM + 1.4xII + Gitzo 1348 + Kirk King Cobra.

I will put a few more up when I get a bit of spare time

cheers

Mark

[Gadget Daddy]

awesome pics mate

Pete

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Originally Posted by PeteB_2000

awesome pics mate

Pete

Thanks, Pete.

It was a Superb 7 days surfing.
Just the small task of processing around 3000 pics (thats after they have been sorted)

[bowenjones]

We tried to head down to Fistral last Monday but it was just too busy.
Some fabulous shots there Mark

[redmax]

proper good shots.

Top drawer

[T0MAT01]

Great shots! Nice and sharp too.

What shutter speeds do you generally use for these? - the waves look really good.

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Originally Posted by T0MAT01

Great shots! Nice and sharp too.

What shutter speeds do you generally use for these? - the waves look really good.

TOMATO1

I used a shutter speed of 1/640 or 1/800 for most of them.

I set my camera to TV (shutter priority) and selected either 1/640 or 1/800 and that would give me a decent DOF at arount f7.1 - f11 depending on what conditions were at the time. AISERVO (fast setting) was also selected so I could constantly track the surfer (note when using aiservo a lot it will use battery power up very fast) and 8fps shooting speed.

A nice steady tripod and a nice smooth well balanced head so you dont need to support the camera.

final point enjoy your days shooting

Mark