Jan 29 2009
Surfing Competition Sunset Beach
Sports photography is another skill entirely. In a previous post I talked about needing the right equipment for underwater photography - the same goes for sports photography.
I rocked up to a surfing competition thinking my 480mm lens would cut it. Not even close! There were so many professional and amateur photographers at Sunset Beach Hawaii, and nearly all had pro or semi-pro serious telephoto lenses (minimum 600mm) attached to their cameras, on tripods.
I got some photos, but have had to crop and zoom in using Photoshop. A very rooky mistake, but I didn’t realise the surf for the competitions was so far out!
Here’s another shot - it was amazing to watch the surfers:
In addition to all the photographers, there were some videographers there as well. Standing, waiting for the surf to be just right would make it a long day, but it’d be worth it to get that perfect few minutes (or seconds) on tape!
Next time I attempt this kind of photography, I’ll hopefully be armed with a better lens!
