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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 20, 2011 10:23:46 GMT
A two-day visit to my hometown this weekend of Feb. 18 and 19 gave me the opportunity to grab some snapshots of folks playing with the surf at nearby San Juan beach (La Union). The waves were far from impressively large, but a few young kids strutted their skills.... amazing to witness these pint-sized waveriders do their stuff. Here are a few captures I've processed so far, all at San Juan, La Union, on February 19th, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 475B/516 support, manual exposure. 1/2000s f/6.3 at 700.0mm iso400  1/1600s f/6.3 at 700.0mm iso400  1/1600s f/6.3 at 700.0mm iso400  SUN MEETS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. The setting sun, sporting a couple of sunspots, touches the western horizon after dispensing golden light to waveriders. Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, February 19, 2011, 7D + 500 f4 IS + stacked 2x/1.4x TC, 1400 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec, ISO 100, manual exposure, 475B/516 support, single exposure, no filters.  |
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Post by mantarey on Feb 20, 2011 12:25:55 GMT
Fantastic imagery Mastah Romy. These boys look so lifelike and really pops out, it appears to be jumping out of the screen.  By the way, is the workflow the same with your avian captures? |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 20, 2011 21:16:48 GMT
Thanks, Rey!
I use a slightly different PP wokflow for people shots - smaller radius USM for smoother skin textures, as opposed to larger radius USM for feather detail.
Capture technique is the same as BIFs though.
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Post by mantarey on Feb 21, 2011 2:03:07 GMT
Ah okay, thanks a lot for the tip Mastah Romy. |
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Post by gabriel buluran on Feb 21, 2011 7:06:34 GMT
the sunset shot looks like an exploding atomic bomb... not that i've witnessed one... hehehe... cheers!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 21, 2011 7:43:28 GMT
the sunset shot looks like an exploding atomic bomb... not that i've witnessed one... hehehe... cheers! Hehehe.... this really looks like one. It would appear as if an H-Bomb has exploded to the west in this shot taken just as the setting sun touched the horizon, about 17 minutes earlier than the first posted photo. Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, February 19, 2011, 7D + 500 f4 IS + stacked 2x/1.4x TC, 1400 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec, ISO 200, manual exposure, 475B/516 support, single exposure, no filters, uncropped full frame resized to 1200x800.  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 21, 2011 8:04:49 GMT
A split second after the first posted photo, the 1D4's AI servo remained locked on the surfer and 10 fps did its job of presenting me an alternative shot.  Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, February 19, 2011, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/516 support  |
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Feb 21, 2011 11:57:52 GMT
You and your subject are both winners! Both of you did fantastic jobs!
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Post by Mark Itol on Feb 21, 2011 12:54:21 GMT
Fantastic series, Ka Mastah! It's hard to pick a fave from those surfer shots.
Stunning capture of that nuke explosion too!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 23, 2011 5:42:39 GMT
Thanks for looking folks! Here are some footage of this surfing kid: |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Feb 23, 2011 12:56:34 GMT
I don't know but I think I enjoyed the "not so" pint sized ones more  Excellent production and use of slo-mo mastah! Those kids got skills! |
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