Cabarita Beach

[Darren Bradnock]

I went to the beach today to shot my mate, and ended up shooting one of the best aerial surfers around, Chippa Wilson.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Spectacular shots!
Te first two are especially well timed!
What happened with that busted lens in the end? You still using it?

 

[Darren Bradnock]

Yeah still using it, but i didn't have a allen key to take the slide plate for my gimbal head off the lens so i used the 70-200 2.8 with my 2x converter for these.
The 400 2.8 is ok if you fill the frame, but if you have to crop it a lot it's a bit soft and a lot of CA.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Stunning - all of them. Congrats on being the right guy in the right place at the right time!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Fantastic action - I like the low shooting angle in the first few to get the surfer airborne against the sky

How did you cope with exposure?

I know that black wetsuits and white surf are a real challenge for camera metering!

 

[Dave Green]

Super set that just gets better as you scroll down!

 

[Darren Bradnock]

If you were going to enter one in a photo comp in the local surfing magazine which one would it be? i cant decide, i was thinking #1 but i like the lighting in #7. I've entered a few times before and been published but never won, the quality of photos keeps getting better. I think i have a winner in this set but can't decide, maybe i should send them all.....ha ha.

 

[Andy Boardman]

I would send the lot, a great set I would be proud of taking anything close to those.
Well done mate.