West Coast Surf

[Darren Bradnock]

Went to Auckland to pic something up and took a bit of a tiki tour back home, here's a few shots i took why i was in Taranaki.

loving the 70-200mm 2.8L mk2......

Back lit late afternoon.....

 

[Thomas brookes]

Wow top job for getting these Darren 1 and the last are winners for me love the swoosh of water he's made!

 

[Brodie Jackson]

Wow awesome shots, Darren! #1 would have to be my favorite if I was forced to choose

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Cracking shots Darren!

I like #1 - I think getting low as you have, so the surfer and wave are at or above your line of site, made for a killer composition.

 

[Pete Askew]

Great set Darren. I keep coming back to them trying to decide which I like best. It's going to be either 4 or 5. I love the direction in 4 but then I also like the drama of steering away from the rocks in 5. A super series in any case.

 

[Hamish Gill]

They are good eh?
I like the second one with the rock!
Adds a bit of peril!
What happened with that broken lens you had?

 

[Darren Bradnock]

What happened with that broken lens you had?

The first 2 were taken on my 70-200mm 2.8L mk2 which i'm loving, just so sharp. The rest were taken with the dodgy 400mm 2.8L, not so sharp. I found that the shots i took from quite far away were a bit soft when i zoomed in on the surfer, but if i was closer and the surfer filled the frame more they were ok. I also found it has quite a bit of chromatic aberration out towards the edges, so if I had the surfer off to the side it was very strong with the black wetsuit against the white water. But if i centered the surfer it was ok. Think i just need to get out with it some more and find its limits.

 

[Hamish Gill]

So the final conclusion is just to live with it as a bit of a duffer?
Seems to get good enough results as far as I can see ... As you say, find its limitations and your on to a but of a winner I guess ...
What about getting a TC for the 70-200 that's what I did when I wanted a bit more length

 

[Hamish Gill]

So the final conclusion is just to live with it as a bit of a duffer?
Seems to get good enough results as far as I can see ... As you say, find its limitations and your on to a but of a winner I guess ...
What about getting a TC for the 70-200 that's what I did when I wanted a bit more length

 

[Darren Turner]

very nice set, i would love to watch and photograph these guys for real, unfortunately where i live we don't get surf that good around here.

Well done

Daz

 

[Darren Bradnock]

very nice set, i would love to watch and photograph these guys for real, unfortunately where i live we don't get surf that good around here.

Well done

Daz

Its all about the swell and wind directions, it would appear that you do. Its just a case of the right place at the right time. Have a look here......
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