standing on the break - a photo on Flickriver

            For the first time in weeks I finally got time to take some new stuff, work slowed down perhaps or maybe finally feeling human since giving up smoking a month ago now.

Down to the Gold Coast for lunch and some more attempts at shooting surfing. Ok I havent got it worked out, the problem is working out the best way to combat glare and harsh light.  Still working on that.  However I have got a few shots worth uploading.

The problem is water is harsh - ive tried shooting on manual, AE and P modes - im playing with ISO and shutter speeds, im slowly getting better work, this worked nicely to my mind, the moment captures well anyway.

Any suggestions you have of course for shooting surfing would be great, I suspect the best thing in the world remains a very fast lens and a big focal length - but I cant afford an f2.8 600MM prime sadly.

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About the photographer

Monkeyc is a former photojournalist who fled the bright lights and dingy darkrooms for fame, fortune and a living wage back in the mists of time, now a sometime amateur photographer who dreams of the days when he understood esoteric concepts such as depth of field and aperture as an escape from a life spent dealing with the problems of suffering users and staff in the world of corporate Information Technology.

Why Creative Commons?

The decision to license my work as creative commons was an easy and almost automatic one - my work is for personal enjoyment and I want others to be able to enjoy my work and to incorporate it into their visions. Today I find photography is a personal pleasure, I no longer have to make a living from my camera  - its just my vision of the world - a unique vision to me but with CC its also something you can take and turn into something from your world - the scope is inifite and it sets the images free in so many ways - The creative commons license is a perfect example of the sort of copyright changes the modern world needs to come to grips with in the digital age, information should be free to all.

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Taken on: July 29, 2006

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Camera: Canon EOS 350D, f/8.0, 1/640 sec, 300mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 350D
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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