High wind kiteboarding
Jun 2, 2018 01:19:16 #
25 knots plus at Alameda's Crown Beach. When the wind started gusting even above that, all the non-experts got out of the water.
Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF + 1.4X III TC at f5.6 , 1/2000 sec ISO 320
Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF + 1.4X III TC at f5.6 , 1/2000 sec ISO 320
Jun 2, 2018 02:30:45 #
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Jun 2, 2018 09:07:17 #
pmackd wrote:
25 knots plus at Alameda's Crown Beach. When the wind started gusting even above that, all the non-experts got out of the water.
Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF + 1.4X III TC at f5.6 , 1/2000 sec ISO 320
Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF + 1.4X III TC at f5.6 , 1/2000 sec ISO 320
Very nice. Getting out of the water sounded like a good idea: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Police-Investigating-Kite-Surfers-Death-Near-Crown-Beach-in-Alameda-484359441.html%3famp=y
Jun 2, 2018 11:22:57 #
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Jun 2, 2018 23:44:37 #
Peterff wrote:
Very nice. Getting out of the water sounded like a good idea: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Police-Investigating-Kite-Surfers-Death-Near-Crown-Beach-in-Alameda-484359441.html%3famp=y
I got these shots Wednesday. Friday(yesterday) was a lot less windy so I'm baffled. I did witness another fatal accident in the same location last year. It was really awful. A guy lost control of his kite, was lifted up and then dropped down head first on a steel utility enclosure. His helmet did not save him. This happened not 75 feet from where i was shooting. That's when I learned to keep my distance from these folks.
Jun 3, 2018 08:02:47 #
pmackd wrote:
25 knots plus at Alameda's Crown Beach. When the wind started gusting even above that, all the non-experts got out of the water.
Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF + 1.4X III TC at f5.6 , 1/2000 sec ISO 320
Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF + 1.4X III TC at f5.6 , 1/2000 sec ISO 320
Great series and great action!!
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Jun 3, 2018 23:57:44 #
pmackd wrote:
I got these shots Wednesday. Friday(yesterday) was a lot less windy so I'm baffled. I did witness another fatal accident in the same location last year. It was really awful. A guy lost control of his kite, was lifted up and then dropped down head first on a steel utility enclosure. His helmet did not save him. This happened not 75 feet from where i was shooting. That's when I learned to keep my distance from these folks.
Sorry to hear that. Witnessing such an event is horrible. It does however come with the territory of many of these sports - kiteboarding, skiing, climbing, spelunking, and others. Stuff does go wrong, and sometimes the consequences are significant. Just like walking on railroad tracks or crossing the road without looking while texting.
On the other hand in your spectacular images it is very clear that you were using a long lens, fairly open, and from some distance away with a fast shutter speed. When I first saw them I didn't read the bit where you gave that information, so I guessed what it must have been (in full frame equivalent specs) and then checked the EXIF data, and then realized you had put the detail in the text had I read it properly, the images were just too compelling! I was pleased that my guesses were pretty close.
I was looking at them again today, and my wife just stopped, looked, and said "Wow! They're impressive". Kudos.
Jun 5, 2018 00:05:28 #
Peterff wrote:
Sorry to hear that. Witnessing such an event is h... (show quote)
Thanks for the compliments. I am lucky to live close to the beach where this kiteboarding is so popular. I shoot from the edge of the water and that day the tide was high so some jumps took place within less than 100 yards. In my youth I was into rock climbing, mountaineering and wilderness skiing. Many hair raising stories. Luckily no friends of mine died but friends of friends did.
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