Kayak photography
Sep 19, 2021 09:00:46 #
A number of years ago my wife and I bought kayaks since we thought it might be fun to fish from a kayak. We messed around with them; but the fire never really got lit and they ended up in the back yard on a rack under a tarp. Feeling in a bit of a rut, I decided to see if it would be a decent platform for photography. I did not want to risk any really expensive equipment, so I shot these with a D300 and I just brought two lenses along (35mm and 180mm). Yesterday I scoped out the area that I wanted to paddle in, and realized that it was really not very good in the middle of the day. So today I got up early and was on the water when the sun came up. I'm pleased with today's results; but I think I can do better. I'll take that as a challenge.
Erich
Erich
Bright Green Plant. Anyone know what it is? I don't.
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no. 2 shoreline. Had to wait for the waves from the kayak to dissipate.
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No. 3 My favorite of the day. I had to paddle around a bit to get them with a shaded background to establish contrast. Against a brightly lit shoreline the composition was dull.
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Sep 19, 2021 09:02:58 #
Sep 19, 2021 09:32:09 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice work, and number two is my winner.
For that shot, I wanted to minimize the amount of sky; but I still wanted the top of the tall tree in the frame both above the shoreline and in the reflection. The colors are nice that time of day as well. Thanks for looking.
Erich
Sep 19, 2021 09:35:13 #
Very nice shooting from a Kayak. I have a hard enough time shooting standing on solid ground. Oh to be young again with a steady hand.🤗
Sep 19, 2021 09:43:30 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
Very nice shooting from a Kayak. I have a hard enough time shooting standing on solid ground. Oh to be young again with a steady hand.🤗
You know that I like the out-of-doors, but trudging up mountains is getting harder every year. Maybe it is time for a change and start doing some traveling by water routes? A kayak is, for me, too uncomfortable for more than about an hour. I'm starting to think very seriously about investing in a good two person canoe or maybe two one person canoes. There are a lot of options these days. Thanks for taking a look at the photos. I kept the ISO fairly high so that the shutter speeds would not drop too much. For much of my shooting these days I'm in Aperture priority. It minimizes the fiddling.
Erich
Sep 19, 2021 10:45:20 #
ebrunner wrote:
For much of my shooting these days I'm in Aperture priority. It minimizes the fiddling.
Erich
Erich
Understand.
Jim
Sep 19, 2021 10:53:48 #
Beautiful work, Erich. Watch out, we lived on a lake for many years and kayaking is addictive.
Sep 19, 2021 11:40:02 #
UTMike wrote:
Beautiful work, Erich. Watch out, we lived on a lake for many years and kayaking is addictive.
I believe it. I think, though, there are worse things to get hooked on. lol
Erich
Sep 19, 2021 11:57:53 #
Beautiful set Erich. I envy your adventurous spirit. I wouldn't trust myself in less than a wide bottomed boat 
Sep 19, 2021 13:09:49 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Beautiful set Erich. I envy your adventurous spirit. I wouldn't trust myself in less than a wide bottomed boat
The kayak I have is not really very tippy. It is a model that was designed to be fished off of. So, it is made to be stable rather than fast. I'll take stable. Glad you liked the photos.
Erich
Sep 20, 2021 08:17:56 #
Good use of your kayak. I see there is not a whole lot of green. But I think that adds to the overall pleasing look you captured.
Sep 20, 2021 09:21:14 #
ebrunner wrote:
A number of years ago my wife and I bought kayaks ... (show quote)
Kayaks are great for photography... a "lower" perspective, easy movement, quiet, animals are less skittish and, the opportunity for adventure... try a river float- don't even have to paddle...
Sep 20, 2021 11:10:53 #
A good use for the D300. I will remember that tip. I don't know about the lenses though.
Sep 20, 2021 11:41:08 #
Sep 20, 2021 13:50:41 #
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