Don't Try This At Home
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 12:26AM Who said slides and rides are for kids? Googlers were so excited about riding the Flowrider, it was almost impossible to get onto the platform to take these few pictures. After less than one minute I was told that the weight limit was reached. Right, my giant 120 pound body would sway this giant wave machine trailer and everyone would keep pouring down the driveway! I would be accused of attack on Google and banned from Google cafeterias. I would start eating junk food and having to pay for it (oh, this sounds scary!). So I backed off as they asked, giving them my evil eye and mumbling to myself something along the lines of "you have no idea how thankful would these Googlers be to get free surfing shots taken by someone who actually knows how to shoot in these horrible lighting conditions in full manual mode". And that marked the end of my wave riding photography career.
As you can see, the previous photo is quite over-exposed. That's what happens when you don't throw artificial light at people whose faces are in shade. The water reflecting the sun rays did not help either. Action shots in the sharp sunlight are extremely difficult to take. You need to have a very fast shutter speed to avoid blurring, and you need to compromise on the exposure of the surrounding in order to properly expose your subject. Something's got to give.
After few minutes of intense sun blasting on our ghost-like white complexions, my girlfriend Anett and I went to hide. By the slide. We rode the slide over and over. I feel bad for the kids who had to wait for us crazy thirty-something year old madams to get off the slide. (No, I really don't feel bad. The slide was fun.)
Reader Comments (1)
Great photos. I am happy that I was part of this fun experience. :)