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Hi All,

I'm off on a yacht trip to Cherbourg this weekend on a nice 43ft'r. I was wondering if anyone had any tips / ideas on shots I should get while on board. I've already arranged a shot from the top of the 50ft mast downwards with the wide angle convertor if the weather is good enough to safely send me up there.

The reason I'm asking is the last time on a yacht I just came back with a lot of photos, none of which had a real wow factor, this time I'd like some keepers which could go on my sailing club's website.

This is what I ended up with last time on a smaller boat: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trvo/sets/72157622347800555/

I'll be taking my 14-45mm, 45-200mm and a Wide angle convertor (7-22mm).

Any ideas?

Many Thanks - Trev
 
is it a 'normal' sailing trip, or a bit of racing?
I'm not too up on the 'normal' sailing stuff, but have done some racing stuff, its all about the angles! nice close ups of winching action etc.
The 'top of the mast' shot always looks good
 
shoot much earlier and later in the day when the light is more interesting and stick to documentary snapshots the rest of the time.
we use the G1 and the same lenses as you, I love the 45-200 but the stabiliser is very limited as you can clearly see through the viewfinder.

Have a cracking trip. John
 
Thanks guys for the tips, will bear them in mind - it's a 'normal' sailing trip but myself, the skipper and a few of the crew are regular catamaran racers so we'll be getting the most we can out of the boat but not exactly racing it unless there's another like-minded boat on the water ;).

Will post the results here but looking at the weather the wind will be too high to send me up the mast unnecessarily.

John, I am curious as to why you have trouble with the stabiliser, I've not really had any issues with it at full zoom on the 200mm (hand held)? An example here from last Sunday: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4683050611_1fa2bc9179_b.jpg. I have found that I need to switch to stabilisation mode 2 for best results.

You may be talking about the delay between the viewfinder and movement of the camera? This is due to it being an electronic viewfinder and not updating as quickly as one would like. To be honest, that's the only negative thing I have to say about the camera...Stick a mirror viewfinder in there and it'll keep me happy :).

Cheers - Trev
 
Hi All,

Got back safely, to be honest I had no time to take any photographs which I did expect and we couldn't find the Bosun's Chair so that was all my planned shots out of the window. I did however get a few 'snaps':

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Trev
 
You had nice weather for it!

A shot you can try next time is to get in the tender and get it towed on a short line.....low angle with the wash in the foreground. Try slow shutter speeds....needs practise while keeping your balance in a bouncing inflatable, but results can be dramatic. I practise my balance by standing up to paddle my sea kayak! Works too. You want to then try closing your eyes...do it by feel alone. The reason/ Because once you put that viewfinder to your eye, you have no idea of the wave patterns around you, but you can keep your balance by feel.

To get the best shots of boating, you have to risk getting wet. Bobbing in the water with your camera (nope, I don't have a housing for the D3). Sitting in the tender and letting the boat actually hit it - it will bounce off on the bow wave. You can't get closer, and they really do look great - have a look at some that Kos has done. She used to do that kind of thing, which is how you get that big bow wave in the foreground. If you worry about your kit, you'll never get the great shots - its only a tool that wears out, gets broken, whatever. USE IT, don't cuddle it!
 
Thanks Simon, will bear that in mind :)

Trev
 
Sorry for the late reply Trev, but yes, I find the stabiliser a fair bit less effective than the ones on the Nikon 55-200 and Canon 55-250 which we also use. I'll pull it out tomorrow and run through the modes.

There is a firmware update I've not yet done so I'll check that out as well. John
 
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