My second experience with a camera out in the surf. Pictured left is the Kodak $21.55 'single use' disposable 35mm film camera I used, just a short step up from the piece of **** that I bought off trademe a few months back.
Having only been a 'from land' shooter I have always been eager to shoot from the water. There are so many photo possibilities out there I see when surfing that are missed. So my thinking goes.. I have a 6mp digital camera with a proper underwater housing.. never used, I don't want to flood it my first few goes out, and only have shitty pics as a result.. so practice a bit with crappy disposable cameras that cost next to nothing.
What I want to achieve: practicing getting in the right position for the photos, where to sit, and how to position myself without getting in the way of the surfers.
What I found: What a completely different experience! Just free swimming around I had a ball out in the surf with the Kodak, although I know I do need to get some flippers to be able to be more responsive in direction changes and moving faster, the beach break I was at has often unpredictable peaks coming through. Its pretty hard work, and I can see that its a very skilled art, I take my hat off to the masters of water photography, likes of Chris Garden, Ray Collins etc
So after 30 mins of effort I passed the camera on to Jono who took some cool shots from his board ( much better than my efforts):
and then Caitlin had a go, Jay had the camera at that stage and they swapped, caity took a great shot of Jay taking off on a wave on her new board, not quite in frame, but potential, and then a cool shot (love her creativity) of her under water :0) :
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I like those little throwaway cameras - you need to be quite close to the action but they give good results. Have you had a look at the Fuji digital camera with u/w housing on special at the moment? Under $300 from memory and also has video mode. Tempting!
yep seen some on trademe, but I do have a pentax optio with water housing, just haven't used it yet
Welcome back sis, glad to see you didn't lose the blog after all! Love the 'amongst it' photos with the Kodak, they give a real feel for what it's like out there.
Can't wait to see the photos from the Pentax!
thanks :0)
hey this was the beach you surfed at when you were over.
hopefully will get the pentax set up in the housing in a few weeks when life gets a little less busier.
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