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Surf 'n' Turf - part 2 of 1 2 3 4 5

by James Gunn Published 01/08/2011

This is James Gunn's winning shot from 2010, with a slightly different crop. Page designers rarely crop an image the way the photographer might. The 200 mm focal length gives plenty of room for the leap of the forwards.

Shutter speed needs to be fast, at least 1/1600sec, in order to freeze the water spray. With bright sunshine it is best to underexpose the shot (-1ev compensation) in order to avoid "burnt out" white spray. I tend to use high-speed continuous shooting mode, AI servo, Auto WB and normal evaluative metering on my Canon EOS 7D. I use the single, centre focus point as it is the fastest and have extended its area using one of the options on the 7D.

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