La Union Surfing: 2013

Monday, October 21, 2013

More surfing shots with the 5D MIII

Light was golden this Sunday afternoon (October 20th), so I drove over to nearby San Juan beach to play anew with the 5D MIII's AF at surfers.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, October 20, 2013, 5D MIII + 500 F4 L IS + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, October 20, 2013, 5D MIII + 500 F4 L IS + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 640, 1/2000 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, October 20, 2013, 5D MIII + 500 F4 L IS + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 2500, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, October 20, 2013, 5D MIII + 500 F4 L IS + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250, 1/2000 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, October 20, 2013, 5D MIII + 500 F4 L IS + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 1250, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, October 20, 2013, 5D MIII + 500 F4 L IS + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 640, 1/2000 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Trying the 5D Mark III at Surfing

After over a month of hibernation in my camera bag (due to my busy schedule), my new camera finally flexed its AF muscle at action - surfing at nearby San Juan beach.

The skies were overcast, and this muted the colors, but I quickly found out that the much acclaimed AF performance of this full frame body deserves its reputation.

Sometimes, I do miss the faster fps and narrower FOV of my 1D4 and 7D, but the 5D3's 6 fps is certainly adequate to catch the peak moments. The numerous AF points allowed framing flexibility via off-center points in AI servo.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, August 25, 2013, 5DM3 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, August 25, 2013, 5DM3 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, major crop.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, August 25, 2013, 5DM3 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, major crop.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, August 25, 2013, 5DM3 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 1250, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, major crop.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

More slow shutter surfing shots

Light was golden at sunset this April 11th, and my long lens just happened to be in the car as I passed near the San Juan surfing area. What's a better way to beat the summer heat than shooting surfers at sundown, while enjoying the breeze?

Again, I experimented with slow shutter shots, trying to inject a sense of motion into the still images of wave-riders.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, April 11, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/9, ISO 100, 1/15 sec, 475B/516 support, uncropped full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, April 11, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/8, ISO 50, 1/20 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, April 11, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/8, ISO 100, 1/10 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, April 11, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 200, 1/5 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x720.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Freezing the surfing action at San Juan beach

After the previous post of images taken with super slow shutter speeds, we're now back to regular programming.... er... surfing action frozen with traditionally fast shutter speeds.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x960.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Slow shutter surfing shots

Sundown this March 16, 2013, didn't necessarily mean I had to pack my camera gear and leave San Juan beach.

I decided to linger on for some more minutes to enjoy the cool breeze and after-sunset scenery.

More importantly, the low light allowed me to experiment with super slow shutter speeds at surfers, yielding some interesting images.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 320, 1/5 sec, 475B/516 support, uncropped full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/5 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/10 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/8, ISO 100, 1/15 sec, 475B/516 support, uncropped full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/8, ISO 200, 1/15 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/10 sec, 475B/516 support, near full frame resized to 1280x853, RAW capture converted to B&W.

Shooting info - San Juan, La Union, Philippines, March 16, 2013, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/5 sec, 475B/516 support, uncropped full frame resized to 1280x853, RAW capture converted to B&W.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

My first surfing shots for 2013

The swells at San Juan beach are much bigger this January 5th of the New Year than the usual garden variety wavelets in my past few visits. Although the setting sun was covered by thin clouds from time to time, more explosive surfing action made shooting a lot more exciting.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013, 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 3200, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013, 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013, 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013, 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013, 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013 (Holcim cement plant is in the background), 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame.

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013, 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame

Shooting Info - San Juan, La Union, January 5, 2013, 1DM4 + 500 F4 l is + 1.4X TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 1600, 1/1600 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure, near full frame.