DM: Moomba 2009

Well i guess somebody has to start this off. Caught up with Rosie and Graham on Sunday afternoon (and also bumped into another Dyxum member Anthony it is a small word) down on the Yarra here in Melbourne where they were holding the Annual Moomba water festival.
One of the feature of the festival is the Moomba master water skiing on the Yarra.
It was a long day and lots of shots were taken by all lots and lots of water skiing shots were taken so i hope we don't bore you all too much the day did end up with a very nice fireworks display which i still have not processed yet.
So here is my first set of 10 which features the womans Water Skiing slalom.

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Edited by Pat Melone - 09 March 2009 at 10:24

Fantastic shots and don't worry, any guy would probably agree that this isn't boring. Does it get any better sunshine, girls and sport, only the beer is missing Keep 'em coming.

Love the dynamics in all of these but especially 1,2,4, 7 and 10. Number 2 is perfectly sized (and cropped?) to focus down on the skier with the rooster tail providing great contrast. Number 4 is also a really different shot - concentrated on the water spray and leave the skier in the shadows - helps to give a feeling of the speed and forces involved in shifting this much water about. Similar theme to number 7 where the calmness of the water gives a great contrast to the skier, but I wish there was just a little more light in the skiers face (it looks a little dull on my monitor but that could be my settings).

Pat - you don't comment on what camera/lens combo you used - also what shutter/aperture settings were generally used; looks like a high shutter speed to capture the water so well.

A great set and look forward to seeing more from this event (Cue the rest of the Dyxum 'crowd' present? )

Kind regards, Neil.

I went down with the wife and bubs. On my travel i recognized Rosie on the water front and a male, I now know as Scott, wearing a black tshirt with a strange symbol resembling that of dyxums' logo.

I introduced myself - "Are you Rosie from Dyxum"
I had a startled Rosie look at me with her great but curious smile and say "yes"

I met Graham later during the fireworks, who was quite helpful in aiding me in techniques for fireworks. (Don't blame hime if the fireworks shots aren't that good)

It was really good to see some of the "internet people" in real life.

To the photos

First up water skiing.

a700 70-200 2.8 sigma hsm

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2. "If you gotta go you gotta go" (cropped)



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4. - My favorite - (cropped)




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The sun went down and the Moomba Lights came on - Festival time

6. - Welcome to the house of fun (cropped)


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Then out came the fireworks - cz16-80

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Edited by anthony6870hifi - 10 March 2009 at 04:07

Bernd - I did not, but the others may have.

Anthony

Thanks Frank. From someone who takes shots like you - it's nice to hear you your like them.

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions on the first series.Come on Rosie and Graham lets see some of your work from the day.
Very nice shots there Anthony you really captured the speed of the skiers and the boat there and the firework shots are excellent .

All right here is my second set this one will feature the wake boarders there were very difficult due too the cluttered backgrounds.

All shots so far are with A700 & Minolta 300F4.

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