How about some whitewater

[John Mueller]

Taken on the New River.
I love that part of the country:D

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[Skippy]

Taken on the New River.
I love that part of the country:D
I don't think I would be game enough to do it, watch it yes, do it NO :huh
I like the first picture :rofl see how happy they all look :D unsuspecting :rolleyes don't have a clue what's coming up :rofl yeahhhhh that first picture would suck anyone in for sure :lol :lol4

Great series of shots on your part.....were you quickly running along the bank after them?? .......... Skippy (Australia)

[ian408]

Rafting is a lot of fun. This looks like a fairly tame stretch of water with a
couple of nice rapids thrown in.

Only problem with the shots is they lack faces. If you station yourself a bit
farther down the river, you'd get faces and some fun action. Plus, I bet once
and a while, someone dumps the raft :D

Ian

[Rufio220]

Those are cool. i like it, white water rafting is fun, and that shows it. they are really sharp too. I like 2, 4 and i think its 7 and then the last one the most. good job.

[Nikolai]

Rafting is a lot of fun. This looks like a fairly tame stretch of water with a
couple of nice rapids thrown in.

Only problem with the shots is they lack faces. If you station yourself a bit
farther down the river, you'd get faces and some fun action. Plus, I bet once
and a while, someone dumps the raft :D

Ian
I used to do whitewatewr rafting (up to 6+ :-) and last years I was a dedicated camera man (meaning - I didn't have to do any ground work like setting up the camp or taking shifts by the kitchen fire - but it was my responibility to take pictures and movies).

Best position for shooting rapids is down the stream. Preferably with the good tele zoom lens. If you have a teammate, you can set one position next to the "jump point" (but still a bit downstream), but your primary location should be "down facing up"

Cheers!:1drink

[winger]

Rafting is a lot of fun. This looks like a fairly tame stretch of water with a
couple of nice rapids thrown in.

Only problem with the shots is they lack faces. If you station yourself a bit
farther down the river, you'd get faces and some fun action. Plus, I bet once
and a while, someone dumps the raft :D

Ian
You got to it before me.

Faces are great, people make some of the best expressions while participating in sports. Go out and grab em.

[Harryb]

Really excellent shots John. I did some white water rafting a few years back (well more than a few) and it was fantastic.