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Old Jan-08-2005, 12:20 PM   #1
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Kayaking in the winter (not me)

I asked these to guys if I could take a few pics of them, They said sure.
It was a overcast day, 15 degree temps. I asked why do this? They said
that they had just bought the kayaks and wanted to try them out. I asked
why on the Mississippi river? They said it's the only open water around.

I took these pics with a D rebel, and mostly a Canon 70-200L f4. A few pics
were taken with a 75-300is, and a couple with a Tamron 1.4 converter.







Give me a push.












A few more pics are on my pbase site.

Thanks for looking.
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Old Jan-08-2005, 12:33 PM   #2
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I asked these to guys if I could take a few pics of them, They said sure.
It was a overcast day, 15 degree temps. I asked why do this? They said
that they had just bought the kayaks and wanted to try them out. I asked
why on the Mississippi river? They said it's the only open water around.

I took these pics with a D rebel, and mostly a Canon 70-200L f4. A few pics
were taken with a 75-300is, and a couple with a Tamron 1.4 converter.


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This is a cool series of images, Dave. Makes me wish I was a better kayaker.

I was reading in Outdoor Photgrapher or somewhere about shooting birds with long 500mm teles with a DSLR from a kayak. I am not that confident of not turning over and getting myself and my equipment dunked. These guys obviously weren't worried about that at all.

Nice color and clarity of your images.
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Old Jan-08-2005, 12:53 PM   #3
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Man that looks cold ! Really nice crisp shots.
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Old Jan-08-2005, 02:05 PM   #4
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This is a cool series of images, Dave. Makes me wish I was a better kayaker.

I was reading in Outdoor Photgrapher or somewhere about shooting birds with long 500mm teles with a DSLR from a kayak. I am not that confident of not turning over and getting myself and my equipment dunked. These guys obviously weren't worried about that at all.

Nice color and clarity of your images.
I have never been in a kayak. To me it look's like riding a unicycle,
you either can or you can't. No inbetween. I put my camera in tupperware
with a lid on when I take it out in my 16 foot bass boat.

Thanks for looking.
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Old Jan-08-2005, 02:10 PM   #5
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Man that looks cold ! Really nice crisp shots.
It was cold. I don't get it, tomorrow it's supposed to be 15 degrees warmer.
To each their own. There is a big football (US) game around here tomorrow, maybe that's way they were out today.

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Old Jan-08-2005, 02:50 PM   #6
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Either of the last two. Nice and sharp, your images look excellent! That yellow sure pops against the winter background, doesn't it?
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Old Jan-08-2005, 09:23 PM   #7
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Nice series! The contrast between clothing and the surroundings is great!

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Old Jan-09-2005, 05:24 AM   #8
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Cool!

Really nice set. I like #2 and #5.
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Wonderful shots.. I really like number 4 .. I like the compostion and the colors are just great.
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Old Jan-09-2005, 06:33 AM   #10
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Beautiful shots Dave! I too like the colorful outfits and kayaks against the greyish background in all the shots!
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The first thing that came to my mind is, it's too bad you didn't get thier names or e-mail address. I bet they would really like to have a copy of those!


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The first thing that came to my mind is, it's too bad you didn't get thier names or e-mail address. I bet they would really like to have a copy of those!


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Thanks folks.

Sam, I thought about asking them for the info but these guys were
all business, as well they should be getting into a kayak at those temps.

My wife has made me some business/personal cards with my name, email, and
pbase web site printed on them. Now I just have to remember to carry some
with me. I could have put one on their car. Next time I'll do better.

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Old Jan-09-2005, 03:04 PM   #13
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Thanks folks.

Sam, I thought about asking them for the info but these guys were
all business, as well they should be getting into a kayak at those temps.

My wife has made me some business/personal cards with my name, email, and
pbase web site printed on them. Now I just have to remember to carry some
with me. I could have put one on their car. Next time I'll do better.

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Dave,

Hard to do better then you did!

PS: I just made up some cards. Took a tip from Andy and have one with, and one without my phone number. Both have my e-mail address. I just make them up on my printer, and cut them up as needed.

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Old Jan-09-2005, 03:15 PM   #14
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Hey Dave!

Very good kayak shots!

I love the rich colors, the sharpness, the composition! I'd only note that they make me a bit sad... I wish I could go kayaking right now! :-)

Thanks so much for sharing!
Take care!

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Old Jan-09-2005, 06:22 PM   #15
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Very good kayak shots!

I love the rich colors, the sharpness, the composition! I'd only note that they make me a bit sad... I wish I could go kayaking right now! :-)

Thanks so much for sharing!
Take care!

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Thanks Thiago, I'm glad you liked them.

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