hi am currently having my thesis and its about photography on surfing :Shock:-- tho my prob is im not sure which lens should i buy or how should i do it.. err my first time.. :Shock:

i am going to buy 70-300mm lens tho im not sure if it fits for my subject.. or shoud i use 135-400mm lens? tho its much expensive right? yaiii huhuhu

anyho i need some guidance lmao.. :)

ESPECIALLY for pros here who have taken pictures of surfing i really really need yar help :) ahihi

neone interested on helping meeh? eehh thanxx in advance

Hi Nilam

Welcome to DPP!

regarding photographing surfing, there's a lot who does it here in DPP.
One guy in particular is Doc Mark.
check out his gallery here in DPP http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/photography/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1789

you might find some threads here that he posted about surfing. like these two:
http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=7665
http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=7013


am not quite sure of the arsenal he has for his shoots, i pretty much guess its a big, long one. :Grin:

paging Doc Mark, maybe you can help a newb..

happy shooting nilam!

yup.. the Pentax Guru Doc Mark Dimalanta has to be the one you should be talking to.. there's the search area above to help you find some of his works here in DPP cheers!

btw.. his surfing shot has been featured issue 13 so you can check it out also

You can also look at his multiply (http://surfdoc.multiply.com/) and pbase (http://www.pbase.com/mark_dominic) pages. :)

am not quite sure of the arsenal he has for his shoots, i pretty much guess its a big, long one.

As far as I know, he has all the DA prime limiteds, and a few of the FA's and an FA*.

For the faraway shots from the beach to the waves, he uses the F* 600mm f/4 if I'm not mistaken. He seems to be using the the DA10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 Fish-eye with a custom SPL case for the K10D while in the water shooting upclose.

He's also using the newly released DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 for his action and walkabout shots on the beach.

Doc Mark, correct me if I'm wrong. :D

i asked you to see ogie at acel- he has a brand new "BIGMA" (SIGMA 50-500) . good for what you are intending to do. and at a huge discount. i'd be surrised if it is not sold already.

hi nilam,

glad to see that you are interested in surfing photography. it is truly a joy. for all my long reach shots i use a pentax FA* 600mm f4. however, before that i used a Tokina ATX SD AF 400 f5.6, that lens is hard to beat when it comes to price and performance. i have seen a few new in box at wilson's shop AVE. Photo in Hidalgo.

the minimum you will need for surf photography is 400mm prime. I shoot mostly with primes these days because they yield the best clarity. however, after saying that I love fast zooms namely the DA* fast f2.8 telezooms.

If your budget is tight you need at least 300mm and the speed isnt that much of an issue because surf photography can be shot stopped down several stops from wide open because the subject is so displaced from your vantage point.

the real gem of surf photography is shooting from the water. if you can afford housing for your slr that is a bug plus, but there is one option. pentax makes the optio w30, which is an underwater, waterproof point and shoot, which just so happens to be the official camera of 8X ASP world champion surfer Kelly Slater. here is a link, and i know they sell these locally in manila.

http://www.h20camera.com/home

I will be in manila by the end of the month, for a magazine photo trip with a few hawaiian pro surfers. Also, if you want to meet up when we have our pentax EB please join us, we would love to have you along.

message me and we can talk more about it later.

cheers!

You can also look at his multiply (http://surfdoc.multiply.com/) and pbase (http://www.pbase.com/mark_dominic) pages. :)



As far as I know, he has all the DA prime limiteds, and a few of the FA's and an FA*.

For the faraway shots from the beach to the waves, he uses the F* 600mm f/4 if I'm not mistaken. He seems to be using the the DA10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 Fish-eye with a custom SPL case for the K10D while in the water shooting upclose.

He's also using the newly released DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 for his action and walkabout shots on the beach.

Doc Mark, correct me if I'm wrong. :D

wow randall, you know me pretty well, hahah!!! its actually the FA* 600 f4. a little bird told me that pentax may have some really long DA* primes, in the near future. time will tell.

see you guys in manila. hey who is bidding for my pentaxian shirts. maybe we should do a raffle, haha!

mark

wow randall, you know me pretty well, hahah!!! its actually the FA* 600 f4. a little bird told me that pentax may have some really long DA* primes, in the near future. time will tell.

see you guys in manila. hey who is bidding for my pentaxian shirts. maybe we should do a raffle, haha!

mark

raffle?! pwd..

how many are you smuggling in? :Grin:

hi am currently having my thesis and its about photography on surfing :Shock:-- tho my prob is im not sure which lens should i buy or how should i do it.. err my first time.. :Shock:

i am going to buy 70-300mm lens tho im not sure if it fits for my subject.. or shoud i use 135-400mm lens? tho its much expensive right? yaiii huhuhu

anyho i need some guidance lmao.. :)

ESPECIALLY for pros here who have taken pictures of surfing i really really need yar help :) ahihi

neone interested on helping meeh? eehh thanxx in advance

hi there! i know someone who exactly had a thesis abouy surfing..if you 're interested, i can give you her contact details.. just pm me.. :)

Cheers!

for land shots i use this:
http://www.pbase.com/mark_dominic/image/62669448.jpg

for water shots i use:
http://www.pbase.com/mark_dominic/image/76103317.jpg

here is what it looks like when assembled:
http://www.pbase.com/mark_dominic/image/76103318.jpg

affordable options:
http://www.pbase.com/mark_dominic/image/60270031.jpg
the optio series featured here are the optio WPi, W10, but presently the current model not shown is the "W30"

wow randall, you know me pretty well, hahah!!! its actually the FA* 600 f4. a little bird told me that pentax may have some really long DA* primes, in the near future. time will tell.

see you guys in manila. hey who is bidding for my pentaxian shirts. maybe we should do a raffle, haha!

mark

Man, you're tough. My answer wasn't good enough for a shirt?!? Haha!

See you soon Mark! :Grin:

Hi Nilam

Welcome to DPP!

regarding photographing surfing, there's a lot who does it here in DPP.
One guy in particular is Doc Mark.
check out his gallery here in DPP http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/photography/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1789

you might find some threads here that he posted about surfing. like these two:
http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=7665
http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=7013


am not quite sure of the arsenal he has for his shoots, i pretty much guess its a big, long one. :Grin:

paging Doc Mark, maybe you can help a newb..

happy shooting nilam!

ahihihi thanx so much ... :D

hi nilam,

glad to see that you are interested in surfing photography. it is truly a joy. for all my long reach shots i use a pentax FA* 600mm f4. however, before that i used a Tokina ATX SD AF 400 f5.6, that lens is hard to beat when it comes to price and performance. i have seen a few new in box at wilson's shop AVE. Photo in Hidalgo.

the minimum you will need for surf photography is 400mm prime. I shoot mostly with primes these days because they yield the best clarity. however, after saying that I love fast zooms namely the DA* fast f2.8 telezooms.

If your budget is tight you need at least 300mm and the speed isnt that much of an issue because surf photography can be shot stopped down several stops from wide open because the subject is so displaced from your vantage point.

the real gem of surf photography is shooting from the water. if you can afford housing for your slr that is a bug plus, but there is one option. pentax makes the optio w30, which is an underwater, waterproof point and shoot, which just so happens to be the official camera of 8X ASP world champion surfer Kelly Slater. here is a link, and i know they sell these locally in manila.

http://www.h20camera.com/home

I will be in manila by the end of the month, for a magazine photo trip with a few hawaiian pro surfers. Also, if you want to meet up when we have our pentax EB please join us, we would love to have you along.

message me and we can talk more about it later.

cheers!

waaa sir your so right on time.. or should i call it heaven sent!:Grin:

I would love to join the EB tho i dont own a pentax cam.. would that be oryt?
teehee..

you are a big help to my thesis.. i was actually losing hope cuz i have no idea on using zoom lens. ahihi..

thnx again..

i asked you to see ogie at acel- he has a brand new "BIGMA" (SIGMA 50-500) . good for what you are intending to do. and at a huge discount. i'd be surrised if it is not sold already.

yup.. i will see him.. if the rain stops pourin.. iv heard its flooding in quiapo.. teehee thnx again

-lam

yup.. the Pentax Guru Doc Mark Dimalanta has to be the one you should be talking to.. there's the search area above to help you find some of his works here in DPP cheers!

btw.. his surfing shot has been featured issue 13 so you can check it out also

hi ryan,

thanks for the heads up. i never was really sure if my image appeared in the readers gallery. I hope i can purchase a back issue of #13 then i get there at the end of the month. in the meantime, can anyone scan that portion of the page where my picture was printed.

thanks in advance!

mark

It's surfing season again so let's give this thread a bump. :D

http://lokalsoul.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2010-la-union-surf-break-poster.jpg

Are you going to this event William?

http://lokalsoul.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2010-la-union-surf-break-poster.jpg

Are you going to this event William?

I hope to attend this same event next year when I'm hoping I would be properly equipped :Grin:

Overheard that accommodations have been fully booked since august..

I hope to attend this same event next year when I'm hoping I would be properly equipped :Grin:

Overheard that accommodations have been fully booked since august..
I'd go but three things are making me think twice.

1. I live more than 400km away
2. Typhoon Megi just hit that part of the Philippines hard
3. It's All Saints/Souls and Halloween. I could imagine how bad the traffic would be.

Wish I went to 6th Odyssey Waves Surfing Competition held in Eastern Samar last month.

I'd go but three things are making me think twice.

1. I live more than 400km away
2. Typhoon Megi just hit that part of the Philippines hard
3. It's All Saints/Souls and Halloween. I could imagine how bad the traffic would be.

Wish I went to 6th Odyssey Waves Surfing Competition held in Eastern Samar last month.

I'll be there on Saturday (30th). I can meet you there if you're going.

I also overheard that hotels are fully booked. However, with Typhoon Megi's effects, I guess most reservations will be cancelled.