Thanks for the kind comment, Frank. Yes indeed, it's not the sharpest, the lens on that camera can do better, but there was rain in the air that knocked the edge off things. The dumb old digicam also has no optional exposure modes, so even with about 1.5 stops to spare, it gave me 1/362 sec at F4.76. If I could have locked the lens wide open the shutter speed would have been around 1/900 sec, enough to stop the action.
But it was the camera I had with me, the other one I usually carry (smaller and with more pixels) has less than half the reach at the tele end so wouldn't have aquitted itself as well despite being newer and better in every other respect. Film would have been better of course and I have a Tamron 500SP reflex that would have done well, but it was an unplanned diversion so I'm happy to have got what I did. regards, Anthony Farr > -----Original Message----- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > IMHO, you captured the surfer at the prime moment, especially with the > jetski at the top of the swell. > > Yeah, not the sharpest shot, but getting it at the right moment goes a > great distance in "making up" for any technical deficiencies. > > Wonderful shot. > > cheers, > frank > > --
