some crash pics

(sdboardr99) · (sdboardr99) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 08-25-2004, 4:00 PM

We've been doing a lot of riding recently, and that means lots of nice crash pics...

more on wakepics: http://www.wakepics.com/members/billj

(Message edited by sdboardr99 on August 25, 2004)

(blabel) · (blabel) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 08-25-2004, 4:07 PM

Damn the second guy fell so hard, chunks of his board came off!

Ok that was stupid, sorry!

(greenpinky) · (greenpinky) **Join Date: Apr 2004** 08-25-2004, 4:08 PM

That second guy looks like he's about to pull it out. $10 says he did it!

(troyl) · (troyl) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 08-25-2004, 5:50 PM

Bill,
How come no crash pics of you in the wave machine at PB??? Now those would be good!

sunsetterlxi 08-25-2004, 6:18 PM

Bill, Those are some nice pics....what lake or river is that on? It is gorgeous.

Tim

(malibususpect) · (malibususpect) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 08-25-2004, 6:56 PM

got to give it to you bill, you take some of the best pics i have seen, and they all have insane clarity

(sdboardr99) · (sdboardr99) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 08-25-2004, 7:54 PM

Those 3 pics were taken out at the Colorado River down south near Yuma (Ferguson Lake, Fishers Landing, Martinez area). Some of the ones in my wakepics gallery were taken at San Vicente, which is the only lake in San Diego where you can wakeboard.

Troy, the flowrider crashes happen to fast to capture on camera! Hopefully I'll have some video to include in the next wakeboarding vid I put together.

(peter_c) · (peter_c) **Join Date: Sep 2001** 08-25-2004, 8:46 PM

The first pic is super cool with the reflection

(barry) · (barry) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 08-25-2004, 9:30 PM

All of Bill's pictures are too good.. Must be photoshop.

B-

(kristian) · (kristian) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 08-26-2004, 12:34 AM

oooooo aaaawwww.
Nice pics Bill

(buzz_grande) · (buzz_grande) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 08-26-2004, 1:30 AM

The Wave (flowrider) has kicked my butt a couple of times. I could get hooked on that!

Great pics Bill!!

(sordave) · (sordave) **Join Date: May 2002** 08-26-2004, 6:06 AM

Here-s my son falling off the wakeskate with a little drama.

skatefall

(jlembas) · (jlembas) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 08-26-2004, 6:48 AM

Bill,

Nice shots and great clarity. What camera and lens are you using?

Jlembas
Fluid Concepts
www.fluidconcepts.net

(sdboardr99) · (sdboardr99) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 08-26-2004, 11:59 AM

Those were shot with a Canon 1D Mark II with a 70-200 f/4L lens. The Digital Rebel takes shots that are just as clear and sharp but the new 1D Mark II shoots at 8 frame per second so it's able to capture the action without missing a shot.

(toolfan) · (toolfan) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 08-26-2004, 12:00 PM

those are some awesome pics. the first pic looks like the guy is about the dislocate his right shoulder.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 08-26-2004, 12:15 PM

my thoughts too Toolfan.

(jlembas) · (jlembas) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 08-26-2004, 8:09 PM

Bill,

Not to highjack this thread, but that camera of yours is no joke. I have looked at that camera and it was a little overwhelming being that I don't really know crap about photography. For our shop I opted to go with the digital rebel and I have been looking for lenses that would be good for the camera. Do you really think you could get that nice of a picture from the rebel? Can you recommend any lenses like the 70-200? Also, what would be good for close up shots maybe with a fish eye effect? So far I have taken some pretty good shots with the rebel, but the stock lens only goes so far.

JLembas
Fluid Concepts
www.fluidconcepts.net

alanp 08-26-2004, 8:29 PM

bill im trying to picture your boat it just isnt coming to me. i live in yuma and ride pretty often but cant recollect seeing a tige out there. anyway ill say hi next time im out, if i see you. (we gotta do something about the powerturners out there. they are getting reallllllly bad)

shopguy 08-26-2004, 9:59 PM

you boyz keeping wiping out....Why? I know why. but i can't tell you....LOL

(sdboardr99) · (sdboardr99) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 08-27-2004, 12:28 AM

alan, here's a pic of my boat at Lake Powell http://www.wakepics.com/view_single.php?medid=6105

I haven't had my boat out there much in the last two years so that may be why you can't picture it.

JLembas the Canon 17-40L is a nice wide angle lens or you can go with the Sigma 15mm fisheye. You don't get a true 180 degree fisheye with the Rebel due to the 1.6x crop factor but the 15mm will still give you a super wide angle. I just picked one up and it's a sweet lens. For wakeboarding the 70-200 f/4L is a great lens. But to really get great looking shots from the Rebel you need to do some post processing in Photoshop.

Here are some sample shots from the Rebel that I've taken over the last year. All have been sharpened in Photoshop and resized, along with brightness and contrast adjustments as needed.

(dcervenka) · (dcervenka) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 08-27-2004, 12:33 AM

Excellent work as always Bill!

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 08-27-2004, 6:15 AM

yep, good stuff

(sordave) · (sordave) **Join Date: May 2002** 08-27-2004, 8:57 AM

Since the trend is already highjacked:

Bill - what's your procedure for shrinking pictures to fit under 100K? The pics from my drebel (like the one of my son falling above) seem it lose a lot of quality when I shrink them down.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 08-27-2004, 9:25 AM

good question.

(cocheese) · (cocheese) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 08-27-2004, 9:44 AM

I use Photshop's "Save for Web" feature or Adobe Image Ready to get a good look at 100K.

(jlembas) · (jlembas) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 08-29-2004, 6:21 AM

Bill,

Thanks for the tips. Those shots with the rebel look tight. Fortunately, I know photoshop all too well, so there won't be a problem there. Now all I have to do is sell off my first born so I can afford some lenses. BTW, a friend of mine with a Mark II recommended a Polarized filter, especially if I am shooting in the bright arizona sun. Do you agree?

JLembas
Fluid Concepts
www.fluidconcepts.net

(sdboardr99) · (sdboardr99) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 08-29-2004, 1:01 PM

Dave, I open the pic in photoshop and make any adjustments to color and brightness/contrast as needed. Then I resize the image for the web, generally 800x600 or so. Then I use the USM filter (Unsharp Mask) to sharpen the image (you can also just use the sharpen filter, USM just gives you control over the process and amount of sharpening). Once I'm happy with the image I use Save for Web and adjust the quality up or down to keep the file under 100k.

I generally don't use a polarizing filter when I shoot wakeboarding and most of the pros don't either. But that doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't. Just remember that you lose about 1 1/2 or 2 stops of light. Since I like to shoot 1/2000 @ f4 the polarizer would make a big difference and I'd be at 1/500 unless I boost the ISO. A polarizer does deepen the blue of the sky. Here's a pic of my nephew wakesurfing up at Shasta taken with a polarizing filter.

(sdboardr99) · (sdboardr99) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 08-29-2004, 1:13 PM

One more crash pic, this is part of a sequence shot from the first pic in this post. If he had his eyes open he could see his reflection in the butter!

(alan) · (alan) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 08-31-2004, 5:50 AM

There is no limit to what the human body can endure. Great Photos!

(kirk) · (kirk) **Join Date: May 2003** 08-31-2004, 6:01 AM

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 08-31-2004, 7:42 AM

oh..that last one on the air chair looks like it was painfull.

herbilizer 09-01-2004, 12:39 AM

Sequence shot in Hong Kong, no butter, but still great wakeboarding all around.

stoked27 09-01-2004, 4:00 PM

you're a really good photographer Bill. Is it what you do for a living or is it just a hobby?

(leshella) · (leshella) **Join Date: Feb 2004** 09-01-2004, 9:46 PM

hey bill. i'm in the market to get a new digital camera, and looking to spend like 400 bucks, can you give me like your top 5 suggestions please? i want to take wakeboarding pics, and just 'hangin' with the girl pics'. any advice would help

(wakeriderixi) · (wakeriderixi) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 09-05-2004, 5:26 PM

Sean O'briens good

tkdhav 09-06-2004, 9:22 AM

The one trick I have down is, Crash

tkdhav 09-06-2004, 9:51 AM

tkdhav 09-06-2004, 10:09 AM

Makes me mad that sometimes I get the tubers to get more air than I

prowakeboarder 09-06-2004, 4:23 PM

great pictures