Slalom with Style
THE SUBJECT:
This very stylish young waterskier cuts through the water sending up a wet curtain as he lines up for the next buoy during the 2009 Australian National Waterski Titles.
THE LOCATION:
Photographed at the Stoney Creek Holiday Park, Telegraph Point water skiing complex of man-made lakes, just north of Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia.
THE MAKING of ‘Slalom with Style’:
Once again mostly overcast conditions with varying light made consistent exposures difficult. As part of my experimentation under these conditions and in panning waterskiiers I even tried shooting in high resolution jpg for a few frames.
Fuji S9600: Manual settings of f/7.1 @ 1/500sec, Auto focus, ISO80, Hand held.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.
Visit the Sport & Leisure collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more waterskiiing action.
UPDATE: 25-8-09
This waterski champ was awarded a MERIT in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s July 2009 Open Print Competition in the Large Colour Prints section.
Enjoy!
WATERSKIING & WAKEBOARDING
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Slalom with Style
Slalom with Style belongs to the following groups:
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Marvin Collins
Great capture Dennis, I really like the water spray from the ski, excellent exposure and perfect timeing, very well done!!
Dennis Gay replied
Hiya Marvin.
Great to see you are the first Bubbler at lake-side watching these young men go through their paces.
Thank you heaps for your uplifting and encouraging ”...very well done!!” wrap for my water sporting effort.
GB
Dennis
Nigel Donald
Nicely captured Dennis
Dennis Gay replied
Ciao Nigel.
Your visit to Stoney Creek and your “Nicely…” comment is all much appreciated and very encouraging.
GB
Dennis
pryere
Taken with style too, great shot.
Dennis Gay replied
Bon Soir John.
Nice of you to cheer this lad along as well as to leave your most supportive and flattering great “Taken with style…” wrap.
GB
Dennis
Hans Kawitzki
Great action shot
Dennis Gay replied
Cheers Hans.
Good to see another RB waterski fan drop by.
Many thanks indeed for the encouragement and support of your “Great action…” comment for my sporty photography.
GB
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Noah .
Tooo cool!!!
Dennis Gay replied
Howdy Noah.
Your visit to the slalom course and your encouraging “Tooo cool!!!” wrap for this top skiier are much appreciated.
GB
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Warren Williams
Perfecto , WD
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Wazza.
Happy to have you with me at Stoney Creek watching the boys perform.
Muchos gracias for your “Perfecto , WD” wrap for this wet action shot.
GB
Dennis
Lindsay Oram
Great action shot dennis. I love the look of concentration on his face
Dennis Gay replied
Hey there Lindsay.
Nice to see you joining the waterski fans at the titles and that you have caught sight of this young champ in action.
Merci beaucoup for your very encouraging “Great action…” comment for my wet ‘n’ wild photography.
GB
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Nicholas de Waal
perfect shot love the water
Dennis Gay replied
Happy Days Nicholas.
Thank you so much for dropping by my gallery to take a look at this waterski action shot and for leaving your great “perfect…” wrap for my lake-side photography.
I really like all the different water patterns created by these skiiers.
GB
Dennis
anisja
Great movement !
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Anisja.
My warmest thanks for your great “Great movement !” wrap for this young champ.
Good to have you donw by the lake.
GB
Dennis
skyhorse
the movement of the water spray is so well captured, excellent work
Dennis Gay replied
Hi Ho SH.
Looks like you have become a real waterski fan. So glad you stuck around to watch this hot shot go through his paces.
My utmost thanks for your great support and encouragement and for your ”…excellent…” comment for this effort.
GB
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Robert Elliott
Brilliant action shot Dennis, stunning photography
Dennis Gay replied
Hola Robert.
Happy you could make it to the lake in time to watch this young champ.
Thank you heaps for your “Brilliant…stunning…” wrap for my slalom photography.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Vonnie Murfin .... wherever you are …..,
Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.
GB
Dennis
dinghysailor1
outstandingly captured!! and congratulations on the great result! this is awesome photography!
Dennis Gay replied
Carumba DING!
Welcome to the waterski championships.
Muchos gracias for your enthusiastic and most generous praise for my lakeside high speed efforts.
GB
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Dennis Gay
UPDATE: 25-8-09
This waterski champ was awarded a MERIT in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s July 2009 Open Print Competition in the Large Colour Prints section.
My utmost thanks to all who have supported this work. Without such encouragement and support it may well be still buried deep in my hard drive never to see the light of competition.
GB
Dennis