New to the Photography forum

anoble66

Hello All

My first post on this forum! Well, I finally have a Canon 50D with 17-85 IS lens and Sigma 70-200 f2.8 on the way:D It's a relief to have it on its way. <<Snip>>

Anyway....

My main interest will be kitesurfing photography. I kitesurf myself so after a session would love to get some great shots, but I would also like to join a photography group to help me progress and allow me to get into all the other aspects of photography over time.

Anyway, to the point of my post . What I would really like is to join a club in the Limerick area to help me progress. Perhaps a club that also goes out and about?

I know there is the Limerick photography club, and I could be completely incorrect here but I get the impression they are mainly class based and most of the events are guest speakers etc. Does anyone know of any other club in the Limerick area?

Thanks for any advice you can give, and I am sure I will be on here asking some stupid questions in the future

Eirebear

Welcome to the forum! Stick around and i'm damn sure youll learn a lot. I certainly have.

nilhg

Welcome along, I'm sure you'll get plenty of good advice here both on the kitesurfing and all other types of photography.

List of camera clubs here, it lists two in Limerick, so I'd advise popping along and seeing which suits you better.

anoble66

thanks for the welcome and the links. I will wait for the camera to arrive and get comfortable with it before checking out the clubs.

Looking forward to getting out there and taking some *hopefully* good pictures.

Thanks

CabanSail

Welcome to the Forum.

Going along to the clubs & seeing which suits you best would be the way to go. There will probably be organised outings & events that members, but when you get involved you will probably meet other people with similar interests & you can organise to meet up yoursleves. That can also be done by getting to know people on this forum.

The advantage a club has is that can get the talks & learn that way. The advantage of this place is that we don't close. I am involved in both.

You should also talk to Calina as she has lots of experience photographing Kitesurfing. She can also explain how salt water & Canon's get along.

jaqian

nilhg wrote: »

List of camera clubs here, it lists two in Limerick, so I'd advise popping along and seeing which suits you better.

Theres actually four in Limerick (if you count UL photo soc)
List of camera clubs in Ireland

A mod here Calina is big into kitesurfing, I'm sure she would willing to give advice/pointers etc. Her site: http://www.treasalynch.com/

Nearly forgot, welcome to Boards

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sorry CabanSail didn't see you already mentioned Calina

anoble66

Thanks everyone. I have seen some of Treasa's shots on kitesurfing.ie before, now I know I am not going to get that good anytime soon! The problem I will have is kite first or shoot first

I was thinking of getting the SLR waterproof casing, the type that is almost like a waterproof bag around the body....just not sure how effective they are? I know it would be ok against the odd splash of water but what if I wanted to get into the thick of it so to speak....just not convinced it would take a Lahinch wave splashing against it!

cnocbui

anoble66 wrote: »

The problem I will have is kite first or shoot first

I was thinking of getting the SLR waterproof casing, the type that is almost like a waterproof bag around the body....just not sure how effective they are? I know it would be ok against the odd splash of water but what if I wanted to get into the thick of it so to speak....just not convinced it would take a Lahinch wave splashing against it!

I used to do a lot of sailboarding. My arms would be not the steadiest after a session, so I would guess you might be better off taking the photos first.

Pity you have already bought the camera, The Olympus E3 is weather sealed and they make weather sealed lenses to match.

kjt

Welcome along to the forum

Calina

Hiya.

Canon + Atlantic waves = tears. Speaking from experience.

Are you talking about the Aquapac wrapping? It's around 100E I think. You'll only be able to use it with the 17-85 I suspect. I'm ordering a new one because the one I have isn't really good enough optically. Full underwater casing is megabucks and I bought a Bandit Dos and board recently so the full underwater casing is out for the moment. But the Aquapac looks decent enough for splash protection in the water and it should float.

Me I tend to shoot if people I want to shoot are in the water, otherwise I go in the water first. Don't know what the Sigma 2.8 is like weightwise but if you're going to use a monopod, you won't need to worry so much about arm steadiness.

anoble66

Hi there,

Thats right, the aquapac. But I think I will wait to see how I get on with shooting from the shoreline first. Once the bank balance recovers I want to get the 1.4 tele-converter to give me a bit more range....might not need the aquapac in that case.

might see you on the water around Lahinch sometime!
thanks