In the 'Show us your boat name' thread, I was struck by how few of the pictures where of the boats sailing, and how many were taken of the boat in the slip or on a trailer. I get it, it can be hard to get great water-based sailing pictures.
At WYC we're lucky that we have 2 fleet photographers who go for many of the races and take pictures. We also have several professional nautical photographers on the lake that share. But if you don't have that, you have to take matter into your own hands. Some tips and thoughts.
1) Organize with other members at your marina, club, group, etc and make a pact to take pictures of other boats sailing if possible. Once someone starts, its contagious!
2) While phone cameras are OK, best if you have a small waterproof camera, ideally 16Mpix with a 5x optical zoom lens. Often what seems close to the eye will be a dot on a photo. I'm a fan of the Nikon Coolpix AW130, its always on the boat. I'm pretty sure I took the picture of @cb32863 !
3) Set up a way to share. A Facebook group is a great way, there are others as well.
4) Use Social Media and/or low-tech posters and flyers to share #3
5) Use wide-angle action cams to capture on-boat action.
What else am I missing? I'm sure @Bill19233 or @TomY have ideas; anyone else?
At WYC we're lucky that we have 2 fleet photographers who go for many of the races and take pictures. We also have several professional nautical photographers on the lake that share. But if you don't have that, you have to take matter into your own hands. Some tips and thoughts.
1) Organize with other members at your marina, club, group, etc and make a pact to take pictures of other boats sailing if possible. Once someone starts, its contagious!
2) While phone cameras are OK, best if you have a small waterproof camera, ideally 16Mpix with a 5x optical zoom lens. Often what seems close to the eye will be a dot on a photo. I'm a fan of the Nikon Coolpix AW130, its always on the boat. I'm pretty sure I took the picture of @cb32863 !
3) Set up a way to share. A Facebook group is a great way, there are others as well.
4) Use Social Media and/or low-tech posters and flyers to share #3
5) Use wide-angle action cams to capture on-boat action.
What else am I missing? I'm sure @Bill19233 or @TomY have ideas; anyone else?