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keoniahlo Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #1 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Aloha! I was born and raised on Oahu, and Sandy Beach was where I got my first real tube ride. It's also the place where I came closest to dying, as I thought it would be a good idea to charge the 15-20 foot sets during Hurricane Iwa. I was wrong. Also, as a teen, Sandy Beach was famous for its long straight-away fronting the beach that doubled as a unlawful 1/4 mile race track. I'm not proud of it, but I raced my turbocharged VW bug there many...well, let's just say I raced there. In any case, I haven't been back to "Sandies" in quite a while and knew I'd be in the are, so I brought my "new" D300S and 200-400 to give it a try. That's the great thing about the zoom, if you're not familiar with the area and what lens to bring, you bring the zoom. Simple. I looked out and a was floored. Waves were off the chain and I (seemingly) had the whole beach to myself! It was a shooting frenzy for me, as the waves were coming in every 10-20 seconds. I shot over 350 shots in no time flat. In fact, I normally don't take that many shots, but with so many great waves, I ran out of space on my 4GB CF...but had a 2GB SD card in there as backup, which saved me (BTW, the camera pauses for a bit, then switches to the SD as backup (if you set it up as a backup)). http://keoniahlo.com/p281185464/slideshow The natural lighting wasn't at the best angle, but it was better than nothing. I sort of wish I brought my 300 2.8 VR on this outing, but the "zoomability" of the 200-400 allowed me to pick out surfers from all over the beach, which was pretty sweet. BTW, I shot all these in JGP with Active D-lighting either on Auto or on High. You'll see some noise on a few of the images, but it's mostly from those needing more post processing to bring out some of the detail in the shadows. I think I may invest in a Better Beamer to see if I can throw out any more light into the waves. If you have any experience with this for surf shooting, please advise. Aloha, Keoni PS. If you have any questions about the D300S and the 400VR, 300VR or 200-400VR, feel free to ask. These are my surf combos that I use regularly. Nov 20, 2009 at 11:00 PM

Shutterslam Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #2 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Damn you and your enviable life. (j/k) Thanks for the photos...<wistful sigh> Nov 20, 2009 at 11:32 PM

Jay Parco Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #3 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Nice shots Keoni! Looks like Sandy's was going off, great lighting, I bet it was windy as heck over there hope you had some heavy bags holding your tripod down! lol. We need to go shoot the Triple Crown next week at Haleiwa. Let me know if you want to go! Nov 20, 2009 at 11:35 PM

keoniahlo Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #4 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Howzit, Jay! Is the III Crown back on this weekend or next? Yeah, let's go! Did you see my shots from a couple weeks ago at the III Crown at Ali'i's? Oh, and btw, I used my cheapo Giottos monopod for these shots since it has a big, fat foot on it (good for sand--I've used cut tennis balls too, but didn't have one with me for my big monopod). Aloha, Keoni Nov 20, 2009 at 11:48 PM

Jay Parco Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #5 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Opps Keoni, I guess I missed this the 1st Jewel then. That's the one your talking about. 2nd is Sunset, then the infamous pipe masters. I use a monopod too when I shoot, easier to move around. May need a 600mm + tc for sunset! I'll give u a ring. Shootz! Jay Nov 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM

keoniahlo Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #6 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Good idea, get a 600 so I can borrow it! ;-) I wasn't sure if the Haleiwa event had wrapped up or not, I only stayed for the morning heats. Got to snag a few nice shots of Derek Ho. Reminded me of how old I am--the picture of him in my mind is of a young kid who grew up in Kailua (where I grew up, same era) and tearing up the surf scene. He looks great, mind you, but not the "kid" I had permanently etched in my brain: Now: Young kid: BTW, how's the D300 treating you? Aloha, Keoni Nov 21, 2009 at 12:09 AM

Jay Parco Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #7 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Hey Keoni, Derek still got the juice! Looks quite a bit different today lol. You see Michael there too? Coco Ho is coming up too, should be a World Champ someday, gotta get some shots of her too before she get's old like the Dad lol. D300 is still producing, wish I had another CF slot on there though :0) ~Jay Nov 21, 2009 at 12:44 AM

jasin Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Yeah Keoni you rock! Wish i had have known you where there when we hit the beach for holiday last year! Cheers, Jasin. Nov 22, 2009 at 03:41 AM

jordanwd Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii ! Nov 23, 2009 at 02:36 AM

trenchmonkey Online Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #10 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Nice job on these, Keoni Really like the "after" shot of Derek! Nov 23, 2009 at 04:01 PM

keoniahlo Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #11 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Thanks, Trenchmonkey! And coming from you, that's a HUGE compliment! Aloha, Keoni Nov 24, 2009 at 01:15 AM

sithbk Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Hey Keoni, nice job as usual. Now you made me wanted to head up to north shore and shoot some big waves. Oh darn... traffic as usual. Nov 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM

OCphotography Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · D300S & 200-400 @ Sandy Beach, Hawaii Great shots! I guess you like the D300S? Nov 28, 2009 at 08:31 PM

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