Comments on: Whitewater Photography Tutorial #8

By: James

James — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:26:46 +0000

Fantastic article, I have taken a bunch of photos of my whitewater experiences but with a POS camera. I had no idea how much I was doing wrong.

Here’s some of my attempts: http://livinglifeoutdoors.com/kayak/middle-fork-of-the-salmon-river-09/

By: Darin McQuoid

Darin McQuoid — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:42:42 +0000

I sure would be willing to do something like that. Not sure what time frame would work but either very early spring or mid summer would probably be best for me.

By: Alex Somosky Jr.

Alex Somosky Jr. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:41:38 +0000

Darin, thanks for the input on the camera comparisons! I’ll be picking up a used D200 that only has a shutter count of about 3000, for only $600. He’s throwing in a normal (Not the VR) Nikkor 24-120mm tele/wide angle zoom lens with that price too.

This is a Great helpful Tutorial also! Would you ever be willing to put together a ‘photo workshop/photo expedition course for those of us who would like to get some personal instruction from you?

By: James

James — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:32:04 +0000

Just wanted to say WOW, Good job man. Some great stuff in here and I just love how it’s geared towards white water.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:27:17 +0000

Again very helpful stuff! I have usually kept my Ocoee bag in the back of the boat. Trying to balance it with my lunch bag and other stuff on the opposite side. I definitely can’t afford to have it between my legs without securing it… a possible goodbye to my D200. I will see how I can concoct a way of securing it with cam straps.

By: Darin McQuoid

Darin McQuoid — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:56:48 +0000

If you own it, great. If not I think you get more bang for you buck from a used D200. If you only buy new I’d consider it an alternative to the D200, but it lacks some of the external controls.

The good:

Dedicated Aperture and Shutter dials.
Light weight at 22oz.
4.5fps – but how big is the buffer?
Dedicated Info button on the back.

Downsides:
SD Memory cards – inherently slower than CF and useless if you upgrade bodies.
Plastic body, the light weight is nice but I’d be concerned about having it last years of heavy use on the river.
No Auto/Dynamic/Single sensor AF switch on the back, have to go through the menu. I use this switch a lot.

Can’t really say much more without shooting one.

cheers,

Darin

By: Alex Somosky Jr.

Alex Somosky Jr. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:52:18 +0000

What do you think on, and How do you feel about a Nikon D90 for taking Whitewater Photography?

By: Kurtis Perkins

Kurtis Perkins — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:11:57 +0000

Great job on all your tutorials, Darin! Thanks!

By: Darin McQuoid

Darin McQuoid — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:52:16 +0000

Good question, I’ll add that into the article too. The short is I just keep mine between my legs.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:41:31 +0000

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but how/where do you stow your bag? I’ve got a Jackson Superhero and I’ve rigged a Peli case that hold my video camera to sit over the center support in front of my seat… I secure it with a cam strap.

Would this work for your suggested system (with the bag, not the Peli case), or would you stow it behind the seat?