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9 Comments | Report
Shellbell2512
 
Shellbell2512 April 01, 2015
Fantastic perspective, great effort must have been taken to do all of these wave shots!
sharonrepton
 
sharonrepton May 22, 2015
Amazing!
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 June 05, 2015
congratulations Luke a well deserved award !!
tammyswarek
 
tammyswarek June 06, 2015
Incredible shot!
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 June 26, 2015
another great image .. congratulations on the finalist award
markstruman
 
markstruman June 15, 2016
Ace . . .
manoro
 
manoro February 27, 2017
My compliments!
raineym
 
raineym December 16, 2018
Beautiful shot
mattiasam
 
mattiasam February 08, 2019
amezing shot!check out my page i have some surf photo that you might like!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken at Kirra Beach on the Gold Coast.

Time

I always head down to the water about an hour before sunset. Waiting of the sun to hit the right spot, this shot was taken about 15 minutes before the sunset beyond the horizon.

Lighting

As I was shooting from the water there is not much I can really do about the lighting, Natural lighting is the only thing to rely on. On this day the sunset was providing some amazing colours and lighting.

Equipment

This was shot on a Canon 600D with a Canon EF 24mm f/2.8, using a SPLWaterhousing to keep my equipment dry.

Inspiration

I love taking photos of the ocean as no photo you take will ever be the same, the way waves move and change shape will differ with every shot. Also shooting at sunrise and sunset adds to the shots uniqueness as the colour of the sun and sky will often reflect into the water.

Editing

I just used Lightroom 4 to lighten up some of the shadows and vibrance.

In my camera bag

I now use a Canon 7D MK II with the following lenses: 10-20mm, 24mm, 50mm, 18-55mm, 70-300mm. I tend to favour the 24mm for my wave shots but sometimes use the 50mm as well. If I'm shooting from shore I'll pull out the 70-300mm. I've also started using my 10-20mm for landscapes. Also have a trusty GoPro 4 in my camera bag they're great for most things. Along with a tripod some ND Filters and Gradual ND filters.

Feedback

Start out with a GoPro to get the feel for it, find out the timing of the waves. Once you start nailing some shots upgrade to a DSLR Housing and learn to swim with 1 arm. Make sure you're a strong swimmer, know the tides and the swell, don't go in the water if you don't feel confident. You will drown! Even on the bad days you can still capture great images. You're not going to get a good photo sitting at home on the couch.

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