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settings Aperture f/4 ISO 250 Shutter 1/4400 Focal Length 6600/100 

upload_dateSep, 2018

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9 Comments |
SportsNut50 Ultimate
 
SportsNut50 November 23, 2019
Very nice!! Well done.
nikkischab
 
nikkischab March 24, 2020
Amazing!
GentleGiant PRO+
GentleGiant March 24, 2020
thank you! enjoy our shared passion for photography!
Sandypartlow4
 
Sandypartlow4 November 19, 2021
Congratulations
connyherm
 
connyherm December 05, 2021
Wonderful 😍
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GentleGiant December 10, 2021
Thank you Conny - got the message then... ;-)
ekieki Platinum
 
ekieki January 30, 2022
Perfect timing thanks for sharing this
familycam Platinum
 
familycam March 30, 2023
Congratulations on being a finalist!👏
sumanbose
 
sumanbose March 30, 2023
Beautiful
Rmay1
 
Rmay1 March 30, 2023
Congratulations on runner up for notes of Blue contest.
carlodelman PRO+
 
carlodelman Jan 02
Beautiful photo. You have captured the peak "decisive moment". Very graceful and energetic.

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Behind The Lens

Location

At the beach in "De Haan", that's in Europe-Belgium.

Time

Early summer evening.

Lighting

Only natural light used here - as usual, I 'm no fan of using a flash.

Equipment

The image was taken out of hand, kneeled for a low pov view, and taken with my favorite 50-140mm 2.8 Fujinon zoomlens. No tripod nor flash was used.

Inspiration

Well, actually I was just taking some candid shots of people, boats and dogs, when I noticed this young and really motivated girl her mum taking pictures with her cellphone of her jumping full of drama and passion. I was proud with my candid capture and (after some hesitation) decided to walk up to the fun-loving family to show the image. Then, to my surprise and pleasure, the mother asked if I 'd mind taking another picture of 'Johanna' (15 and autodidact) her jump as her cellphone might not give the same quality. She jumped twice in three seconds and I was lucky enough to get this image.

Editing

When viewing the best image at home I started experimenting with different crops, color processing and conversions to B&W with my favorite LR program.

In my camera bag

Usually I have one Fuji mirrorless body with me with a wide 16mm lens or even my 10-24mm. But my experience is, at least at the beach, that I 'll soon swap over to a longer lens, like my 50-140mm or even my 100-400mm for interesting candit shots.

Feedback

Have your gear as ready as possible for any kind of special moment. At any time, when least expected, something or someone appears doing whatever ;-) And don't hesitate to make contact and show your 'stolen moment' candid photo's. I have had many lovely conversations and most of the time people are really greatfull to receive the image(s) trough the WWW. I even received a lovely and hartwarming Christmas family photo from Germany with this capture enlarged on canvas hanging on the wall next to their Christmas tree. My thanks for Johanna and her kind family!

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