This was taken at about 5pm with a low sun. Wind at around 15 knots and coming from S/SW. Cross/Onshore conditions meant I was shooting straight into the sun to get a side on shot.
I was using a polarising filter to reduce glare, but it was a very bright day... I had a lot of fun taking shots for this challenge... Most very blurry!
I am happy with the exposure of the shot, and like the texture the blurred reflections have given me (but I guess I'm going to get plenty of over-exposure comments). The shot is pretty much full frame, and I would have liked to have the option to play with the crop.
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Good image, with reasonable clarity given the circumstances, but it's hard to get motion panning with water as a background, and while I know the waterskier here is in motion, I don't get a feeling of motion from the photo. The water at his feet is also very bright, though honestly I'm not sure you could have done anything about that.
On a scale of 0-2 in five different categories: Image quality - .5. Composition - .5. Lighting - .5 (whites are too blown out IMO). Post Processing - .5 (could have toned down the whites a bit in post). Choice of Subject - 1.5. TOTAL SCORE - 4
Overexposure of image causes a real problem with blown highlights vying for attention loss of contrast in subject. Slightly off track, causing a minor feeling of out of focus rather than stop motion. Lots of challenges in this capture that really need strong panning/tracking and perfect exposure.
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