matchrace 3, a photo from Noord-Holland, South

Photographer's Note

This photo is also taken at the Amsterdam Seaport boatshow. You see te Zest of Belgium and the old Withbread W60 Brunel Sunergy. The Zest had overtake the Brunel. They race here to the last bouy. I take the picture from a RIB on at the North Sea near the IJmuiden harbour. It was sunny with 4 beaufort.

My camera was on auto. The picture is a little bit unsharp, but i want to share this picture because there is a lot of action. On the upper left you can see some water on my lens. I hope you don't mind.

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CVTJan (1244) 2004-02-11 5:17

Hi Robbert, great Actionshot :) More colours would have been welcomed, but I guess it was not you to chose the point of view here, so it was almost against the sun. That brought nice play of sun and shadows to the sails :) So it also has its advantage. Composition is good.

Midnight_sun (1941) 2004-02-11 5:17

Great action shot! I hope those boats have long keels... You really put us in the action with your sailing shots, and they are very good quality.
Well taken.

henrye (3500) 2004-02-11 5:44

I think the colors can be a bit more saturated, but otherwise this is another great photo of these lovely boats. There's a lot of action in this pic, and I like your composition.
I tried a workshop, just to see what it would look like with more saturation.

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mortijo (12828) 2004-02-11 5:46

Prachtig schot Robbert. Een prachtige actiefoto. Om dit te schieten vanuit een rib moet je stevifg staan en een goede reflex hebben, zeker bij windkracht 4, ik weet er een beetje over mee te praten. Het weerkaaatsen van het licht op het water is heel mooi ingevangen. Bravo.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-02-11 5:50

Great action shot Robbert - I would say the right boat was going under - I haven't noticed the fault you mention - good work indeed.

avigur_11 (22535) 2004-02-11 5:52

I like the action and the very high tilt of the fist boat, Robbert. The harsh light creates nice effects on the water and through the sails. I like the rows of feet, of those sitting people.

clodreno (0) 2004-02-11 6:01

Nice image Robbert. I love the way you placed them in the frame. Very well done.

I guess you saw that breton sailor De Kersauzon left too for the Jules Verne trophy on a trimaran though..

dominique (11414) 2004-02-11 6:24

Always this spectacular framing, in full action, really a beautiful photograph and it is well made.

jhm (211734) 2004-02-11 6:26

Robbert terug met een zeer mooie foto, volop in actie, zeer goede compositie mooi laag genomen, de manschappen op de rand dit is prachtig gedaan. Mooi zo.

lescou (50) 2004-02-11 6:43

Pas de commentaires Robbert juste 2 points pour toi

ninadev (5377) 2004-02-11 7:23

Talk about action wow and from so close, wow! I think it's sharp enough, nothing annoying. But what I find "sharp" is the sails, thay look like big blades cutting into the wind.

gepall (1838) 2004-02-11 7:24

You have managed to capture the optimum.
The force the power and the willing to win are the ingredients to compose this great shot.

PechePassion (483) 2004-02-11 7:43

que dire de mal sur de telles photos ?
Super encore une fois Robbert , on est vraiment dedans !

manny (22032) 2004-02-11 9:07

I must say that your composition and the dynamism drown out the flaws in this shot. I must say also that the flaws are not at all obvious...i would rather say that this is a perfect shot. Another congratulations.

nwoehnl (122) 2004-02-11 9:39

This may be your greatest success yet in capturing the excitement and adrenalin of the moment, Robbert. Very well done. The buildings way back on the horizon, between the two boats, are a fun detail. If you hadn't mentioned the "water" incident I'm not sure I'd even have noticed. Nice work indeed.

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-02-11 13:42

Again a wonderful view of sailers in action... I will not hide you that I am for the Zest of Belgium here... :)
Anyway, it is a very nice picture, Robbert!

Michael_Gan (2776) 2004-02-11 13:47

Great action shot, Robbert! The position of the boat on the right is absolutely stunning. I can really feel the excitement of the people on board of these boats. Cheers!

mrcrow (3993) 2004-02-11 14:53

i feel i am taking part here..
its a good action shot where you dont need to look at any one part to view it
so compositionally its full to the brim
well done

eelliott305 (776) 2004-02-11 15:23

A great action shot which must have been quite tricky to take. Looks like you had a fun day.

Georges (11185) 2004-02-11 15:45

Ola il faut être un bon skipper la ;-)))))))))))
La qualité de l'image me plait beaucoup et j'ai vraiment l'impression d'être a bord de ces embarcations.
Le premier bateau a vraiment le nez plongé dans l'eau c'est plutôt impressionnant.
J'(aime bien cette image sportive et maritime a la fois.
Bravo et faite attention a votre appareil avec le ambrins Robbert

nielsenallan (524) 2004-02-11 17:39

Again a nice photo Robbert. Im not going to write again what it makes me feel :-) And thank you for your critique of my photos. And yes the Alps are very nice, but id rather switch job with you...

PLD_images (7149) 2004-02-12 11:27

Wow what a fantastic action shot. It's really good that you included the two boats in the shot, it adds a lot to the feeling of racing.

papagolf21 (152605) 2004-02-13 9:11

Je n'avais pas vu cette photo !
Un mot : Splendide !
Félicitations Robbert.
I had not seen this photograph! A word: Splendid! Robbert congratulations.

touristdidi (8583) 2004-02-17 11:47

wow, exciting....... wild!

bebel (7588) 2004-05-31 3:26

Splendide photo d'action en course. Peut-être un peu trop bleutée mais c'est sans doute à cause de l'heure. Belle prise !

gaetantgp (1310) 2005-01-27 22:05

Just a supperb shot of these two racing boats you've catch here Robbert. lucky you to get the chanmce to do shots like in your kind of work. I tried a little Workshot on it, just to give it more life. I hope you won't mind?...Gaétan

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