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When preparation meets opportunity – Donald Miralle and a kayak

Edoardo Melchiori — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:12:23 +0000

Remotely shooting is blind shooting. You don’t know what’s going on in the viewfinder. Of course you can guess it if you’re looking at the action, but you’re far away from the camera.

In photography the point of view is crucial. Sometimes there’s no room for the photographer in this point, but as far as there’s enough space for the camera… there’s still a chance to use that point of view. This is where a PocketWizard, wires, duct tape, a custom made support and a lot of creativity can really help us get the job done.

This stunning shot from the 2010 World Press Photo Sports Action category winner Donald Miralle is well explained by his own words:

“There was just one frame of the red tide of the river

completely encircling and framing Scott and his vessel,

that was one in a million and one of those lucky moments

when preparation meets opportunity.”

Photo by Donald Miralle

Athlete: 3-Time Olympian Scott Shipley

Read the hole story of this shot on Donald Miralle’s Blog

Chris OConnell Shoots the First 1/500th Shutter Wireless Synced Flash Sequence Morph Photo

Edoardo Melchiori — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:28:25 +0000

Guinnes World Record for Chris O’Connel? This is probably the First 1/500th Shutter Wireless Synced Flash (thanks PocketWizard) Sport Sequence RAW Photo with HDR background.

Awesome technique exercise, truly stunning results!

Watch the video of the backstage of this awesome shots!

Chris OConnell Shoots the First 1/500th Shutter Wireless Synced Flash Sequence Morph Photo from b film on Vimeo.

Fall Wall Ride by Steve Lloyd

Edoardo Melchiori — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:27:27 +0000

I couldn’t resist to post this before going to bed. Love the stuff Steve does with his Pocket Wizard!

Photo by Steve Lloyd

Rider: Carson Oliver