Photo by #CanonExplorerOfLight @onnevanderwal: “The bright red 42-foot racing sloop Rikki powers into a big swell at the start of the overnight 170 mile Ida Lewis Distance Race. This race has been hosted annually for nearly 20 years by the Ida Lewis Yacht club (Newport, RI) in which a variety of sailboats set out for an overnight race taking place between Montauk and Buzzards Bay. Having watched the weather forecast for a few days ahead of the start, I decided to charter a helicopter to capture the epic conditions from a dramatic perspective. (Not to mention avoiding an uncomfortable and wet ride on a chase boat.) Shooting from a helicopter is wonderful, but it’s even better when you have a skilled pilot who’s willing to fly low over big waves and occasionally below sailboat masts. I have been flying with Jeff Codman, chief pilot at Newport Helicopter Tours, for over 20 years, and with some persuasion, he’s plenty brave. I shot this with a Canon EOS R with the RF70-200 F2.8 IS L USM lens set at 172mm, the ISO set at 800, the F stop at F8, and a fast shutter speed of 1/2500th to freeze the action. For these assignments, I carry three Canon EOS Rs with the following lenses: RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM, RF70-200 F2.8 IS L USM and the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X (using the Mount Adapter EF-EOS R).”
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Lens: RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
Ciao, Nihon.