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15-AUG-2010 AKMC

20100815_9958 Ready For Launch Into The Unknown (Sun 15 Aug)

Hudson Park Golf Course, Strathfield

It's been a while since I've hit the golf driving range. Being somewhat rusty, I decided to use a very shallow DOF here to emphasise the fact that the ball had about as much idea of where it was going to end up as I did. All it knew is that it would end up somewhere out there, on the grass of the driving range which is just being lit by the first warm rays of the sun.

(And it's fortunate that it was early in the morning too, because the shallow DOF meant that I had to make sure that the focal point was on the right spot. That meant that Live View was of limited use, and being down on your knees, backside in the air looking through the viewfinder of a camera which is at ground level? Not the most dignified position, and best that there weren't too many people around. Thankfully those who were were waaaaay down the other end of the hitting line.)

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/100s f/4.5 at 60.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Máire Uí Mhaicín15-Aug-2010 17:29
Lovely shot, and your supple knees are as important to it as your shutter clicking finger!
Mairéad15-Aug-2010 12:49
This is a really good shot and you've managed to combine two hobbies in one image.
Yvonne15-Aug-2010 10:50
Superb shot, hope the hit with the driver was a good one too!
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