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\"Lisa<\/a>
Lisa Carrington paddling with Poverty Bay to win the Womens K4 500m final at the Blue Lake 2 competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last Saturday I went in to town early to get the annual WOF for my motorcycle and then went for a ride up around the Blue Lake and Okareka before heading home for breakfast. Passing the Blue Lake I saw that it was being set up for a weekend of kayak racing and decided it would be good to return and photograph the action later in the day. After checking the program online Paul and I headed back in the afternoon to photograph Blue Lake Kayaking.<\/p>\n

\"Poverty<\/a>
Poverty Bay Men K1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have photographed Waka Ama racing at Okareka in the past but never kayak racing so it was a new experience. A 1000m course was set up to run 1000m, 500m and 200m events and the best option for lighting and backgrounds was at the finish line looking down the course. I had taken the D500 and 500mm f4 on a monopod which allowed me to cover the kayaks over the final 100m of the course. I would have preferred a lower shooting angle for the kayaks but this brought the forest on the far shore into the background which was distracting compared to a clean water background. I had anticipated the 10fps frame rate of the D500 would be useful as I was wanting to catch arcs of water from the paddle blades. In reality it was much better to anticipate the paddle cycle and just shoot 2 or 3 shot bursts so for the second day I used the D810 which gave me a wider field of view after the boats had crossed the line.<\/p>\n

\"Bay<\/a>
 Men K4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Poverty<\/a>
Poverty Bay Women K2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Arawa<\/a>
Arawa Men K2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the highlights was seeing Lisa Carrington<\/a> paddle. We are all familiar with her amazing kayaking performances with numerous World Championship and Olympic medal performances making the news. It’s not often that you get to photograph a World and Olympic champion in your own backyard.<\/p>\n

\"Lisa<\/a>
Lisa Carrington paddling in the Womens K4 500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a report and all the results from the Blue Lake Kayaking 2 event see the Canoe Racing New Zealand<\/a> site.<\/p>\n

As an addicted bird photographer it is worth mentioning that the Blue Lake is a good place to photograph Black-billed Gulls. Their presence could not be ignored despite the excitement of the Blue Lake Kayaking. These delicate threatened birds are often lost in swarms of their red-billed relatives  but at the Blue Lake seem to have a bit more space to themselves.<\/p>\n

\"Black-billed<\/a>
Black-billed Gulls cheering on the kayakers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All photos with Nikon D810 and Nikon 500mm F4 lens apart from 2nd and last images with Nikon D500<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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