Little Upolu
First, many thanks must go to my wife Michiko who sat patiently for over 13 hours whilst I photographed "Little Upolu". I worked on the concept of white sand and blue reef waters with a human touch for several months. This scene required a lot of planning, research, sketching and visualization before I photographed it. After considering the use of a helicopter, a plane and the (rather dangerous) possibility of climbing the sail mast of a yacht, I decided that a game fishing boat with a 45 foot high tower offered the greatest flexibility. My next task was to learn how to predict the perfect day in order to be sure that a game fishing boat would be available during the busy marlin fishing season. The first day that I worked on this photograph I wasn't satisfied with the results so I chartered the boat again two weeks later.
| location: | A sand cay in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. |
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| camera: | Tomiyama, lens Nikkor SW90 |
| film: | Fuji 100ASA |
| shutter speed: | 1/125 second |
| filters: | polarizing |
| cropping: | none |
| time and conditions: | mid-afternoon |
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