470 men fleet

Hempel Sailing World Championships 2018

Aarhus, Denmark

Fleet approaching the mark from the layline usually produces great action shots and the alignment of boats and athletes make photos even more spectacular. Since a large cloud was passing the sky at the moment covering the sun I have thought to make this shot different from the rest of fellow photographers and show more drama by shooting from the water surface by capturing the rays of sun. I always bring my water-housing along so I made a quick decision and dipped it just on the tip of a wave, set the focus and pressed the shutter. I later set the photo in B&W to have a greater focus on composition.

Canon 5D MK3, Canon 16-35mm @ 16mm, 125, f4.5 , 1/1250