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Vote for the WORLD YACHT RACING IMAGE OF THE YEAR
Mid December during the World Yacht Racing Forum will be announced the World Yacht Racing Image of the year. Now everybody can vote. Click here or on the image, to give your vote .
The photo is from Plymouth taken during the America’s Cup World Series. It’s also included in my 2012 Sailing Calendar and has already been published as double page on the current issue of Swiss Boat Yachting.
The image features Emirates Team New Zealand leading the fleet approaching the first mark after the start, it was a very special moment shooting from the first mark in this kind of event.
Will keep you posted on how the votes are going, right now my image is on the 3rd position which is already great so every vote counts.
Thank you
Juerg
Posted in America's Cup, Outdoor, Photography, Publications, Yachting
Also tagged America's Cup, ETNZ, Juerg Kaufmann, photo, regatta, Sailing, switzerland, World Yacht Racing Image of the year, WYRF, Yachting
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Un certo che
It’s about 4 years I’m shooting sailing boats almost every week, and sometimes I wonder myself how many different ways can a sailing boat be photographed. Is there anything new we can do or are we almost done with it. Its there a limit in creativity? Once a friend told me, the secret of a good picture is “un certo che” like the Italians say. Do I have “un certo che” and once we have it, can we always get it, or does this “un certo che” disappear sometimes? Can we find a new “certo che” in case we loose it?
Since a bit more than year I’m experimenting with some new editing techniques, amazing effects, it’s like opening a new door to a new world. The angles how we shoot the boats may remain the same but the way we look at a picture will this change, is this a new “certo che”?
Juerg
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged Action, Cup, Juerg Kaufmann, multihull, Nikon, photo, Sailing
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Lyofood
Since 4 years I’m traveling around mostly in Europe from one shooting to the next one. It’s a great way to meet many places and spend time with cool people, but there is something who I really don’t like in my job. Way too many sandwiches, sometimes you come on board of a boat and the owner comes with nice Sandwich towards you. He dosen’t know that if you spend 150 days a year on the water and you probably end up having 150 times a year sandwich for lunch.
This week it started in bit different way. I was shooting for the Polish solo offshore sailor Gutek from Operon Racing. We left the harbor as usual for La Rochelle early in the morning around 7.00 am and wonder no sandwich’s around.
Soon later the water was boiling and I got a grey small bag with some dry stuff inside. A bit of water and a wonder happend. I had a very tasty warm breakfast. For lunch we even got goulash.
Have to admit the lyophilized food tast’s way better as I bleived. The next day I was in the chopper for a 2 h helishooting. Guess what we had for lunch at the airport? Sandwich!!!
Thank you Gutek for this warm meal on board, it’s highly appreciated.
Good luck for you solo around the world.
Juerg
Posted in Outdoor, Travel, Yachting
Also tagged foto, lyophilized food, offshore, performance, photo, regatta, Sailing, teamwork, Travel, Travelling, velux5ocean, Yachting
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3D Action Photgraphy
It has been a long way. Since I’m shooting I always had the feeling to show only part of what I saw in my photos. Specially in yachting photography I had the desire to show more give a feeling of dimensions and distances. The photos you see below is small selection of 3D photos taken in the last months. You have to wear a pair of anaglyphe 3D glasses red/cyan with red on the left side.
I would like to thank Nikon for there support with lenses and body to test and find out the right equipment, Rodenstock to provide over 100’000 3D paper glasses for the first publications and Daniel for his great ideas.
Juerg
Posted in Outdoor, Publications, Yachting
Also tagged 3D, 3D Foto, 3D Photo, 3D Photography, Action, Audi MedCup, foto, Freesytle.ch, go4image, Juerg Kaufmann, Marco Rima, Mariquita, Mirabaud, photo, Sailing, Stereoskopy, Yachting
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Audi MedCup
Nun ist schon das zweite Audi MedCup Shooting zu Ende. Die Boote sind sehr ähnlich wie letztes Jahr trotz der paar Änderungen. Die Segel etwas grösser, Team kleiner, meht Tiefgang und ein Bowsprit. Sind das genug Änderungen um das Bild neu gestalten zu können oder werden wir fast die gleichen Bilder wie letztes Jahr machen? Es ist immer wieder eine Herausforderung neue Bilder zu machen von Booten die wir schon x mal fotografiert haben. Zum Glück ist der Fantasie keine Grenz gesetzt und somit gibt es immer wieder neu Ideen. Es ist auch spannend die neuen Fotografen zu beobachten. Bringen sie ein neue Idee oder finde ich meine besser. Es ist schon ein wenig ein Kampf ohne zu übertreiben aber genau das motiviert enorm. Neu Winkel oder sonst etwas neues zu versuchen.
Der Audi MedCup ist für mich auch ein Platform um eben etwas neues bahnbrechendes zu testen. Ja es gibt etwas, es ist eine alte Technologie die mich in den letzten paar Monaten sehr stark beschäftigt hat und hoffentlich auch noch in der Zukunft wird. Die ersten Tests in Barcelona liefen sehr gut. Auch gabe es dazu gab es noch ein paar hilfreiche Erkenntnisse um die Entwicklung voran zu treiben. Im Moment will ich noch nichts verraten. In ein paar Wochen gibt es mehr darüber….
Jürg
Posted in Outdoor, Yachting
Also tagged Audi, Audi MedCup, foto, go4image, Juerg Kaufmann, Sailing, Yachting
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5.5 Zeitlos wie die Klassischen Yachten
Es ist nun schon das zweite Jahr dass ich die 5.5 Schweizer Meisterschaft fotografiere. Die Boote sind einfach unglaublich schön. Zeitlose wie die Klassischen Yachten.
Wäre super wenn es mit der WM in Torbole klappen würde da sind die Windbedingungen etwas anders und das wird man sicher auf den Bilder sehen.
Grüsse
Jürg
Asche und Helikopter
Nun ist es wieder soweit, morgen reise ich ab nach Zermatt an die Patrouille des Glacier. Eine Übernachtung im Tal und dann rauf auf die Tete Blanche um dort gute Bilder zu machen bei Nacht. Und genau das ist die Frage, wie kommen wir rauf auf die Tete Blanche? Mit der Asche in der Luft die man nicht sieht dürfen die Helis nicht fliegen.
Letztes mal durfte ich bis Col de Bertol fliegen und danach zu Fuss auf die Tete Blanche. Es war ein super Gefühl in Arolla in del Heli zu Steigen und rauf bis auf den Col de Bertole, ich genoss die paar Minuten im Heli die Hänge rauf zu fliegen. Der rest von da weiter war schon ein ziemlicher Effort mit ein fast 10 Kg Rucksack. Die letzten hundert Höhenmeter waren ein Kampf. Ich zählte die Schritte bis wir endlich oben waren.
Nun sieht es anders aus…dieses Jahr laufen wir wahrscheinlich von Zermatt aus. Die Asche ist da und wird auch noch ein paar Tage bleiben.
Dafür gibt es dann auf der Tete Blanche eine überraschung. Wir habe von dort danz Swisscom Zugriff aufs Netz und somit können wir Bilder “Just in time” ins Tal senden. Also freuen wir uns doch.
So nun mache ich langsam Schluss für heute damit Morgen die Energien nicht fehlt.
Jürg
PS: Bilder von 2008
Posted in Outdoor, Travel
Also tagged foto, motivation, outdoor, Patrouille des Glacier, PDG, photo, switzerland, Tete Blanche, Wallis, Yachting
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My favorite photos from the 33rd America's Cup
It was a cold day, waiting on the photo boat for the race committee to start the race, then speeding around like devils at 50 miles/h following the boats after the start (now I know how fast is Hydroptere).
5 Miles in to the race we had to stop and after a short break off again full speed for almost 20 minutes towards the gybing mark. Once there we had to wait a bit. My Iphone was playing Jean Michel Jarre, with the big lenses we saw them on the horizon coming closer and closer, they seemed slow.
Soon we realized that they aren’t. My song wasn’t over and BMWO followed by the umpire boat gybed allready at the mark. Right after comes Alinghi 5: The cup is gone from Switzerland.
Jürg
PS: The photo of Alinghi 5 was taken on the same leg as the BMWO photo, on the way to the finish after the gybe.
on tv
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It was sure one of my highlights during the 33rd America’s Cup having a professional TV crew following me during 1 day shooting. The TSI is the Televisione Svizzera Italiana the Italian part of Switzerland where I grew up, unfortunately because of all this travelling for sailing I spend too little time at home.
The portrait went on TV the 13th of February during the news, it’s impressive to hear from the TV crew that at least 100’000 person saw it.
Grazie TSI
Jürg
Congratulations to BMWO
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, Cup, foto, go4image, Oracle, photo, regatta, Sailing, Yachting
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They left the harbour and raced: BMWO 1 Alinghi 0
The race was way out, Alinghi on port and BMWO on Starboard entry, first cross dialup and penalty…..BMWO with the wing sails higher and faster on the beat almost 10 degrees and deeper and faster on the run almost 30 degrees.
Tomorrow is another day, forcast 2 knots. Alinghi keep saying we are fast with light wind…let’s see if we have a race tomorrow and who knows maybe we have a third race too…
Good evening from Valencia
Juerg
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, boat, foto, go4image, photo, Sailing, switzerland, Yachting
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Will they ever leave the harbor to race?
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, foto, Sailing, switzerland, Yachting
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raison d'etre ?
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, go4image, motivation, Sailing, switzerland, valencia
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Valencia is getting ready
First day in Valencia, it doesn’t seem that in less than 3 days there will be the 33rd Americas cup. Plenty of activity going on, tv trucks cables, noise etc. The harbor is busy but no AC boat’s. BMWO is in the commercial harbor and Alinghi 5 is under the tent.
On the top of the Varadero building you can find 2 SNG flags and a big sign “Mediacenter” at the entrance. Even here lot’s of preparation activities going on. Nearby the Alinghi base, impressive building, shop is open, music plays.
We are used to those prevent activities, for a typical regatta that what’s normally happen but for the cup it’s a bit a strange feeling.
Another thing: The weather forecast for February 8th announce 5 knots of wind in the morning, will this be the Alinghi day or does the wing from BMWO will impress us all?
I’m looking forward to see what’s happening in the next days.
Jürg
Posted in America's Cup, Travel, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, foto, go4image, Sailing, Spain, valencia, Yachting
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Photoshooting out of the helicopter
Photo from Bruno Huber / Pilot Tiziano Ponti
This has always been a bit a dream to me as it represents a milestone in my learning curve. Not that I have hundreds of hours of experience but in the last two weeks I was up there twice. There are many big guys who know better than me , however I’m happy to share my expirience.
Besides being a great feeling sitting in a chopper with to open door, legs out, headset on and having a excellent position to take pictures I also feel a certain pressure and responsibility of what we are doing.
Time counts so there is no much time to touch setting on the camera and every image should be the one. Sure with the digital cameras you can soot as much as you like but the composition must be ok, the deep of field must fit your image and it have to be sharp.
Over the past I made a little checklist to make sure I don’t forget anything:
1: Expected images and flight plan agreed with the pilot and other photographers
2: Warm cloth, harness on, hooked in, position tested, headset on and working
3: One camera around the neck(70 -200mm lens), the other connected to the chopper (normally the body with the big lens 300mm as this is less used)
4: Settings: ISO value ~250, AF mode, VR on active, lens aperture 6, shutter single, focus priority (it’s a good starting point as the shutter speed should be high)
5: Ready to take off
6: Mental walk trough images composition (normally before shooting you have a few minutes and I use this time concentrate about my expected images)
A few months ago I bought my own climbing harness for top mast shootings and this turned out to be a good deal. I feel comfortable and I can get ready quickly. Sometimes jumping in the chopper and fixing everything has to be efficient.
The shooting itself is always a great experience, I think it’s one of the best photo shooting experience possible, you just go to the position where you need by talking with the pilot.
Vibration is one of the subject who I haven’t really solved, in every shooting I get great images with a outstanding composition but not sharp, specially when I start to work too much with the deep of field by going up with the aperture however I think that the VR functions on my Nikon lens is a big help.
If someone have some more good tipp’s let me know.
Take care and enjoy your airtime
Jürg
Posted in Outdoor, Yachting
Also tagged go4image, Helicopter, Helishooting, Imaging, photo, teamwork, Yachting
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Photoshooting with Pucci
Pucci I is a dream a class of its own, a mix between teak, class, engine and power.
As usual it was early in the morning and on top of it end of February so a bit cold when we left the harbor for the shooting of the so called “gentlemen racer”.
The magazine Swiss Boat Yachting published 5 pages plus the cover of this boat in the April edition.
But look at the images it was worth to get up early in the cold.
You want to see more about Pucci click here.
