Making photo's of casting

The forums are very quiet

The Global FlyFisher forum has existed for almost as long as the site, and the oldest posts are more than 20 years old. Forums aren't what they used to be. Social media has taken over a lot of their roles, and the GFF form is very quiet ... to put it mildly.
We keep everything online for the sake of history, and preserve the posts for as long as possible, but as you will see, quite a few of them aren't in a good shape, but rely on old images hosted elsewhere, which are no longer available, odd codes from old systems and much more, which can't be shown in a decent way.
But the posts are here, and you can - if you insist - start new threads. But don't stay awake waiting for replies, because they are unfortunately few and far apart.
Martin

Fly fishing - Fish Better

I have to make pictures of someone casting a flyline. I tried 2 times now. The second time even made 200 pictures. BUT: it is not gonna work. We tried white and orange flylines, but the contrast is not good enough. I only want outdoor pictures. Maybe the sun was not shining enough? The oictures are needed, for an article in a magazine. So it means that they must be really perfect, because they need to be printed afterwards. My question:
who did this before his/her self? And is wanting to give me some practical hints?
Thanx in advance.

No, there is no budget to fly to Patagonia right now and step in a river with dark green trees/bushes in the background. I am in Holland, with no leafs on the trees.

[quote:0439c4f4e3="Hanzie"]who did this before his/her self? And is wanting to give me some practical hints?[/quote:0439c4f4e3]

Hans,

You did notice [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/gallery/better_pictures_casting/]this little article[/url]?

Generally

- good light (low sun - perfect this time of year)
- dark background
- fat, bright, floating WF line
- short, slow casts
- short telephoto lens
- rapid frame rate

should do it

Hope this helps

Martin

We tried also two times... First time we did some good, but my body with camera is not flyfisher or fisherman, so he knew how, but he didnt know what... Second time was much more better, but it wants red line(in our case)...I choose few good...

[quote:0439c4f4e3="Hanzie"]who did this before his/her self? And is wanting to give me some practical hints?[/quote:0439c4f4e3]

Hans,

You did notice [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/gallery/better_pictures_casting/]this little article[/url]?

Generally

- good light (low sun - perfect this time of year)
- dark background
- fat, bright, floating WF line
- short, slow casts
- short telephoto lens
- rapid frame rate

should do it

Hope this helps

Martin

We tried also two times... First time we did some good, but my body with camera is not flyfisher or fisherman, so he knew how, but he didnt know what... Second time was much more better, but it wants red line(in our case)...I choose few good...

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