In Melbourne during the summer months professional golf tournaments are held. Bunker Blast was taken at a local golf course women's international event. Local players, Europeans and Asian players being the competitors. I thought taking bunker photographs would be easy but this one was the only fairway shot I could get side on. I tried to take the shot on a slower shutter speed 1/160 to capture the sand and the ball flying from the players club but at sufficient speed to capture the players features which I achieved. The photo has a hazy look but being blasted out of a bunker I expected this.
Canon 5D Mk III Canon EF 100-300mm F8 shot at 272 mm, 160/1, ISO 100. Processing Topaz AI Photo: Sharpening Denoiseraw, exposure. Photoshop Auto Tone.
This round’s discussion is now closed! 4 comments posted
Karen Leonard
Nice shot of the golfer. The photo lacks color saturation, which can be difficult when showing the sand, but, more green would be cheerier. Posted: 02/21/2025 15:50:00
John Larson
Good that you got the sand and the ball. Most people don't realize how difficult it is to get this kind of shot. to really score high we probably need to see more of the golfer and the sand trap and less of the trees. Posted: 02/23/2025 16:31:05
Ron Davis
To get a shot as you suggest would mean taking shot from behind, if face on then you would be obstructing player and told to move on. I was lucky to even find the course not roped off. The bunker was also very deep so the head was about as best I could obtain. The other option is to photograph a golfer playing out of a practice bunker, a setup sot. Posted: 02/23/2025 17:45:54
Ward Conaway
Another amazing photo this month. You got everything that's important. The golfer, the club and the ball; the flying sand is a nice bonus. It's okay to show her from this perspective because it shows how deep the trap is and how difficult the shoot was. Don't crop any more off of the top or the right. The ball needs some space to fly into. Well done Ron! Posted: 02/26/2025 20:01:22
