Kiulu 4M Challenge is a one day adventure race conducted yearly in May, in Kiulu. It has 4 disciplines;
1. Manangkus or running
2. Mamangkar or white water rafting
3. Manampatau or floating downriver with a bamboo pole
4. Mamarampanau or bamboo stilt walking.
In the photo, a veteran is rowing his raft with a bamboo paddle. As the Kiulu River is a white water rapid with Grade 2-3 depending on the weather, the paddle is generally use more for steering than rowing.
For shooting this water sport, shoot low and as close as you can to the action. Find a bank along the body of water which gives you the low profile angle you need,and close to the action. As action speed is variable, select the highest ISO your camera can go but with an acceptable amount of noise. You need a fast shutter speed that can accomodate or freeze just about any athletes.
Furthermore, as you are shooting with a zoom lens and probably panning too to track the athlete, the shutter speed ought to be faster than 1/ focal length of your lens, to freeze anything which is moving.
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