I really love those conditions as well..

The boat moving was certainly an opportunity. This and the constantly changing lighting meant there were often literally only seconds to get a shot so most of my photos from this trip are handheld with me braced against a bulkhead or railing.

I’d also purchased Nikon’s 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 “VR” lens just prior to going. The vibration reduction (my main reason in buying this lens) was essential in this case and the focal range of the lens made it suitable for most of my shooting so I didn’t have to often stop and change lens. I found it to be a sharp and versatile lens, I’m very pleased with it.

I shot much of the time in Constant Low (CL) mode while keeping a fairly fast shutter speed. I got good at squeezing off 2-3 shots at at a time (now you understand the 5100 photo count).

Even shooting this way every photo is very unique.

If my subject wasn’t moving I was, or both of us were. I came to see much of it as if shooting an action event, so that’s how I shot.

I learned much and had a great time doing it.

Looks like you’ve done a great job of capitalizing on such conditions … add to the fact that, for the most part, you were on a moving boat and bracketing was not possible!

How did you find the experience of shooting from a moving boat.