Park skiing and snowboarding

jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
edited April 9, 2015 in Sports
"f8 and be there" was my theme for the day. I got burned last year by shooting at f/4 (on FF) and having the AF lock on a skier's pole out in front of his body, and it ruined what would have been a great poster. Anyway, I'd say this worked well.

1 - LOL
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2 - my son
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7 - more laughs
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8
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9 - can't decide which is the money shot between these two, 9 or 10
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10
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-Jack

An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.

Comments

  • Dooginfif20Dooginfif20 Registered Users Posts: 845 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2015
    I would say 9 as in 10 his right hand is covered. I do think the color is a little flat in both though and would benefit from a little multiply here and there. I would also crop out the ground below to make it seem as if he was higher. Just my $.02
  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2015
    I would say 9 as in 10 his right hand is covered. I do think the color is a little flat in both though and would benefit from a little multiply here and there. I would also crop out the ground below to make it seem as if he was higher. Just my $.02

    Thanks for the eyes. How's this?

    p2-X3.jpg

    or this?

    p3-X3.jpg
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,249 moderator
    edited April 7, 2015
    That 2nd shot just above looks better to me with the pole at 12 o'clock and no ground shown below. The other one looks like he's grabbed his skis (maybe he did?) and the light colored pole gets lost in the tree background.
    My Smugmug
    "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2015
    Thanks David, the grab is intentional and he is doing it in the 2nd pic as well.
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
  • Dooginfif20Dooginfif20 Registered Users Posts: 845 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    Looks much better! Now it looks like hes hundreds of feet in the air!
  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    Thanks Dooginfif!
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
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