Here’s the Friday Photo of the Week. Was feeling wintery and I couldn’t help myself. Tell us if you like and why/why not.
Behind the scenes “making of” this shot and the camera/lens/spec details after the jump…
The above shot was created on a Nikon D3, using the Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8 lens (affil links to B&H). Shot at f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200. The legendary Tanner Hall is the athlete. Location: Stevens Pass, WA.
The behind-the-scenes shot below is how we captured this image. That’s me in the black on the right with my D3s and Todd Jones (TGR) on left in the yellow, shooting the RED camera, hanging outta the helicopter. BTS photo shot by Scotty.
Like or not? Why?
I think this shot has amazing potential. Great capture.
I have to say that the post processing is a bit too extreme for me. The heavy vignette seems like something an amateur photographer/photoshopper would tend to do. I find myself not thinking about the greatness of the photo as much as i should – i’m focused more on the unnatural gray snow on the edges, the ‘forced’ focus point, and simply wondering what the actual shot looks like.
Good work to the photographer for capturing this shot, though!
I love this image. It defines how large these insane moves and tricks are that these athletes do. It just puts into perspective of how BIG they go. The contrast in the image is wonderful also. Thumbs way up. Like it!
Matt
Love it. The scope, the shadows, the tiny man in the middle.
The BTS shot looks a lot closer than the overhead view in the picture. Were you shooting a lot higher for the B+W image?
I like the unique angle, but that said, I don’t think the jump was big enough to require a helicopter. Save the heli-time for an 80-100 ft booter.