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?
Like. The long shadows at the top of the image tell you time of day. High key in the center, nice vignette. Lots of detail and great angle on the action.
It’s a good image. However, the person looks off center from the slope and actually looks like they’re laying on the snow and posing. We all know that’s not true, but from that angle, that’s how it looks.
Like. Because, c’mon, what’s not to like. Unique angle, frozen kapow action, all against the stark, bleak winteryness with some excellently dramatic shadows. I kinda hate to stroke your ego, because you’re very good (and you already know it!) but yes, this is a terrific shot. Kudos!
P.S. Thanks for all the great blog posts. I learn a lot, and more importantly, gain a lot of inspiration from this blog.
I’ve heard of adding a drop shadow to your text to make it “pop”, but I think this takes it to another level.
I dont like the post. I think i would like it more if the jumper is the only dark element. For me the vignetting is too much.
I can imagine that a bright picture (like the center) and the dark jumper would look good.
But the rest is good.