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?
Impressive shot! This is what sports photography is all about! Capturing the essence of the moment. Very well done!
Cheers from Denmark
Nicolas
Great shot. The lines, the prominent ones, lead right to the brightest part of the image – which is where the eye wants to go anyhow. Then it gets there and see the dark image of the skier doing his thing. It all works perfect and the result is a great image.
CAn we get a comparison shot from the RED camera to see the artistic and camera quality differences?
Excellent shot. I like it. The high angle gives it a non-traditional fresh perspective. Plus the black and white of image helps bring out the subject more by cleaning up the background. And coupled with the use of the vignette adds more focus.
Love the angle and the shot, but I’m wondering what this would look like if it was processed a little differently – maybe more high-key, super-minimalist,with lots of whites, and letting Tanner stand out in high contrast against the background. Again, nice and dramatic, and as others have said, it’s definitely an unusual perspective.