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?
The angles and perspective are a little awkward to me. At first glance, it’s a bit straining to decipher what exactly is going in the image (the skiers path) due to the unorthodox aerial perspective combined with the shadows of the trees and ramp. Once this becomes clear, however, the image is pretty decent. I think my initial impressions takes a lot away from a setting that could have been captured in a more traditional and more importantly, practical way. Sometimes, a new way to shoot isn’t the best way. For this image, I would certainly appreciate a more natural perspective. The helicopter angle is just awkward.
Seriously like-so different and love it in black and white.
great picture and great tutorials
i love snowboarding, so if can put some pics with snowboarders 🙂
I love how the contrast brings out the texture in the snow!
I love how this looks like it was shot at night at an event with stadium lighting but was really shot in broad daylight! Great edit.