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 forget tell why.
3 reasons.
Wonderful use of the “Rule of Thirds”
The underexposure of the image sides
The angle from which the photo was taken from above.
I Like IT ! ! !
I hate how wide it is, and love how the vignette pulls it back.
I hate the shadow of the trees, and yet love how this hurts the frame.
I love the geometry, and hate the fact that I might never climb into that heli.
Tense
From a skiers perspective this photo just makes me excited and super stoked to go shred!
From a photographic point of view i’m asking myself why the feck is it soo bright around Tanner. Where is all that coming from or is it post and an enhanced Vignette? Either way it makes the shot look great and draws you in to the skier. The textures in the snow are wicked… almost Ansel Adams lolzzz 😉
I definetly like it!! Great Shot!