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World Cup Skiing Aerials
© Steb
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Uploaded: 09/08/04 5:30 AM GMT
World Cup Skiing Aerials
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One of the Chinese competitors went into orbit.
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=xentrik
09/08/04 7:42 AM GMT
Incredible, Steb. I saw your last photo, and was excited for what you might have in store for us. Aerials is one of my favorite sports (to watch)! My cousin was leading the standings and one jump from making the US Olympic team several years ago... Unfortunately, that happened to be the jump in which she fractured her femur upon landing. This is a killer shot, very sharp and clear.
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Excellent shot Steb! The only thing that I would have done differently is used a longer lens (maybe a 400 or even a 500mm). There is bit too much space in the frame, getting closer and even possibly catching the expression on the skier's face would make this a more dramatic, emotive image.
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"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera."
Thanks Will, This was the first shot of this kind and it was taken at 285mm x 1.6 for the digital multiplier makes it 450 mm. The problem was not so much the focal length, but the distance. I moved closer for the later shots, but I wanted to show this one because I like the space around it. It reminds me of those NASA shots you see of spacecraft floating above the earth.
Steb
Steb
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"What other reason could there be to get up in the morning except to set ourselves free."
If my comment on your work ever seems to criticise, it does not. It is always so that we may learn together.
Hey! Where were you to take this one? Awesome shot Steb :-)
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"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" (I. Asimov)
Well you see I went off the triple jump at the same time as he went off the double so that I could get above him. :)
I was just at the top of the hill where they started their run.
Steb
I was just at the top of the hill where they started their run.
Steb
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"What other reason could there be to get up in the morning except to set ourselves free."
If my comment on your work ever seems to criticise, it does not. It is always so that we may learn together.
Wow this is impressive Steb. It’s so sharp and clear. You must have lightning reflexes and a steady hand!
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There are three colours, Ten digits and seven notes, its what we do with them that’s important.
Ruth Ross
I'd love to claim lightening reflexes and a steady hand, but the truth is closer to 1/1000th of a second and an image stabilised lens. What is true for me though is that each sport has its own timing and with a little practice you can get to feel that timing - a bit like hitting a cover drive.
Steb
Steb
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"What other reason could there be to get up in the morning except to set ourselves free."
If my comment on your work ever seems to criticise, it does not. It is always so that we may learn together.
An absolutely wonderful photo. Great capture and well done.
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"We need not fear the expression of ideas -- we do need to fear their suppression." - Truman
great clarity! nice shot:-)
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There is a land of pure delight,
Beyond the Jordan's flood,
Where saints, apparelled all in white,
Fling back the critic's mud.
And as he legs it through the skies,
His pelt a sable hue,
He sorrows sore to recognize
The missiles that he threw.
-Orrin Goof
Great action photo! It took me a second to figure out what it is, and now that I know, the better.. 'cause knowing is half the battle...
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I like the photo. I kept looking at it to see what type of satellite it was until I figured out it was skiing not NASA. Excellent shot to fool the quick viewer of a thumbnail.
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Great high shutter speed/ISO shot. I'm really impressed. There is nothing I can think of that warrants criticism. It is a magnificent photo.
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"What other reason could there be to get up in the morning except to set ourselves free."
If my comment on your work ever seems to criticise, it does not. It is always so that we may learn together.
