May I be the first to say wow! An amazing action short with brilliant color and perfect exposure. A masterpiece for sure. The snow pattern on the rock looks like a snowman crashed into the rock.
Russ

Fantastic image. Love the framework too.

If I had a ski mag this would be the cover shot. great work . Every time I see this photo I can almost feel the cold, fresh breeze.

Masterful capture...10/10 if I get it in the VB. faved with thanks.

Beautiful day, beautiful action shot ! And a definite beautiful 10 in the booth !

Wonderful. If your took it in continuous high-speed shooting mode, I would like to see the next images... Hospital? ;-)

Forgive me my curiosity here ... the sky? Gradient applied? Or??

Your image here, is of course, as those above me have commented ... beautifully coloured and well exposed. (I'll wait to hear back from you on the sky thing. :oP)

Caveats? Again, novice and humble opinion here ... compositionally, it works well with the title.

I do, however think that had you captured more of where the skier is going to land ... shift of camera position to the right ... would be more apt in depicting skiing ... as opposed to a natural ski ramp formation.

Even a possible portrait presentation ... might work. The thinking here is that some space is needed between your photo subjects ... and the framing. Vertical works for the 'rock' ... camera position shift, works for the skier. Just some thoughts, that's all.

Now then, that sky??

Just kidding.

I am one of your secret admirers, so please don't take my comments above as a slight in any way. This is the one time I felt that I could add something to the 'discussion'. :o)

Wonderful :)

Fantastic action in it. Well done.

My compliments. Master work.

A great frozen moment. Great colour and clarity. There may be something just outside the frame that would spoil the image but this crop does feel a bit cramped to me.
Peace,
Mikel.

boo, you cover the face of the skier with snow, and then you went out and bought new skis and boots so i don't recognize them. I think its you based on the coat, but i can't be sure. Let me know if it is.

Hi, thanks for the comments at elephant rock huck.

I wasnt taking the picture (thats me) so i didnt have control over the composition, this is already a slight composition between two pictures in order to gain a little perspective, and correct the horrible angle the shot was taken at. This is partially responsible for the difference in sky colour, although most of it was already there due to the use of a polarizer at about 90 degrees from the sun with a 10mm lens!

It was in drive mode, however i didnt really have a ton of speed coming into this one, and it had a really flat landing (so i didnt show it). It didnt end in the hospital, but i have canceled my squash and soccer games this week :(

It was really an unspectacular fall, one of my skis kinda burried its tip in the snow, and i stopped. now my knee hurts.

Haha! Photographer is a dangerous sport ;-)

I am crazy about this shot! Love the blue sky and white snow blend and the excitment of the jump taken with no blur....I'm impressed!
Diane

Great work .

Wow Carl, that is spectaculair!
And the shot is very good too!
Great stuff!
Paul

Super action shot...love it.

nice action shot! fantastic!

What a magnificent action photo!! Bravo on this one!! This is a fantastic shot, it must have taken some doing to hit this right at the precise moment.You weren't taking the picture ? I guess I don't get it..oh well..V

Caught this on the Front Page and had to comment. One of the best Action shots I've ever seen. It's not just the action that you froze so well, but the lighting, clarity and the composition. Very well done!

Rich

This continues to be one of my favorite action/sports images on the site. Not really sure why I haven't commented until now.

+faves

Goodness gracious, this capture is captivating.

Masterful capture. Just perfect. Bravo.

Great action shot and reading all the comments was fun as well.

TicK

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