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.
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.
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.
"What other reason could there be to get up in the morning except to set ourselves free."
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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.
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.
"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.
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
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.
"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.