Op Sat, 31 Dec 2005 21:58:39 +0100 schreef Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
...wise or foolish? Discuss.
Wise. Always combine hobbies, when possible :o)
I'm going skiing for the first time at the end of February. I expect the
Alps to be alive with the sound of the James Bond theme within about 5
minutes of me strapping the planks to my feet.
Anyway, I will take a couple of film cameras. I assume that it is unwise
to ski with a camera round my neck, but presumably I could carry one in
a small backpack, next to the parachute.
If you can keep a generally upright position when skiing, a camera around
your neck (in your jacket) would not be a problem. That said, I usually
keep it in a backpack. If it's the first time, in a backpack would
certainly be preferable.
I imagine also that it will be quite
difficult to take pictures with ski gloves on.
Yes. One modus operandi is to go before your travelmates (assuming you
have them, and want their pictures), stop somewhere, stick sticks into
ground, put gloves on them, get camera, prefocus, wave to travelmates,
wonder why the bastards are not paying attention, wave again, take picture
as they ski towards you one by one. Try to picture them in a turn. For a
more dramatic angle, lie down. Beware of travelmates trying to spray you
with snow when lying down. Medium telelenses (70-135mm) are fine for this
kind of pictures. Both the procedure and the pictures get boring after a
while...
Photographing from the side (when they pass you) is possible as well, but
harder. You get the slope of the mountain in the picture, but risk
unsharpness due to movement. Some tricks from general action photography
(like panning etc.) might help.
Does anybody have any experiences, hints and tips about Alpine-style
photography that they'd like to share, please?
Pictures in gondola's (the smaller 6-12 person ones) can be fun too: lots
of colors, and you can actually see faces. Very close quarters, so use a
wideangle lens. Other types of lifts (chair-lifts, etc) can be good
motives (lots of repetition), but not when you're riding them (bad point
of view)...
Keep watching the landscape (very possible to make 19th-century looking
B&W photo's), and don't hesitate to pose people (ski's in hand and all)
before dramatice backdrops: it's too easy, very cliché but makes for great
pics ;-)
The alps might be one place where UV filters are actually usefull.
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Thanks,
Bob-Claude Killy
You wish!
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Regards, Lucas Zurbriggen
