Op Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:19:41 +0100 schreef Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Thanks Lucas - very helpful. I particularly like the idea of b&w 19th
You're welcome.
century type shots - I must dig out some of Leni Riefenstahl's pre-war
ski
photos, which are great.
Now you piqued my curiosity :)
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Regards, Lucas
Op Sat, 31 Dec 2005 21:58:39 +0100 schreef Bob W
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> ...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.
