Hi Rick: A bit behind on PDML. Vertical reference point very helpful as is metering point. Thanks! The point about cold and falling on camera gear—figured that one out! :-)
Big thanks, Rick. Cheers, Christine On Feb 2, 2014, at 8:39 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > Christine, > > Once upon a time (in the film era) I spent a week every winter for about 18 > years doing lots of ski shooting--lessons, open skiing, races. > > I used a Super Program at first, then a PZ-1 and PZ-1p. > > Observations, in no particular order: > - Jeez, it is COLD when you're standing at the side of a slope (e.g. shooting > races), not skiing. > - Practice handling your camera with gloves before you're out on the slopes. > Things feel different. > - I took a 70-210 or 80-320 in a fanny pack to minimize bulk and maximize > accessibility. > - Anything throws one's balance off, though, so one must ski carefully when > carrying the camera stuff. Falling on a camera hurts both the camera and > oneself. > - One's natural tendency is to make the ground level in the frame, which > makes it appear as though the slope isn't very steep (even when it is). So > finding a vertical reference and paying attention to it will produce more > dramatic shots. > - Snow is remarkably bright; so shooting with wide latitiude (print film > then, low ISO now) is good for bringing out details in the subjects later. > > Have fun! > > Rick > > On Feb 1, 2014, at 5:00 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > >> That's an excellent suggestion, Ken. Friends I'm with could body-mount it >> too for some fun video and narrative. Thanks! Cheers, Christine >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Feb 1, 2014, at 3:09 PM, "Ken Waller" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Christine, you might give some thought to POV video. GoPros are very easy >>> to use, have many different mounts (chest, head and helmet) and produce >>> very good video. >>> >>> I used mine during my sled dog race and the video came out better than any >>> stills I could have taken with out stopping. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Question: Skiing and Photography >>> >>> >>>>> On 1 Feb 2014, at 16:56, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Everyone: >>>>> >>>>> If you were to do a photo shoot of a ski outting, what might be your kit, >>>>> preparation and strategy, and safety issues? Obviously, a photographer >>>>> wouldn’t want to just wait at the bottom of the hill for shots of folks >>>>> coming down the hill. How would you keep your kit safe when maneuvering >>>>> along the hill? >>>>> >>>>> Any tips and strategies from any PDML Skier-Photogs? >>>>> >>>>> I’m not planning a ski shoot this season, but maybe next season. >>>> >>>> I went skiing a few years ago with one of my brothers and his family, who >>>> are very good skiers. It's the only time I've skiied. It was the film era >>>> and I was using a Contax with Zeiss lenses. When I was skiing I left them >>>> at my brother's house - I had no wish to have that stuff on me while >>>> skiing, it was likely to be dangerous. On some days I didn't ski, and took >>>> the camera kit in a Domke F-2, went up the ski lift with them and found >>>> some spots where I could get different views of them on the way down, them >>>> some shots of one of my nephews boarding. >>>> >>>> I took a full range of lenses, from a 300mm to a 21mm. I took incident >>>> light readings with my hand shading the underside of the meter so that the >>>> snow would come out right. >>>> >>>> Here's a page I've just put up. Low-res scans to CD. >>>> >>>> http://www.web-options.com/Skiing/ >>>> >>>> The best shot is the one of my nephew jumping off a low bank - that's with >>>> a 21mm lens (35mm camera). Most of the shots are very samey, although I >>>> expect someone with more experience would much better. >>>> >>>> B >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
