HELP! Advice on photographing snowboarding

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Hi ,

I'm off to the chill factor tomorrow to try and get some photo's of my cousin and his friends snowboarding, not too sure what the lighting is like as I've never been but from some of his camera phone images it looks pretty bright.

Wondering what kit to take and what settings I should go with:

Kit :

Sony alpha 100
18-70mm kit lens
Sony DT 1.8 35mm
Minolta 50mm 1.7
Sigma macro EX 105mm 2.8
Sigma 120-400
Kenko x2 converter
Sony FVL flash

All help Appreciated

Matt
 
Are you allowed up the 'hill' Matt? I ask because if you have to stand at the bottom, you'll need to be thinking long as its a fair way up that slope!
 
You will need to under expose for the snow, these events are very bright
 
chriscross said:
Are you allowed up the 'hill' Matt? I ask because if you have to stand at the bottom, you'll need to be thinking long as its a fair way up that slope!
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Not sure until I arrive tomorrow, he mentioned there is a viewing platform with great views of the slope, maybe stand there
 
Siilver said:
You will need to under expose for the snow, these events are very bright
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Sorry, that's just plain wrong.

You will need to overexpose 1 to 2 stops, depending on light.

If you follow the camera's metering you will have grey snow and underexposed subject.

If you underexpose, the result will be horrible.

But, don't take my word for it.

It's easy enough to check with digital.
 
I get confused with this lol

It's been a few years from iv brought my camera skiing with me

I was thinking If you under expose you will get detail in snow, yes them camera will want to make it grey, but you don't want to make it a big white sheet with no detail

It will take a second to work that out when your there, but your subject is the snowboarder as long as they are exposed right I'm sure the snow can be pulled back
 
mattd85 said:
Not sure until I arrive tomorrow, he mentioned there is a viewing platform with great views of the slope, maybe stand there
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the 'viewing' platform, from memory, is a window near the bottom of the sloe so you get a great view of people falling off the button lift
 
Matt there is a viewing platform upstairs in the mountblanc cafe. I think there's another on the right hand side. You can see most of the slopes from inside. I have seen people taking pictures at the bottom of the slopes. Just ask at reception.
 
Siilver said:
I get confused with this lol

It's been a few years from iv brought my camera skiing with me

I was thinking If you under expose you will get detail in snow, yes them camera will want to make it grey, but you don't want to make it a big white sheet with no detail

It will take a second to work that out when your there, but your subject is the snowboarder as long as they are exposed right I'm sure the snow can be pulled back
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No worries - it is sort of counterintuitive. Took me a while to fully grasp it.

A little exercise for you to try, if you like. Set your camera to spot metering. Point it at something white. A white painted brick wall is ideal so you have some detail in it. Overexpose on the wall 1 1/2 stops. Compose your scene, with the wall still part of it. Take the picture. :thumbs:

Do the same with something black or very dark, but underexpose 2 stops this time.
 
Chr1is said:
How did you get on today mate
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Lol, lighting was really poor, had to crank the ISO right up which the alpha 100 doesn't handle well :(, I've not put them on the pc yet,
 
It's a right mare in there mate. You want be be in there when it's busy. Goes really foggy. They do have exhibition nights from time to time from the likes of Redbull and Monster.
 
Chr1is said:
It's a right mare in there mate. You want be be in there when it's busy. Goes really foggy. They do have exhibition nights from time to time from the likes of Redbull and Monster.
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Ill have to keep my ears open
 
Tis a good night mate. They bring in there top boarders and use a 4x4 to jump over
 
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