Snowboarding and skiing in Laax

[TimHughes]

Spent the day taking pictures at the park in Laax - torn between close-ups or wide angle.

1. the-brits-practice-day-2 by Good Lux Photos, on Flickr

2. The Brits Practice Day by Good Lux Photos, on Flickr

Wide angle show the scale of the jumps and the ticks, close up show more clearly the position and grabs. Thoughts?

 

[MattyW]

The wide angle stuff definitely works best. Showing the context and magnitude of the riders definitely accentuates the shot imo.

 

[TimHughes]

Thanks @MattyW

 

[jamesev]

The wide angle stuff definitely works best. Showing the context and magnitude of the riders definitely accentuates the shot imo.

Question: wide angle positioned close or say 200 mm from further away. Compared where the size of the subject on each would be the same just the angle / perspective distortion would be the differentiation?

 

[TimHughes]

Question: wide angle positioned close or say 200 mm from further away. Compared where the size of the subject on each would be the same just the angle / perspective distortion would be the differentiation?

Keeping the subject the same size, the 200mm shot will have much less of the scene in the shot due to its narrower field of view. There are some example pictures to illustrate here http://learnmyshot.com/telephoto-lens-perspective-compression-and-the-angle-of-view/

 

[TimHughes]

Went back with a wider angle and got closer. Here are the results

1. Brits Laax Day 4-1 by Good Lux Photos, on Flickr

2. BRITS 2017 LR-50-2 by Good Lux Photos, on Flickr

 

[shapeshifter]

Did you use flash HSS?

 

[TimHughes]

Did you use flash HSS?

I had it on manual so limited to 1/200th exposure hence the slight pan required

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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… just can't resist the well placed
shadow in the second take!

 

[TimHughes]

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… just can't resist the well placed
shadow in the second take!

That was so lucky

 

[Kodiak Qc]

That was so lucky

I guessed so…
but to be so lucky, one has to be at the right place,
at the right time, doing the right thing!

 

[shapeshifter]

I had it on manual so limited to 1/200th exposure hence the slight pan required

Did you use flash?

 

[TimHughes]

Did you use flash?

Yes the last two are with flash. I didn't use HSS as it was very bright and didn't want to loose power. This meant I was limited to 1/200th syncs speed as above which was a bit slow to freeze the action.

 

[keety]

with HSS you shouldn't lose power, it just won't recycle ready for the next flash quickly enough... you want to be hitting around 1/1000 really to get rid of any blur on the riders...

In all honesty, looking at your pictures, it looks bright enough to just be using the flash for fill on the riders faces... with the half pipe stuff I've found with skateboarding that for the frontside stuff you want to be shooting higher up (above waist) to get the riders faces in and for backside stuff shoot down low close to the lip looking up... you end up with loads of pictures of peoples arses otherwise! Oh, and with a wide angle get closer!!

You also want to be catching them when they're at the apex of the air, you'll find their tweaking each trick more just before they start coming down.... the more exaggerated their movements the better the shots!

Great shots!

 

[lukeyboy2606]

Love the first picture!