Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 13 April 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
A group of skiiers following a 'black' run down a ridge in the French alps.
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A great shot, Ian. It is very National Geographic. I mean that in a good way :-)
13 Apr 2008 12:12am
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael.....I love the National Geographic photos so that's very encouraging!
Spectacular.
13 Apr 2008 1:08am
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana!
great shot Ian.
13 Apr 2008 1:45am
@Rhys: Thanks Rhys!
Great image.
13 Apr 2008 5:47am
@Alun Lambert: Thanks Alun!
Very strong image with wonderful composition.
13 Apr 2008 5:52am
@GJC: Thanks GJC....how did the 2 week trip to China go? I hope you were able to find time to take some photos!
Stark and timeless.
13 Apr 2008 5:53am
@MadScientist: Thanks for that!.....starkness in photos is a good thing in my book (nothing worse than an overcomplicated photo!)
I agree with Michael in fact it's better than any Snow top of the mountain skiers photo on Most magazines :)
13 Apr 2008 6:35am
@Lorraine: Thanks very much Lorraine....that's very encouraging!
Marvellously framed; breathtaking.
13 Apr 2008 10:20am
@Daroru: Thanks Daroru....it was a very exciting placeto be with a camera!
Awesome shot.
13 Apr 2008 2:08pm
@tom: Thanks Tom!
Breathtaking... I wonder how you managed to get that patch of luminous white... Pp?
13 Apr 2008 2:45pm
@Guillermina: Thanks Guillermina!......the patch of very bright snow in the distance id like that on the original file and it's an area that is catching the sunlight.
The main bit of processing on this shot was selective boost in contrast to the area of snow in the foreground that forms the lead-in line.
Also there was some use of curves tool on the general photo which brought out the blacks on the right hand side. It's partly getting good tonal range with the blacks that brings out the quality of the whites to their fullest
starkness in photos is a good thing
*lol* I just grabbed my dictionary and found the many translations for "stark". Oops, wrong term! :-D I meant a sound between astonishment and admiration, neither "bald" nor "naked"! :)
13 Apr 2008 5:51pm
Excellent perspective and contrast, a wonderful image.
13 Apr 2008 6:43pm
@Observing: Thanks very much!
Another really spectacular image, Ian!! I have to agree with Michael about the Nat'l Geo.
13 Apr 2008 9:06pm
@amy: Thanks Amy...what a lovely compliment!
As usual, very clear explanation. Thanks, Ian. I was asking because I sometimes use a soft light layer and the brush tool with a soft, traslucent white to bring out the highlights, but your white looks so crisp and bright...
15 Apr 2008 9:33am
always a good surprise on your blog
18 Apr 2008 3:07am
@Pouhou: Thanks Pouhou!
Nice! Love this shot!! certainly about to drop in to a black run..! the fact that you were up there with your d80 is impressive too!! haha
23 Apr 2008 12:29am
@treehouse productions: Hi, thanks very much....I managed to drop my 10-20 lens deep into the snow at this spot but fortunately both lens caps were on and it survived without any snow or water getting inside!
Your skiing pictures inspiration me - i'm a enthusiastic skier. I live 100 km near the alps, and if i have time i ride the montains. Sorry for my bad english, i have better faculties ;-))
15 May 2008 10:55am
@Klaus: Thanks Klaus!
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