Stowe 12.7.2010

[billski]

the shots in this TR were pretty spontaneous. We stuck to spots on the mountain whose sub-snow surfaces we know VERY WELL, and in the few cases where there was doubt, we skied slow and sat back alot to keep the tips up...

So, in some way, you did stack the deck in your favor, "We stuck to spots on the mountain whose sub-snow surfaces we know VERY WELL"

Interesting.

 

[gpetrics]

yeah i suppose that's one way of phrasing it... pardon me if this comes off wrong, but isn't that kinda obvious? wouldn't anyone do the same thing whether looking for good pictures OR good skiing?

 

[billski]

yeah i suppose that's one way of phrasing it... pardon me if this comes off wrong, but isn't that kinda obvious? wouldn't anyone do the same thing whether looking for good pictures OR good skiing?

I'm just kinda squeezing you for the magic sauce behind the beauty. Now, truthfully, I don't think I'd want to be the photog. I'll be the subjects have more skiing fun than you do. You have to ski around the good stuff, no?

 

[gpetrics]

I'm just kinda squeezing you for the magic sauce behind the beauty. Now, truthfully, I don't think I'd want to be the photog. I'll be the subjects have more skiing fun than you do. You have to ski around the good stuff, no?

on occasion i do have to skip the absolute best turns... at my current level of dedication to photography though I have pledged to never go entirely around something through some crappy trees or bush to preserve the shot... i'd rather just ski a wide berth around it...

there are definitely a few compromises... but all in all for days like this... they were pretty negligable

 

[gpetrics]

This week's SPAM might answer a few questions about just how easy it is to get quality shots when the snow is this good:
http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/spam-9-putting-the-v-in-vtah-part-v/

I barely even set this shot up... i suppose to a big name pro photog it shows... but i feel like every shot is a keeper, and it was as easy as shooting faceshots on a powder choked ski trail... oh wait... I actually WAS shooting faceshots on a powder choked ski trail

 

[gpetrics]

just stumbled back on this thread thanks to a friend who just said "remember that day"...

wow... this was quite a day

 

[snoseek]

Yeah, you all need to post here more....