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freeskier14
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What Makes A good photo? Like, tricks, camera angle?
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May 13 2001 9:29AM
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ten80
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you want to take pictures from an angle and location which makes the jump look bigger, not smaller. Try taking the picture from below the jump, either at the landing, side, or at the side of the lip. If you are looking up at the skier, it will make it seem like the skier is higher up. Angle and position are definately the most important non-camera aspects of taking a good shot.
May 13 2001 10:35AM
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Drail
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as for what to take. don't take pictures of spins cuz they dont look right in pictures, just take tweaked to shit grabs, and inverts. unless you are taking a sequence shot.
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May 13 2001 12:24PM
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Harvey
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360 grabs can look good tweaked because it make the pic look great if the person is tweaking something and looking over their shoulder... you can also get pretty interesting shots of mistys if the person's body is all twisted up.
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May 13 2001 8:57PM
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Pipe_Munky
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make sure you set your fstops right cuz if you don't your pics will turn out really shitty. this happened to a few of my pics of the Talisman Big Air
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May 14 2001 12:52PM
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Prins
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it's really all just a personal taste and eye for it. Find spots that you like to shoot from. and walk to some spots that you don't think you'll like and check it out. The biggest deal with me is trying to keep the rider as big as I can in the lens. I love close shots. they make me feel all warm and fuzzy. You might like shots that feel spacy though. Just find what you like and take them. As for what should bein the picture: Skier, Jump, sky, and cool background!!! it's the most over looked part of photography is what is in the background. Then just get your trigger finger good and go out shooting.

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May 14 2001 4:51PM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
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The type of conditions also affect the type of shot you should take. Like if it is sunny and snowing silhouettes can look amazing.
Mike
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May 14 2001 8:26PM
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Nik
Posts: 542 - Karma: 11
these are some of my best pictures. what do you think?

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May 14 2001 11:59PM
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Nik
Posts: 542 - Karma: 11
the second one didn't work. here it is:



Nik, King of the SSE!
May 15 2001 12:00AM
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Nik
Posts: 542 - Karma: 11
those are pretty nice... i know. :)

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May 16 2001 12:31PM
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Rapt0r
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I like the second one... that's really good. Way to capture the moment!
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May 16 2001 3:31PM
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Nik
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that was in switzerland. nice place.

Nik, King of the SSE!
May 17 2001 7:45AM
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conceptsboy
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Nice pictures..i think the quality of the picture and the setting makes a pic look good
May 17 2001 8:34AM
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Nik
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somebody else put their best, non-ski, pictures up!

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May 19 2001 1:42AM
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Nik
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.....nobody is posting.....

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May 20 2001 2:23PM
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Rapt0r
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I have no good ones
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May 20 2001 2:31PM
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Freeskier1080
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Don't take pics of spins unless there is a sick grab in there because noone can tell if your doing a sketched 180 or a sick 900
May 30 2001 7:07PM
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Prins
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 49

well thats the best one from last season. I think it really gets the feeling of that comp good.
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May 31 2001 3:22PM
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g-dubs
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Prins- I like it, even though no one is actually skiing it's a cool angle and it really does get the feeling.
May 31 2001 3:42PM
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Prins
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 49
I have better ones where people are skiiing I just thought the post was about just photos of non-skiing stuff. Thats the best one like that. I have another one of the base towrope and all of the people trying to get on it. It makes me laugh when I see it. Suckers waiting in the mob of people.

-Paul
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May 31 2001 10:01PM
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KimJong_ILL
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MEGABUMP
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Jordan
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Feb 20 2010 6:51PM
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DANETRON
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way to bump a shitty thread for no reason
Feb 20 2010 7:13PM
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