salvatore.mele 1 Posted February 5, 2006 I'm starting to enjoy shooting the 20mm (on a digital 1.5x factor) lying flat down on the ground... ...what do you think of the results? Comments and criticisms on this and any other of my mountain shots are most welcome. Link to comment
rejith 1 Posted February 5, 2006 Nice picture and composition, very interesting portfolio too ... Nice work there, Salvatore .. Link to comment
salvatore.mele 1 Posted February 5, 2006 Rejith, thanks. Dave, do you mean telemark skis, or rather that object which pulls you up a flank and regurgitates you on the top of a snow-cat cleaned, crowded, slope? Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 6, 2006 Perspective is certainly commendable. It gives it more drama and provides a reason for a publication. I took the liberty of adjusting the WB a little to suit my interpretation and so here's another variation of it ... Link to comment
salvatore.mele 1 Posted February 6, 2006 Arthur, I am glad you like the perspective. I've recently been trying to shoot from the ground up and I really like the effect...even though it is quite a chilly operation. I start dreaming of a wider (fixed-focal, non fish-eye) lens in addition to the 20mm (with the Nikon digital 1.5x crop factor), but the prices are what they are... if I only would find someone buying some images of mine! For the white balance, I got the usual blue cast in this one, and I did not remove it properly, thus altering the whites as well. Link to comment
jeremy freeland 0 Posted February 8, 2006 Like this one. Colours and composition work well. Light's great. I think the low angle's a good move - nice to have that huge expanse of sky as background, but with plenty of foreground interest by way of your friend. I also like how the camera position still captures the far ridge and the valley below, but in a more suggestive than direct way. As for telemark vs. randonee ... one is more work uphill, more work downhill, more given to injury, and more hazardous in avalanche terrain. The other's all fun ;-) Link to comment
awaraagard 0 Posted February 8, 2006 beautiful photo, beautiful title! luvly colors & composition. Link to comment
jeff.grant 0 Posted February 8, 2006 Jeremy summed it all up very well. The perspective is great and that sky was made for it. Link to comment
salvatore.mele 1 Posted February 8, 2006 Jeremy, this low-angle thing is growing on me. Now that I see I've all this support, I'll be most definitly go deeper into it. I mean, showel a hole in the snow and shot from even deeper, actually. As for the skis...I usually go on snowshoes, which makes quite a race downhill to keep up with the skiers. Actually, are you going to be in the French/Swiss Alps sometimes?Umair, thanks. I usually pay some attention to the title and am glad to see it hits.Jeff, thanks. As for the sky, and outlining her in front of it, we are discussing a lot about that new white hat. For me it does not work...any opinions? Link to comment
jeff.grant 0 Posted February 9, 2006 I think that the white hat works. The pants and parka are both dark so the white adds a bit of lightness. I hope that you have some Northern Lites to keep up with the skiers. Link to comment
salvatore.mele 1 Posted February 9, 2006 Jeff, so far so good for the hat, even though here is against the sky. In a shot against the snow it looks pretty bad. As for the snowshoes, in Europe snowshoeing is exploding right now, and the frame-like models you find in the US/Canada are not so common. French are quite prolific in their designs, and I've some TSL, in plastic. They are relatively light (but I'm relatively strong so I do not really care) but not well suited for traversing a slope. I guess at 2kg a pair they compare with the Northern Lites. Link to comment
jeremy freeland 0 Posted February 10, 2006 Hi Salvatore. There's a faint chance I'll be in the French / Swiss Alps this autumn or next spring. I'd certainly like to be there. Hey, when you were shooting your FM2, what tricks did you use to ensure correct exposure for snow? My girlfriend is on snowshoes as well, but on a snowboard for the downhill. Man, you've got to get on skis - your friend has the right set-up for backcountry travel and ski-mountaineering. The low angle's looking good - I'll look forward to seeing more. Best, Jeremy Link to comment
jeff.grant 0 Posted February 10, 2006 Hmm, I see what you mean about the hat against the snow but it does look good against the sky. I just weighed my snowshoes at about 1.1KG. They are seriously light. http://www.northernlites.com/elite.htm#Top Link to comment
salvatore.mele 1 Posted February 14, 2006 Jeremy, of course if you pass by the region we must go in the mountains together! As for the metering, my fool-proof technique is describedhere or better here.I've seen that I tend to over expose on the D70, since is less tolerant of highlight than film, so I've usually a -1/2 stop alway dialed in.I've posted another couple of shots from below, same folder, more will come.Jeff, indeed those are light... I guess my big shoes alone (which you already know) are already much more than that! The fact is that I usually snowshoe where people ski, so this kind of frame would not be of great help on diagonal traverses. Snow in the alps is very different than that in Canada... and going up slopes is also quite different than a more quiet terrain. I've just gotten something else, still heavy, quite thinner, more aggressive but similar to my other ones. Link to comment
robertbrown 1 Posted February 15, 2006 Dr. Mele, terrific shot, great angle (low is usually good), and wider would even be more dramatic! Go buy a wider lens. I keep thinking about getting a 10-20mm, but I may soon upgrade to a 5D, which would make my 17-40 seem a heck of a lot wider. I also like the simple colors here: blue sky, yellow boots, red coat, and of course the white hat. I'm a little concerned about the blueish snow--on my uncallibrated work computer there seems to be a slight blue color cast. Overall, this is a fine shot the gives the feeling of exhileration of being at the top--and the anticipation of the ride down! Link to comment
salvatore.mele 1 Posted February 17, 2006 Dr. Brown, thanks... the wide angle lens is tempting, but I guess I'll be better off, economically, to just carry the FM2N with the 20mm on... Or rather I shall find some amateurs of my mountain shot to buy prints and finance the lens. I did prepare a Mountains 2006 calendar, though, but that just ran 6 copies to family and friends... Link to comment
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