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Jan 25 2012 1:16PM

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Ethan.G

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Appreciate the feedback and critique! I was only using a single flash (without a gel) fired off remotly using a trigger system. I had the flash pointed up at the rider in the air set to 85mm at I believe 1/8 +3 power so i could get the light to focus mainly on just the rider. all of the other light is from flood lights that we were using to see the rail coming into it and for filming on video cam. Agreed on how that one light is a little distracting but I was quite satisfied with the rest of the shot, I suppose a quick fix in photoshop could change that though!

Jan 25 2012 5:31PM

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Jan 26 2012 7:45PM

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No problem! I saw the orange hue to the fill light and thought you might have been using a gel, my bad I just wondered because it looks really cool.
The shot really is awesome. I was just nit-picking that little light thing, it doesn't take away from how awesome the shot is at all though. You could always run it through photoshop just to see if it makes a difference but it really doesn't need to be changed at all.

I really haven't shot too much skiing myself, but for me I found that it was hard enough to frame up the shot (especially at night) and to make sure my focus was on point too. (the focus issue was only at night)
Do you have any tips that might make it a little easier? Thanks man.

Jan 27 2012 12:56PM

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Ethan.G

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Might have to run it through photoshop to see how much better I could possibly make it, and I was gonna rate you at 10/10 but you were already there haha so +real life karma

Framing at night is difficult but I find taking a few test shots is the best way to find your preferred angle, also focusing can be very difficult, the lens that I use primarily for all my urban is manual focus so it usually takes a few shots to perfect the focus but after that I just leave it unless I'm switching angles, position, etc.. I recommend using auto to find the exact spot and then switching it to manual so that your focus is more consistent. Hopefully I helped answer your question but if not I'll try to clear it up better.

Jan 27 2012 7:25PM

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screenshotted of my phone, off of Facebook, so quality probably sucks, but another atomic pic for my buddy

Jan 28 2012 5:00PM

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I went to my schools alpine team's race today and took some shots. It was my first time shooting ski racing so it was a little tricky to get a hold of. I didn't want to post all of them because there are a lot. The rest of them can all be found here: http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/62572054@N05/sets/72157629071504863/

Jan 28 2012 8:08PM

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Some film shots with my F5

Jan 28 2012 9:55PM

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I -70 in dillon, CO

Jan 30 2012 12:18PM

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I like

Jan 30 2012 2:26PM

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thank you :)

Jan 30 2012 2:49PM

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Get a somewhat powerful flashlight and have someone stand approximately where you want your subject in the frame and shine the flashlight on them while you set your focus. That is the best solution I have found so far. Anybody else have some tips for setting focus at night?

Jan 30 2012 2:51PM

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I like it as well. The B&W works really nice.

Jan 30 2012 8:11PM

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it's a nice shot, but i hate i-70 haha

Jan 30 2012 8:20PM

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That's nice.

Jan 30 2012 8:22PM

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.Ian.

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Thanks a bunch for the help guys. That's what I had been doing, and I figured that was the only way to do it, with the flashlight. I just wondered if anyone had any other way to do it, but it seems like that would be the only way to do it. It's pretty easy to begin with anyways though. Would you recommend tri-poding my camera, so then I could just lock in focus and it would be all set up?

Jan 30 2012 10:08PM

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MOAR. I love film.

Jan 30 2012 10:24PM

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this has over 700 likes and 175 shares on facebook!

Jan 31 2012 5:31PM

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JStrathern

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Just took a couple of these what are your guys thoughts

Jan 31 2012 8:32PM

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Another atomic shot, again from Facebook via my phone, I'll post another version later

The double date

Feb 1 2012 9:47PM

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bigger/edited version

Feb 2 2012 8:59PM

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Rob_G

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From last Saturday when the first ever cable jib contest on snow was held in Sweden.

Feb 3 2012 6:41AM

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I don't know that it's my best but it's from today so I'll post it.

Feb 3 2012 10:58PM

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this picture is insane

Feb 6 2012 6:22PM

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finally getting the flash setup dialed in!

Feb 6 2012 10:48PM

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This is what this thread should look like! Neutral density filters FTW.

Feb 7 2012 10:27AM

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randoms from my flickr. none of these have been edited, I'm too lazy.

Feb 7 2012 10:37PM

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Here are some shots i got of some of the freezing rain and snow we go here in Seattle a couple weeks ago. let me know what you guys think.

Feb 8 2012 12:04AM

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been shooting the teva mountain games in vail

Feb 11 2012 12:59AM

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looking at getting photoshop elements from costco for 89 bucks. is it worth it? i have never had a photo editing software, and elements seems pretty easy to use. Any help would be awesome.

and what the hell, taken on my phone

just for the lulz at big sky tram

Feb 11 2012 3:16AM

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I would just torrent CS5 but that's me

Feb 11 2012 10:20AM

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i tried finding one, and it either doesnt work. or its like a demo version

Feb 11 2012 12:56PM

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Get the demo and then run the crack

Feb 11 2012 12:59PM

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a couple from last night

Feb 11 2012 8:51PM

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Just came home at night and realized that moon looked so cool when it was behind those clouds and i had to take a pic of it.

Feb 12 2012 1:20PM

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That's a really cool shot. I wish the DOF was a little bit deeper so the leading lines weren't quite so blurry.

Feb 12 2012 3:44PM

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more teva games

Feb 12 2012 5:39PM

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Here are some of the shitty photos i've taken in my time

Feb 13 2012 1:19AM

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Feb 13 2012 1:35AM

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Here are three from the past few weeks.

Feb 13 2012 4:21AM

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Holy composition.

Awesome shots!

Feb 13 2012 10:12PM

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Sunset two days ago at Prosser Lake

Self Portrait assignment for class

Feb 13 2012 10:38PM

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^that portrait is so sick, never seen anything like it. the first one has way too much pp tho

Feb 13 2012 10:44PM

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Thanks man. What does pp mean? I just started messin around with HDR and thought it looked over processed but I didn't really know where I botched it at... I couldn't figure out how to re open the tonal range adjustment that you get after you merge to HDR pro

Feb 13 2012 11:47PM

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i loved it sir

Feb 13 2012 11:52PM

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