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i really like the sky in the first one. its sick
No matter what SLR system you get, get a good fast lens like the 70-200 f2.8
Thats a perfect lens for skiing and other applicable situations.
Think of black and white photography as a way to really emphasize scenes or pictures with a stark contrast.. meaning really DARK darks, against bright lights.. The problem with your black and whites is that the contrast isn't existing to begin with.
The snow is bright in the foreground, the sky is bright, and it doesn't help that the skier is wearing bright clothes either..
See how they are all the same tone? now if the skier was wearing ALL black. then possibly..
Get the idea? Just think B&W when you have a powerful contrast.
Now as far as your photography, you have pretty good work! and I definitely see good things in your future. just stick with it!
But remember most importantly when you take a picture to share a unique perspective. The second shot you did awesome on!
The angle was dead on, you showed the landscape in the background, I love it. My only complaint is the location of the skier
If you divide the picture into slivers.. he's right smack dab in the center. With photography you generally want to keep a rule of thirds.. Placing your point of interest in anything BUT the dead center.. Now there are sitautions where you can do center but you really got to be creative on it. On the photo of the skier with the blue pants. Your photography was sweet and well done!
the skier's style on the trick though is mediocre.. but that's not your fault.
6th picture down - Your perspective on this one is amazing! however, I just wish the snowboarder wasn't minimized by the jump.
There's little to no focus on him here. If he angled that jump and was in the top right corner of this pic then it'd be epic!
And let me share with you a little trick. I definitely reccomend getting photoshop and learning the basics. In about 2 minutes in photoshop I was able to adjust your pic levels, hue/contrast, sharpen it up.. and look at the difference it made.