Picture of the Day

[splitter]

[dfinn]

Roatan, Honduras

[smmokan]

Messing around with the AF modes on my new Sony A7iii.... pretty amazing. This was shot in "Wide" mode, and I simply let the camera choose where to focus and track my dog running down the stairs at me. The first shot in the sequence missed focus slightly, but then the next 3-4 were all spot-on.

[splitter]

Messing around with the AF modes on my new Sony A7iii.... pretty amazing. This was shot in "Wide" mode, and I simply let the camera choose where to focus and track my dog running down the stairs at me. The first shot in the sequence missed focus slightly, but then the next 3-4 were all spot-on.

Dig the texture in the wood, good movement, LOVE the wise old eyes!

[dfinn]

tight spaces

[From_the_NEK]

Florida has a lot of cool birds in the winter. This great blue heron is better at fishing than me

[Doremite]

Awesome shots, Tim. I am in West Palm Beach now. Can’t wait to get back north =)

[From_the_NEK]

Awesome shots, Tim. I am in West Palm Beach now. Can’t wait to get back north =)

If you get a chance, check out the Circle B Bar Reserve near Lakeland. It is free and there are a ton of birds and alligators.

[dfinn]

[supermodel159]

^^^ Damn that looks fun.

[Boissal]

^^^^
You are getting REALLY good at this!!

[dfinn]

^^^^
You are getting REALLY good at this!!

Thanks! No shortage of opportunities this season to practice pow shots.

[Boissal]

Thanks! No shortage of opportunities this season to practice pow shots.

The crux for me is to convince partners to wait long enough to set up! I usually go first and tell them where I'll be and where they should lay out a sick #instaturn. I get to my safe spot, pull the phone out (it's been a long time since I was serious enough to bring a camera), and by the time I'm close to ready they're charging by or already gone cause you know, that snow needs to be skied right away and stuff...

[dfinn]

Maybe they'd take you more seriously if you pulled out a full frame DSLR and a giant lens?

I guess I'm lucky, even the partners I go out with who want to move really fast don't seem to mind taking pics on the way down.

[Boissal]

Maybe they'd take you more seriously if you pulled out a full frame DSLR and a giant lens?

I guess I'm lucky, even the partners I go out with who want to move really fast don't seem to mind taking pics on the way down.

I played that game for a few years, my old D90 with a big 18-200 lens went everywhere in the chest pack. Then I downgraded to a nice wide-angle point and shoot. Then I downgraded to a phone. Soon I'll be reduced to describing visuals in great details when I post in the Wasatch thread... The same thing happened with climbing, I used to be way into elaborate rigs to get great pictures and now it's all top-rope buttshots from my phone.

In all seriousness though, I have a lot of respect for people who haul serious camera equipment in the BC. The motivation and discipline it takes to post up mid-run instead of taking it all the way down is more than I can handle. One day I realized the amount of extra vert and mileage I logged to get good shots could be spent doing an extra lap instead and it was all over. Since I rarely look at pics on a big screen or have them printed the image quality is a non issue and the latest crop of smartphones is more than good enough for run of the mill #instaspray. I actually had a huge panoramic I took with my phone printed on canvas and it looks incredible. The medium is so coarse you don't notice any of the details (or lack thereof) you'd see on photo paper.

TL-DR: I'm too lazy to get serious about it. You, on the other hand, are obviously motivated and have a good eye. I'll consume all of the ski porn you're willing to post!

[dfinn]

Thanks, I’ll keep posting as long as it keeps snowing.

You may be surprised, my kit most of the time is pretty small and light. Most days (like this morning) it was a mirrorless full frame and a small prime lens. Probably weighs about the same as a beer or 2 and takes up the same amount of space.

[RustyGroomer]

Friends pic. I'm the skier.

[Supermoon]

Deer Valley, UT by Phil Herbert, on Flickr


Deer Valley, UT by Phil Herbert, on Flickr

[ridinshockgun]

The crux for me is to convince partners to wait long enough to set up! I usually go first and tell them where I'll be and where they should lay out a sick #instaturn. I get to my safe spot, pull the phone out (it's been a long time since I was serious enough to bring a camera), and by the time I'm close to ready they're charging by or already gone cause you know, that snow needs to be skied right away and stuff...

Then there is the problem of communicating to make the turn NEXT to you and not right before you

Although, this one turned out pretty cool, and everyone know what's going on here!

[dfinn]

A rare sunny day around these parts, went for a short skin and a sunset

[smmokan]

One from the Blue Ridge Parkway a couple weekends ago:

[Goniff]

Tonight from the rear window. Loving the Sony a6000 I got last week.

[ridinshockgun]

[V-rex]

[buttahflake]

You just won this thread. What does he get, mods?