Snow Bowl Montana

[loosecanon]

First shoot with the new 150-500 Bigma.

Rest can be seen here

[arich]

Dude, love them. I would love to shoot winter sports sometime! The lens looks good at 500mm!

[loosecanon]

Thanks Andrew, I had a lot of fun doing it.

[TxPhotoShooter]

Had to be fun to shoot Carlos. I like your captures on 3, 4 and 5; especially 3.

[loosecanon]

Thanks David, it was a perfect day also not too cold and good light.

[HillPhotos2009]

Super crisp shots! #3 is my favorite because you can see where the skier has been and where she is going and I like the expression on her face.

[snydersnapshots]

NICE! Were these up at Big Mountain?

[standfas]

I like #s 1 & 2 because they show the aggression these skiers have when attacking a course. The unbelievable angles they achieve with their skis and body is amazing.

[MHampton]

Very nice shots. You did a great job there! I love how you can see their faces in most of them.

[boomerd35]

Beautiful. Love the focusing on the first couple.

[loosecanon]

Thanks again everyone for your kind words, very encouraging.

snydersnapshots, this was at Snow Bowl, local ski resort just north of Missoula.

[bburton]

Very nice work: sharp with good exposure and contrast. I have done little work beyond 200mm; just out of curiosity, did you focus beforehand on an area and allow the skier to enter the frame before tripping the shutter.

[loosecanon]

Bruce, thanks for you coment. I used AIservo with rear focus button, just sit on the focus button and let the AIservo follow.

[snydersnapshots]

Originally Posted by loosecanon

snydersnapshots, this was at Snow Bowl, local ski resort just north of Missoula.

Excellent shots! I always enjoy seeing pictures from Montana--I was born there and went to college in Bozeman (though I grew up in the Seattle area).

I was thinking the Montana Snow Bowl was an event. I googled it and found it's a ski area. I REALLY need to get back up there more than once a year!