Snow board in action

Snow board in action, originally uploaded by vskiran.

always wanted to make some action shots of skiing and snow boarding. Given my skiing skills are still in their infancy, I never dared to carry my DSLR up the slopes. Further, I do enjoy falling down the slopes (not intentional) and you never know what could happen to the expensive piece of equipment on you. This time, I carried my film camera with a 50mm lens in my jacket. I did take a few nasty tumbles down the hill, but it was all worth it. I just loved the challenge of keeping my camera safe while rolling down the hill. But for the few falls, I did fairly well on the slopes. I guess little bit of responsibility made me a better skiier on this particular day.

I chose a relatively slow shutter speed to capture some motion in the shot. I dont remember the exact exposure but it was somewhere around f8/f11 with +1 exposure bias.

The snow boarder is taking a nice smooth turn down the hill. How I wish that I could do that with such ease.