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M&N - 1st HM

by Roberto Facchini

Gallery: EPA 2014Posted March 18, 2014570 views13 comments
Alpine Skiers

Alpine skiers in the snow, Aosta Valley, Italy.
Canon Eos 5D II; 100-400 lens; f/5.6, 1/2000 sec., ISO 100.

Any comments are welcome.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 18, 2014 at 1:20 PM
Nice story telling image. Also conveys the cold and steepness of the climb. Like the simplicity of the image.
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Louis Pattis on March 18, 2014 at 7:55 PM
Would love to be part of this group, looks like high alpine terrain, the best is yet to come skiing down and carving up the powder. Great depiction of this winter activity, the snow looks great on the larger version a lovely image.
Registered on March 30, 2012, 0 Posts, 164 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on March 19, 2014 at 2:42 AM
This is an outstanding image,Roberto. Brings back a lot of really good memories. Wish I were there. :toast:
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 21, 2014 at 10:35 AM
I like the expanse Roberto. The three people add a sense of scale to the scene.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 23, 2014 at 11:11 AM
I find this a pretty amazing shot. The skiers are perfectly positioned and almost seem to float. Instead of sky where I expect there's an expanse of textured snow.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 23, 2014 at 1:01 PM
Great image :toast:
Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments
Comment posted by Genny K. on March 26, 2014 at 8:23 PM
I like how you captured the quality of the snow in this image. It's that soft yet firm look that reminds me of frosting on a cake! Nice shadows, too. It might be interesting to try this image with the skiers off center, and maybe to have some kind of a mountain or other focal point in the image, or show more of that trail that they are on would add to the image. It's a neat image, though, to me, because of the snow and the shadows, and the large image is great.
Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on March 28, 2014 at 3:27 PM
Roberto,
Cool shot and nicely framed. I believe this image would be stronger if you cloned out the fading tracks in the snow to the left and right of the skiers.
Congratulations on the WP . . . :toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 28, 2014 at 6:58 PM
Sure looks cold!
The skiiers provide a sense of scale - very nice.
Congrats on the WP!

Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on March 28, 2014 at 8:02 PM
Roberto, I like that your image doesn't show the top of the mountain. The sparkles in the snow are great. Wonderful shot. Congrats on the WP!
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments
Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on March 29, 2014 at 1:09 AM
Thank you all for the comments. Really pleased for the WP!
Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 2, 2014 at 10:25 AM
Really like the the LP Roberto, congrats :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 6, 2015 at 4:23 AM
Great shot, Roberto,
Congrats on the award!
D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments