tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843350996698492659.post2101020030820762193..comments2024-03-25T23:09:55.954-07:00Comments on Skiing the Planet: Venice. Fail.jariarkkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150761098892837329noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843350996698492659.post-90495667760271089442012-06-21T15:11:10.998-07:002012-06-21T15:11:10.998-07:00Thanks.
The last photo is a self-shot that is pre...Thanks.<br /><br />The last photo is a self-shot that is pretty typical for me. I travel with many great friends and family a lot, but I'm also sometimes alone. But getting a person into the frame usually improves the picture. So what to do when I'm alone? <br /><br />First off, I usually shoot with my 10mm super-wide angle lens in most situations. If I extend my arm and hold my camera the lens is wide enough to get part of me and the surroundings into the picture. I have to extend a bit too far, and holding and pressing the button in the camera is difficult though. SLRs do not have good handles for this.<br /><br />And then I usually repeat the shot 50 times :-) with varying directions. I did so in this case as well, and this was the only frame that had reasonable balance between the different parts of the picture.<br /><br />And all that was at 130 km/h...jariarkkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16150761098892837329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843350996698492659.post-81473359663199574642012-06-21T14:37:10.919-07:002012-06-21T14:37:10.919-07:00I'm not that much of a Skier, but I really lik...I'm not that much of a Skier, but I really like your photos ;)<br /><br />How did you take that last shot? Extended arm with an very wide angle? That must have taken a few tries to get right.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132629045792808783noreply@blogger.com