Someplace a few months ago I saw a video on back-country extreme skiing and the photography thereof. You might try a search on YouTube.
It has been awhile since I skied, but IIRC I wouldn’t want to wear a backpack or shoulder bag. Unless we are talking Bunny Slope and Green runs, in which case the backpack would be ok. I would be inclined to start with a WG-III in my pocket. Go out, set up, take some shots. Figure out what was going to be the best focal length(s) for the kind of shots I want to be able to get. Back out that afternoon or the next day with K-5/K-3 and a single lens, wrapped in foam in a small backpack or daypack. Set up and shoot away. Watch out for out-of-control crazies. Shoot some more. Pack everything up, ski to a new location, repeat. If I only had one shot at it with no time to trial test with a pocket camera, I would take the K-5/K-3 with 50-135 as my main camera, the WG-III as a backup and in case I needed to go wider than 50mm. I would not want to be changing lenses in the snow, I would not want to go in and out of the ski lodge multiple times to change lenses (condensation issues), and I would not want to carry more than just one basic kit. stan On Feb 1, 2014, at 11:56 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > If you were to do a photo shoot of a ski outting, what might be your kit, > preparation and strategy, and safety issues? Obviously, a photographer > wouldn’t want to just wait at the bottom of the hill for shots of folks > coming down the hill. How would you keep your kit safe when maneuvering > along the hill? > > Any tips and strategies from any PDML Skier-Photogs? > > I’m not planning a ski shoot this season, but maybe next season. > > > Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
