08 May, 2011

Anxious for the first ride

Well the snowboard is packed up and will be swapped with the bike when I pull it out tomorrow morning.

Was monkeying around with the bike inside a week or so ago and got my strobe out to play around. This was one of the better...

Seasons coming...

Seasons coming... by cleangetaway
Seasons coming..., a photo by cleangetaway on Flickr.
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07 May, 2011

Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival - Whislter April 2011

A friend of Tara's was celebrating her birthday in Whistler on the final weekend of the TWSSF and we were heading up to join them.

We went up early Saturday morning, picking up the birthday girls brother who had just flown in from Ontario to join us. We boarded for the last day of our season but unfortunately it wasn't the best day to be out. Although it was a gorgeous day, the snow conditions were less than ideal, we had been spoiled from boarding in some great snow through the winter.

We called it a day earlier than usual and headed for the hotel room, meeting up with the rest of the group and settling in to a few drinks. We got upgraded into the Westin which was glorious! We could see the kicker for the big air competition that was on later that evening from our balcony, so we were all pretty stoked.

We went down and got a spot on the side of the hill for a while and I took my camera down to see what I could capture even though it was getting dark. The high ISO settings on the camera delivered acceptable results all things considered and I got some pretty fun pictures. I was stealing light from the strobes of the photographers with press passes, shooting the skiiers as the hit the apex of the jump and catching the glow from the strobes.

See some of the shots below for a few of the better images...

TWSSF April 2011

TWSSF April 2011 by cleangetaway
TWSSF April 2011, a photo by cleangetaway on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
With no press pass my access to the action was as limited as the light as night fell on the big air competition. Piggy backing on the wireless strobes from the shooters up the hill I still managed to grab a few decent shots, suffering from noise at high iso, but still came out alright.


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Telus sequence 1

Telus sequence 1 by cleangetaway
Telus sequence 1, a photo by cleangetaway on Flickr.

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This sequence was easier to put together than I expected...

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TWSSF April 2011

TWSSF April 2011 by cleangetaway
TWSSF April 2011, a photo by cleangetaway on Flickr.

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This was actually the first shot I took.

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TWSSF April 2011

TWSSF April 2011 by cleangetaway
TWSSF April 2011, a photo by cleangetaway on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
With no press pass my access to the action was as limited as the light as night fell on the big air competition. Piggy backing on the wireless strobes from the shooters up the hill I still managed to grab a few decent shots, suffering from noise at high iso, but still came out alright.


www.tristanraynerphotography.com

TWSSF April 2011

TWSSF April 2011 by cleangetaway
TWSSF April 2011, a photo by cleangetaway on Flickr.
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Via Flickr:
With no press pass my access to the action was as limited as the light as night fell on the big air competition. Piggy backing on the wireless strobes from the shooters up the hill I still managed to grab a few decent shots, suffering from noise at high iso, but still came out alright.

www.tristanraynerphotography.com