Snow sports
Carl van den Boom

Snow sports

September 2019

Crowd
winner

294 Images entered

Very attractive action shot. Exposure is on point and that highlighted snow spray against the dark sky really conveys the motion. We would have loved to have seen the take off and perhaps the landing to really get a sense of the scale of how big the athlete is really jumping. Overall nice shot.

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Entry 4544543
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Congratulations on a brilliant image. From the focus point to Exposure, depth of field, motion blur and frozen motion, this photographer has managed to capture an outstanding photo shot in extremely tough conditions. As was stated in the description, tough lighting, fast speeds and freezing conditions are no easy feat for any photographer. Technically a great image, topped with atmosphere, a complete story with room left to draw the viewer into the situation and use their imagination. Nice job.

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209 Photographers

8,769 Ratings

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Entry 4476593
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Great use of Black and white for this winter sport image. The leading lines created by the top of the birch trees lining the trail, and the edge of the trail itself work great to lead the eye into the athlete. The dark pine in the background creates a great contrast to draw the viewer further towards the subject, in my opinion, cropping the image slightly to remove the upper right corner so there was only the dark pines in the background would really set this image off. Overall nice job and good eye for the impromptu shot.

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Absolute banger composition. Love the low angle, that fact you can still see the riders face, how high he is over the path and far he is pressing over the edge. The photographer has really told a great story and captured a great image. With some subtle editing and a better relationship between the highlights and shadows this image would rank very high. Great capture.

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Brief

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From skiing and snowboarding, to backcountry exploration to ice skating. Winter offers so much for the adrenaline and thrill seekers. We belong to the school of thought that winter is not the time to cozy up inside and hibernate. It’s the time to get out and explore what the frozen world has to offer. Unpredictable weather, tough conditions and difficult lighting is always a competent of winter sports photography but with a little patience and perseverance, you might just walk away with some memorable images. Most people think of skiing and snowboard when they think of winter photography but we welcome any take on winter sports so feel free to get creative and share your best shots with us. We’ll accept photos you’re still editing from last season or even better yet, photos of your currently enjoying a Southern Hemisphere winter! All submissions must include metadata, a description of the image and be free from watermarks in order to be eligible for expert judging.

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