Pictures from Val d'Isere

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:03

I've just returned from working the season in Val d'Isere, France. Took a few pictures whilst I was away so thought I'd put some of them in here. It almost all went horrible wrong since the P2000 storage device that all my photos were stored on died just before coming home. After opening the thing up and plugging in the hard drive directly all was restored, YAY!

Anyway, without further ado, my photos:

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:08

Jokester · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:11

Nice photos, but I'm intrigued by the glowing cloud of something on the slope in no.2?

Jokester

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:13

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:14

It's just fire...

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:19

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:21

And for the first time ever, I will post a picture of myself on the internet! Very revealing dont you think!

stuart38 · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:22

Great set of pics - 1 and especially 5 stand out for me...

lukechad · 2 Apr 2006 at 14:02

Wow, cant pick a favourite, they are all good in so many different ways! Excellent work!

Jokester · 2 Apr 2006 at 14:05

yak.h'cir said:
It's just fire...

Ahh, torchlight skiing on long exposure?

Jokester

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 14:22

Thats the one! Thought the second picture would give the game away.

Thank you all for your kind comments!

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 2 Apr 2006 at 14:55

These are a wonderful set of photographs! You really have captured that aloneness sense of the cold mountains

themask70 · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:21

I love that one, from the angle and composition it almost looks as if you have taken a picture of a small model village.

olv · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:27

looks like tilt and shift technique, can be replicated in photoshop. i think it's done on purpose

great shots there. i love val, havn't been in a while though.

i'm off to morzine next weekend, first time away with my dslr, hope i can get some results as good as yours.

Sleepyd · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:29

Awesome set - brilliant work *clap*

yak.h'cir · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:48

olv said:
looks like tilt and shift technique, can be replicated in photoshop. i think it's done on purpose

great shots there. i love val, havn't been in a while though.

i'm off to morzine next weekend, first time away with my dslr, hope i can get some results as good as yours.

Well spotted. I was having a quick browse of the forums whilst processing the pictures and I couldn't resist! I love the effect, althought I'm sure i'll tire of it sooner or later...

I'm hoping to goto Morzine in the summer. Heard its supposed to be amazing for the old mountain biking!

Mohain · 3 Apr 2006 at 12:16

Sleepyd said:
Awesome set - brilliant work *clap*

What he said.

No. 1 & 7 really stand out to me. Nice job.

morgan · 3 Apr 2006 at 13:46

wo wo wow

very nice set of shots. lighting is fantastic...so you took a tripod up a ski slope for the long exposures?

Prophet · 3 Apr 2006 at 18:01

Stunning pics mate

Really wish I'd gone skiing this year! First time in 5 years that I've missed a season

Can't pic a fav as there all cracking

yak.h'cir · 3 Apr 2006 at 21:55

You're all very kind! Although I was there for quite a few months so I had plenty of time to practice!

Yup I went boarding with my tripod a couple of times to get some pictures. For the night time ones it took about an hour to walk that high in the deep snow! It was a nightmare but fun at the same time... Shame it doesnt look all that high up though...

Can definetly see how seasons are addictive, really want to do another but then the voices are telling me its time to get a career... Maybe i'll tell the folks to shut up and go and have fun!