tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778989718498241226.post3269615198110393841..comments2023-10-15T17:30:45.430+03:00Comments on philsgood photo a day: drammen, norway classic sprintsphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356821727851276753noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778989718498241226.post-85848696844915077612007-03-15T02:52:00.000+03:002007-03-15T02:52:00.000+03:00a full day of world cup ski racing and 600+ photos...a full day of world cup ski racing and 600+ photos to edit and develop. watching skiing and taking photos is the easy part. everything that happens once you get the files into the computer is work.<BR/><BR/>andrew newell was 8th fastest in the qualification round and finished 12th on the day. i set myself up in the same position as last year to get the skiers head-on as they finished the prelims. it was cloudy, which was nice, because the sun is low and this view of the finish stretch faces west. even so, all that snow as a background can be tricky. newell is fully airborne in this shot. one or two strides from the finish.<BR/><BR/>kikkan (usa), chandra (can) and magda (ita) all missed qualifying for finals by less than a second. so they had to watch the heats from the sidelines. here looking up at the action on the jumbotron screen. i shot in RAW today because of the difficulties of the white background - it is very easy to correct exposure mistakes in RAW. RAW also gives you the most control over black and white conversion. took advantage of that here.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356821727851276753noreply@blogger.com