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Argentum
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Registered: September 2008 Location: Sceptred Isle Posts: 3,066
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Sun, 27, March, 2011 4:14pm
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Just out of interest where in Italy? Aosta Valley?
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youngrichard
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Registered: January 2010 Location: West London Posts: 104
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Sun, 27, March, 2011 4:43pm
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Yes, at Valgrisenche.
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Argentum
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Registered: September 2008 Location: Sceptred Isle Posts: 3,066
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Sun, 27, March, 2011 7:52pm
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Ah, I skied Courmayeur a couple of times many years ago and then was ski guide in Cervinia for part of a season. It's a very nice area and great food. Also has a very good snow record.
One day when I can afford it I might just give heli skiing a go.
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Richard S
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Registered: October 2009 Location: North Somerset Posts: 83
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Mon, 28, March, 2011 8:04am
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This is the print I got in exchange round 28. As seems usual, the print is much better in real life than in the scan.
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Argentum
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Registered: September 2008 Location: Sceptred Isle Posts: 3,066
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Tue, 29, March, 2011 7:19pm
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Snow scenes are very difficult to manage cos you have detail at either end of the scale and very long area in the middle with nothing in it so increasing contrast makes it look like chalk and charcoal and reducing contrast makes it look totally muddy. Printing for shadows and then flashing paper to get some highlights may work but will often make the highlights muddy because with snow you really need contrast to give it some texture.
I think the best policy would be to print the whole scene whilst dodging the skier. Use quite high contrast which means print time will be critical and difficult to find. But once you have found it then snow should look good with texture. Then burn in skier using normal contrast. You will need to use quite a good size vignette on the skier whilst dodging and burning so it doesn't look obvious.
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raulpc
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Registered: February 2010 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 102
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Thu, 31, March, 2011 4:37pm
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Very dynamic, the composition...
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B&W Neil
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Registered: October 2008 Location: West Cornwall Posts: 4,265
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Wed, 13, April, 2011 3:47pm
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Good action image with the ski trails behind the subject adding movement to the image.
Neil.
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Neil Souch
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