This picture was taken in 2003, when I took the family - well, all except No 3 son who couldn't get away from University - Heli-skiing in Italy for my 60th birthday treat. This is No 2 son at speed in the sort of fresh powder snow you only find at minus 20 degrees C. Contre-jour light and snow make for tricky metering but so far as I remember I just trusted to the Nikon matrix metering. Focussing was a bit tricky too, an object coming straight at you at speed tests autofocus, but it is still better than hand-focus. I have photographed sport for years and the hit-rate of in-focus shots is much higher with autofocus. For me, anyway.
As usual, although this is an old negative I have re-printed it; I have been wanting to try it with a light, blue toning. There is always a hint of blue when sun shines on snow. It just didn't work; I think the blue toner I have is a bit old, all I got was smudges and blotches of blue instead of the subtle suggestion of blue I had envisaged; also, reading notes on toning, it sounds as though some papers just don't like it, especially RC papers which is what this is on.
I tried prints with more contrast, but lost all detail of the skier. As usual I also tried a bit of dodging and burning, and as usual I ended up with a straight print. Dodging and burning never seems to work for me.