Corey Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I'm a total rookie with a camera but I've always been interested in it. This year I took the plunge and got a Nikon D3000 to play with. Here are some shots of a really crappy opening day near the geographic center of North America. (a.k.a. the flat prairies of Walhalla, ND) Rough day as the one run that was groomed was as hard as cement and very uneven. The powder elsewhere was about 6" deep over grass/rocks. I won't go back again for another couple of weeks to let them built up more snow. But it was still kind of fun to get back on the board. Fluffy pillows on the lodge railing. The lodge at around 11 AM: Look, there's still some powder! Too bad it's too flat to get any reasonable speed up... ;) Neither the main nor this smaller lift were running. County-wide power issues was the excuse we heard. Some guys built a little kicker and were hiking. On the right side you can also see why there isn't much tree skiing in Manitoba or North Dakota. The undergrowth is pretty dense here. A lonely chair, waiting for people: The tower for this small lift: It struck me as kind of artsy with the ice and snow on it. Goggles speckled by the snowmaking machines blasting you on the ride up: Comments/suggestions are welcome. I shrunk the pictures down with a freeware re-sizing program so they're a bit grainy. I need to start playing with Photoshop (or similar) now that I've got a decent camera. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colintkemp Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Great exposure. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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