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Got the rest of the Monday keepers posted.  Enjoy, and feel free to download.  There's a little "play" arrow icon over toward the right of the Smugmug screen that will start a slideshow if you don't want to pick your way through the pictures. https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC2017-Monday/n-t8MDMW

The following link should present the gallery as a slideshow, but this is a beta test for me.  Let me know if it works okay.  https://eaud.smugmug.com/frame/slideshow?key=wdpKPG&autoStart=1&captions=0&navigation=0&playButton=0&randomize=0&speed=3&transition=fade&transitionSpeed=2&clickable=1

 

Finally, this link is supposed to be best for mobile devices:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC2017-Monday/n-t8MDMW?mobile=true

If you want a good photo of yourself, a few tips:

Come at me one rider at a time so I can track you for a ways without distractions.  

Look for a break in general traffic unless you really think a flailing skier makes a good background (and sometimes it does provide some comic contrast, but it's devilishly hard to compose).  

If you can give me a wave and get an acknowledgement wave before you come by I am more likely to have a live battery and be able to start tracking you in time to have you in focus when you do something photogenic about 50-100 feet away from me.  Ideally you will be doing photogenic stuff throughout your pass so I will get shots of several turns.

Ride by at a reasonable distance.  I generally have a long zoom telephoto lens mounted and it's hard to keep you centered in the focus area while zooming out and back so you fill about half the frame through the whole pass, and if you come very close the focus and your apparent size change quickly.  I usually will shoot in burst mode at 6 frames/second so the autofocus should track you accurately if I can keep you centered while zooming.  You can try out a few expressions, your favorite hand jive, or whatever.  

If you want to make a tight turn around me and get a sequence, set it up in advance (stop in sight and call me at 509-366-1286) and I can put on a shorter lens and spray you from as close as you want to get (be forewarned that if you get too close your head will look fat - like about 99.9% of the GoPro selfie footage out there).

 Autofocus wanders off to follow any distraction if I don't keep you centered or if I pause mid-burst. Sometimes I fail to get a rider focused at all, but it usually works best with a fairly consistent approach and not too close of a pass so I can track you going by without having to pirouette on snow in boots.  Just because I've pointed a fancy camera at you as you zipped by doesn't mean I got any good photos.  I'll try to post regularly but it does take some time to a) pick the 10% or so of frames worth keeping, and b) develop those shots into presentable images (cropping, exposure adjustment and often a little tweaking of color balance and contrast).

If you keep all the above in mind you won't overthink the riding part and I'll catch you doing things you never thought you could do.

I'm doing this for the fun of it, and would generally be happy to work with anyone who wants a particular shot or a sequence.  If you want nice steady video talk to Johnasmo (the onesie wonder - or the Montucky oneder).  I can shoot video from a stationary point but it's not going to be a steady as his work and you might have to listen to me grunting and gasping. I don't think John ever gasps.

I'll set up within sight of chairlifts so you can hail me if you plan to come by and hope to find me shooting, and try to find spots with good approach views, lighting angles and backgrounds.  Photography is a great way for me to cope with antiquity and altitude, but sometimes I just want to ride or need to go pee. 

It's been fun having so many great-looking riders around to watch, learn from and photograph, not to mention hang out, drink and eat with.  

All the best

Dennis

 

 

 

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As much as I love seeing awesome vids and pics of awesome carving I'd like to see a few vids of guys/gals who aren't damn good already, i.e. people who are trying to learn how to get down and suggestions of what, and how, they should be directing their efforts.....maybe a short vid of a beginner's lesson with audio.  

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Wanted to say thanks to the 10th mountain guys from WW2, who were stationed at camp Hale and trained throughout this area...the reason Aspen is a Ski resort is because of those who came home after the war and settled here and made it happen...today the ATC is at Aspen Mt. and this memorial statue sits at the base in the gondola plaza... :biggthump

 

 

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4 hours ago, softbootsurfer said:

Wanted to say thanks to the 10th mountain guys from WW2, who were stationed at camp Hale and trained throughout this area...the reason Aspen is a Ski resort is because of those who came home after the war and settled here and made it happen.

I had the distinct pleasure of working in the same Ski School as Wendell Cram, a veteran of the 10th's campaign in Italy in WW-2. He would at times show up to 'line-up' shouldering a pair of wood skis with leather straps! I even had the fun of being Starter for the 'old wood' Ski race held in honor of his 80th Birthday (and got a lap in on my Backhill; it qualified by having rubber binding, no edges [fins] and being otherwise wood).  When you're at Copper's lodge, there's a big photo mural of 'the boys' from the 10th in Italy, And Wendy is there holding a hot cup of joe. Being at Stratton and Bromley with Veterans who had helped bring Skiing to the U.S. public, who had put their considerable skill to the test in combat against the Tyranny that had taken most of Europe, that taught me a good deal about humility and perseverance, nevermind what a Real Superhero looks like! Some are only 5'-1"...

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It seems my smugmug links are a little more general or a little less specific than I thought.  You are welcome to view anything on the site (if the previous links get you into the whole place) but if all you're interested in is this event, use the following.  If these still get you into the whole site, just search there for ATC2017 or ATC-2017.

Here are fresh links to a gallery for each day:

Sunday computer:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC-2017/n-xPMLd9

Sunday mobile:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC-2017/n-xPMLd9?mobile=true

Sunday slideshow:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/frame/slideshow?key=GNXHHX&autoStart=1&captions=0&navigation=0&playButton=0&randomize=0&speed=3&transition=fade&transitionSpeed=2&clickable=1

 

 

Monday computer:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC2017-Monday/n-t8MDMW

Monday mobile:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC2017-Monday/n-t8MDMW?mobile=true

 

Monday slideshow:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/frame/slideshow?key=wdpKPG&autoStart=1&captions=0&navigation=0&playButton=0&randomize=0&speed=3&transition=fade&transitionSpeed=2&clickable=1

Wednesday computer:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC-2017-Wednesday/n-W9wqdh

Wednesday mobile:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC-2017-Wednesday/n-W9wqdh?mobile=true

 

Wednesday slideshow:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/frame/slideshow?key=8vTgQ5&autoStart=1&captions=0&navigation=0&playButton=0&randomize=0&speed=3&transition=fade&transitionSpeed=2&clickable=1

Thursday computer: https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC-2017-Thursday/n-KsNMmV

 

Thursday mobile:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/ATC-2017folder/ATC-2017-Thursday/n-KsNMmV?mobile=true

 

Thursday slideshow:  https://eaud.smugmug.com/frame/slideshow?key=gpM6Cv&autoStart=1&captions=0&navigation=0&playButton=0&randomize=0&speed=3&transition=fade&transitionSpeed=2&clickable=1

 

 

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39 minutes ago, OhD said:

It seems my smugmug links are a little more general or a little less specific than I thought.  You are welcome to view anything on the site (if the previous links get you into the whole place) but if all you're interested in is this event, use the following.  If these still get you into the whole site, just search there for ATC2017 or ATC-2017.

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You da man Dennis!

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