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The heat of the summer day caused a fog to rise from the ice surface during this figure skating competition. I liked the way it enhanced the isolation of the skater out alone on the ice doing her program. Shot at 1/640s to freeze the action of approximately 2 spins/second, with minimal post processing.



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Aug 15, 2011 at 01:47 PM
Yakim Peled
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


I really like the shot but the haze (?) bothers me.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.



Aug 16, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Thanks Yakim. For me the natural fog/haze was a "feature" that gave it a dreamier feel and helped obscure the boards and pub advertisements in the background. But different strokes for different folks! Thanks for the comments.

P.S. Maybe I should change the title to "Skater in the Mist"?



Aug 16, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Bill Adam
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


What a great image. It's rare to get a shot inside an ice-rink and not have a distracting background as you mentioned. The fog creates a feeling of solitude and you captured it perfectly.


Aug 16, 2011 at 10:48 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Great photo, love the dreaminess of it with the haze.


Aug 16, 2011 at 03:07 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


I like the pic with the haze, nice idea.


Aug 16, 2011 at 07:27 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Amazing sharpness and with all the fog to boot! How do you do that? Beautiful photo. -Jamie


Aug 16, 2011 at 09:11 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


This is a unique shot that really fits the theme. Good luck, I really like this one.


Aug 16, 2011 at 09:28 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Wow factor for sure.


Aug 16, 2011 at 10:01 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


contre-jour wrote:
Amazing sharpness and with all the fog to boot! How do you do that? Beautiful photo. -Jamie


Thanks Jamie. I have to give a lot of the credit to my 70-200 2.8L IS II lens, which handles the dingy rink lighting very well. There was also a lot of trial and error shooting the skater at different sections of the ice to find where the best fog level was.



Aug 16, 2011 at 10:53 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Bill Adam wrote:
What a great image. It's rare to get a shot inside an ice-rink and not have a distracting background as you mentioned. The fog creates a feeling of solitude and you captured it perfectly.


Thanks Bill. Sounds like you have experience with rink shooting. I had actually given up on shooting the skating for the day, but when the fog came up I pulled out the gear hoping to get something a bit different.



Aug 16, 2011 at 10:59 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Thanks Craig, Oregon Gal, Mark and Bill for the positive reinforcement.


Aug 16, 2011 at 11:00 PM
Bill Adam
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ts232 wrote:
Thanks Bill. Sounds like you have experience with rink shooting. I had actually given up on shooting the skating for the day, but when the fog came up I pulled out the gear hoping to get something a bit different.


No photographic experience but lots of exposure to foggy rinks while coaching kid's Summer Hockey.



Aug 17, 2011 at 05:57 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Personally, I think the haze helps to make this image a really nice picture. The young lady appears to have her eyes closed which only adds to the dreaminess of the scene and the flowing lines of her leotard give an extra sense of movement. I would love to have taken this shot.


Aug 17, 2011 at 08:38 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · #462 Alone on Ice at 120 RPM


Beautiful shot


Aug 18, 2011 at 07:55 PM





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