Cross Country Ski Photoshoot with Martin Benes MVB Coaching

 

Join me on a quick photo adventure with Martin Benes of MVB Coaching. Martin offers in-person and online coaching for nordic skiing, backcountry skiing, marathon running and more. If you participate in endurance sports, you could benefit from Martin's guidance. Check out what he has to offer at https://mvbcoaching.com.

The "keeper" photos from the shoot can be seen at the end of the video. Camera settings are briefly discussed but this is more of a "plug" for Martin. I truly appreciate the new skill he has taught me and it has been fun getting out to winter locations with the camera, further and faster.

We met up at a nearby higher elevation location that still has plenty of snow. Really, it's kind of ridiculous that there is still this much snow in Truckee/Tahoe this time of year... It was very foggy at times yesterday, and the sun popped out a few times. This made for some very different looks and Martin ended up with many new "keeper" photos for his website and social media. Here are some of them:

These were all shot handheld with a Canon 5DSr and a 24-205mm lens. No flash was needed as the light was pretty flat and the shadows on Martin did not need to be filled in with a bit of extra light like is sometimes needed on sunny days. The ISO was 400 and the shutter speed was 1/400th of a second. The camera was set to shutter speed priority, so the aperture varied depending on the light.

Martin coaches everyone from olympians to beginner goof-balls like me. You can really see it in the photos that he knows what he is doing. He had perfect ski posture in every shot. Martin also shot a little video of me and you can really see that I am a beginner, lol. My technique and posture need a few more lessons...

 

Thanks for looking!

Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography
www.ScottShotsPhoto.com

Donner Summit Milky Way Photoshoot

Join me on a late night photoshoot above Donner Lake in Truckee, California where I photograph the Milky Way and discuss a bit of techniques (shot 4-20-2023). It was cold out there! But the final results were worth it. I ended up with a great Milky Way photo that can be seen at the end of the video. Thanks for watching! 

The photo will soon be available as prints here: https://www.scottshotsphoto.com/galle... 

Scott Shots Photography print are on exhibit and available for purchase at: 

Gallery 5830' in Downtown Truckee, California - https://gallery5830.com/ 

Art Obsessions in Reno, Nevada - https://www.facebook.com/art.obsessio... 

and at The Genoa Gallery in Genoa, Nevada - http://www.thegenoagallery.com/

Donner Lake Panoramic Photoshoot With Quill Dog

Join Quill dog and I for a little sunny day photo adventure above Donner lake in Truckee, California.

Camara settings and techniques are discussed. The "keeper" photos are at the end of the video. 

The photos will soon be available as prints here: https://www.scottshotsphoto.com/galle... 

Scott Shots Photography print are on exhibit and available for purchase at: 

Gallery 5830' in Downtown Truckee, California - https://gallery5830.com/ 

Art Obsessions in Reno, Nevada - https://www.facebook.com/art.obsessio... 

and at The Genoa Gallery in Genoa, Nevada - http://www.thegenoagallery.com/

Donner Lake Photo Adventure with Quill Dog (video and photos)

Quill dog and I got out for another snowshoe hike yesterday while it was dumping snow, again... It's been snowing a lot so I decided that we would take a big hike to a favorite spot of Quill's - Dog Beach at Donner Lake, in Truckee, California. I'm not sure if that's what it's officially called but if you say "dog beach" to any Truckee local, they know exactly where you are talking about.

I shot a quick video while out there. It was a big hike but not a lot of photography was accomplished as the wet heavy snow made it impossible to keep the lens dry. I was only able to fire off a few photos before the lens was wet and the photos were blurry. The video is a quick look at our adventure. Not much in the way of photo advice or tutorials, just a quick look at the day in the life of a Truckee photographer and his dog.

Here are the "keeper" photos, all available as large fine art prints. Shot on a Canon 5DS R with a 24-105mm lens.

Thanks for looking. Cheers!

Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography
www.ScottShotsPhoto.com