Back from the Dead... Maybe? (PART 3)

And the last of my winter trials and tribulations (of note) would have been my trip to photograph the SuperFly Open out in Eastern Utah.

I shot the event two years ago, and you can see those photos here.

However, attempts to shoot it in 2010 and 2011 failed. In 2010 it was at the top of Powder Mountain, and it was canceled because of a white-out snow storm. Last year's event was snubbed because there was no wind at the reservoir that was the event's new home.

However, one of the snowboarders took me out on the course and he and some friends practiced their moves. I shot mostly wide angle, using my Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8.

My lens selection was based on the fact that it was a blue-sky day, we were in a mountain valley... and I thought that I would risk life and limb to get up close to the stunts while still picturing the beautiful mountainous backdrop.

Here were the results:



This one is probably my favorite because it's backlit, and you can still make out the foreground and the subject.

Others of note:



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For the whole series, click here!