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Sleddog World Championship

This shot was taken at the Sleddog World Championship 2019 in Haidmühle, Germany. While I was kneeling down in the snow the leading dogs noticed me....
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This shot was taken at the Sleddog World Championship 2019 in Haidmühle, Germany. While I was kneeling down in the snow the leading dogs noticed me.
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OLYMPUS E-M1MarkII

settings

Aperture f/11 ISO 400 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 125/1

location

Haidmühle, Bayern, DE

upload_date

Feb, 2019

Views

370

Likes

+28

Awards

People's Choice in Winter's Sports Photo Challenge

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

Top Choice

Genius

Superb Composition

Emotions

Impressed

Happy

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken at the Sleddog World Championship on snow 2019 held by the World Sleddog Association in Haidmühle, Germany. To get the composition right and the background clear, I chose a position where the track leads up a small hill and makes a turn afterwards. While I was kneeling down in the snow the leading dogs noticed me (and half a dozen of other photographers around). That was enough to get that cool eye contact.

Time

It was sometime through the middle of the morning.

Lighting

This was taken on a bright, sunny winter's day. Even warm enough to spend half of the time laying on the ground. As I took this shot in the morning, there was still direct sunlight in the dogs' and riders' faces from their sides. Most of the photographers gathered around this spot as it "had it all". The majority of the tracks was on forest paths.

Equipment

I use an Olympus E-M1mk2. This photo was taken with the 40-150mm tele zoom with the 1.4 tele converter. No other aids were required.

Inspiration

Our camera club is part of a sports club, so we have a certain affinity to do action shots. We made the trip to the championship to match ourselves with the best shots.

Editing

Actually, there is no significant post processing. I cloned out a snow pole and some spectator in Lightroom. Slightly raised clarity and lowered saturation.

In my camera bag

I have a LowePro Whistler BP 450 which is sort of a mobile photo studio. I use to carry one or 2 camera bodies, 5 lenses, a tripod and a filter system. When needed (e.g. for shooting motorsports), I also pack two remote controlled flashes.

Feedback

Well, I think composition is key. This was actually my first time visiting a sleddog race. So I did research on youtube to get an understanding of this kind of sports. I did scout locations on google maps, too. When you can't walk just anywhere (sometimes, you can't cross race tracks), you need to find your best spot in advance. Everything needs to match: sun height and direction, topology and composition. We were lucky on that bright day, as it was easy going with fast shutter speeds capturing these fast moving animals.

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Sleddog World Championship

This shot was taken at the Sleddog World Championship 2019 in Haidmühle, Germany. While I was kneeling down in the snow the leading dogs noticed me.... Read more

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