All in a picture

[Spooky]

@Nobody Can you try and upload some photos? Firefox has issues with the upload, but I did try to add another that should work without Flash.

I have never had a photo of me skiing. I doubt it looks good compared people that are doing it right..but I still have fun doing it. Regardless, I think one's self image of their actions can be disconnected from physical reality. Things may feel right and look right in your own mind or perspective, but aren't really firing on all cylinders. I think if it is bothering you, don't let shame win; let the knowledgeable folks here nudge you towards something that makes you feel better about it.

 

[Monique]

Regardless, I think one's self image of their actions can be disconnected from physical reality. Things may feel right and look right in your own mind or perspective, but aren't really firing on all cylinders.

And it waxes and wanes over time. Right now, I'm trying to convince my body to put weight on my right leg. Even when I think that I have more weight on my right leg than my left - bzzzt, wrong! I'm not even 50/50. So having someone watch me, guide me, and put a mirror in front of me is really helpful.

For me, in video and photos, I'm always surprised to see my direction and my stance. I spend more time traversing than I remember, and while I am *not* in the backseat, I'm not forward at all parts of the turn - you can still see that I'm tending away from the fall line. The guidance I got last season is that even if my skis are sideways to the slope to some degree, if snot dripped from my nose, it should drip below the skis. When I have this thought on a steep slope, it's always surprising to realize how much I'm *not* attacking the slope.

Anyway, I'm sure people here could provide some suggestions based on photos and video, but I also suspect @Nobody is getting plenty of feedback right now.

 

[dean_spirito]

In a sequence shot of a turn, most of the images look really awkward. Don't worry, it pretty much happens with everyone. I've found that the best way to capture that perfect moment in the turn is to actually take video. From there you can screenshot the more flattering images.

But as others have mentioned, those classic shots that we see in the magazines involve a professional skier and a professional photographer. Many times the shots are incredibly staged.

 

[SBrown]

Apparently I am one of the few people on earth who is not surprised by video of myself, whether tennis or skiing. I never have seen soccer footage; that would have been interesting, but I'm not sure "moving pictures" were a thing that long ago. In any case, I feel the way I look, but I still don't like it very much. <-- understatement.

 

[Nobody]

And it waxes and wanes over time. Right now, I'm trying to convince my body to put weight on my right leg. Even when I think that I have more weight on my right leg than my left - bzzzt, wrong! I'm not even 50/50. So having someone watch me, guide me, and put a mirror in front of me is really helpful.

For me, in video and photos, I'm always surprised to see my direction and my stance. I spend more time traversing than I remember, and while I am *not* in the backseat, I'm not forward at all parts of the turn - you can still see that I'm tending away from the fall line. The guidance I got last season is that even if my skis are sideways to the slope to some degree, if snot dripped from my nose, it should drip below the skis. When I have this thought on a steep slope, it's always surprising to realize how much I'm *not* attacking the slope.

Anyway, I'm sure people here could provide some suggestions based on photos and video, but I also suspect @Nobody is getting plenty of feedback right now.

You can bet on it, Monique, you can bet!

 

[markojp]

A friend and I made some 5-10 minute edited vids several years ago... All of mine were on teley gear. Honestly, it all came out pretty good, particularly the stuff in really deep snow where you could only see heads.

 

[SBrown]

A friend and I made some 5-10 minute edited vids several years ago... All of mine were on teley gear. Honestly, it all came out pretty good, particularly the stuff in really deep snow where you could only see heads.

Now that's the ticket! How does one MA that??

 

[markojp]

By the size of the smile and the volume of the laughter.

 

[Tricia]

@Nobody Can you try and upload some photos? Firefox has issues with the upload, but I did try to add another that should work without Flash.

I have never had a photo of me skiing. I doubt it looks good compared people that are doing it right..but I still have fun doing it. Regardless, I think one's self image of their actions can be disconnected from physical reality. Things may feel right and look right in your own mind or perspective, but aren't really firing on all cylinders. I think if it is bothering you, don't let shame win; let the knowledgeable folks here nudge you towards something that makes you feel better about it.

I will not admit nor deny that I snapped a shot of you skiing last winter. This means that I shouldn't say, you're looking really good on skis to me.

 

[Old boot]

I just think its interesting as we work to improve our skiing and we make "break troughs" I mean actual ones not the I think I feel it ones , its like wow why didn't I do that before or understand what people were telling me for 25 years, It seems simple once ya got it LOL. Im gunna try and have one or two of those "am I ever dense " moments this year if I get out enough.
I am never surprised by what the camera shows me (unless its one of those few shots that look good)
Cant wait to struggle down the hill with you all soon!

 

[Nobody]

Ook, at long last I made it.
Here it is

The more I look at it, the less I like what I see. But, at least now, I think I understand what I must not do.

 

[Philpug]

I'd like to get @DoryBreaux's thoughts here. His ability to capture a shot is much better than most of us.

Some shots I have gotten lucky with...

 

[Tricia]

Ook, at long last I made it.
Here it is

The more I look at it, the less I like what I see. But, at least now, I think I understand what I must not do.

Are you looking for MA based on this picture?
I'm not great at MA but I am impressed with what I can see of your tracks.

 

[Monique]

Picture is broken for me =/

 

[Doug Briggs]

I'm partial to this one by @Philpug

The snow wasn't as pleasant as it looks.

 

[Don in Morrison]

Amateur skier and amateur photographer, but we did ok. Same guy took the picture of my tip roll. Taken in 1980-ish. Gotta find a new photog; this one has lived in WV for the last 20 years.

 

[Doug Briggs]

Here's a lucky one I got of my roommate. It was my first 'drama' shot.

A few more frames would have been nice, but this was a first.

This was the next successful one.

It was all about timing and distance from the subject to make this work. The phone's camera does the rest.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Picture is broken for me =/

me too

 

[razie]

It's the range of motion that usually has us surprised at the first photos/videos. Once you realize that the brain exaggerates everything so much, you slowly realign to the reality that the videos present.

I can't emphasize how much video matters for self-improvement. Feedback is the only way to improvement and there is no better feedback loop than seeing ourselves.

cheers

 

[Carl Kuck]

*shrug* I always have a look of grim determination on my face when I ski, even though I'm having a blast! For example:

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(Hey - does anybody know how to just embed a picture from an album without getting all the Media/Information tab stuff? Just the picture?)