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Mountain Biking in the Swiss Alps (C&C)

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I have recently returned from a mountain biking vacation in Val Ferret, near the Switzerland/France/Italy border.

The beautiful views provided some excellent shooting opportunities - I'll be glad to hear (or maybe read :) ) your c&c.

All shot with D90, some with 18-200VR and some with Sigma 10-20.

1. Last rays of sunlight on the valley - 18mm, 1/500 sec, f/9.0, ISO 400



2. Don't have a cow, man - 31mm, 1/900 sec, f/9.0, ISO 400



3. Wild Berries - 95mm, 1/80 sec, f/5.3, ISO 800



4. Just riding along -18mm, 1/500 sec, f/4.5, ISO 400, SB600 for fill in flash



5. Over the valley - 10mm, 1/125, f/10.0, ISO 200



6. Alpine Lakes - 14mm, 1/800, f/4.8, ISO 200



7. Silent Night - 18mm, 6 secs, f/8.0, ISO 200, on tripod



Thanx for looking,

Ilan

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'I may not know much about art, but I know what I like!' -- Monty Python

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilanshacham/sets
 
Great pics, man. I ride a mountain bike here in the US of A. Usually I see this kind of write up on mtbr. Tough to say how many contributors to DPR ride. How do you carry your D90 kit while riding? Did you go over to Europe for your trip or do you live there? Which leads me to ask: did you have your own bike with you or rent? And, how do you like the Sigma 10-20? Thanks. Ride on.
 
tc333 said:
Also ride a mountain bike. No.6 is to die for....beautiful view but looks a bit over exposed on my crappy work monitor!!!
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Yeah, #6 is great. Big diff between riding in Switzerland and here in Colorado is you have to be above 12,000' to get that type of view here.
 
Iian - Love these! My two favorite hobbies - Mountain Biking and Photography! Love it!!!! Personally I take my D90 on every ride and use a Lowepro Fastpak 350 to carry everything. Works well, except, I need to be careful with lens packaging and weight dispersement inside the bag as if too much weight is on one side - I can spill easier!
 
toomanycanons said:
Great pics, man. I ride a mountain bike here in the US of A. Usually I see this kind of write up on mtbr. Tough to say how many contributors to DPR ride. How do you carry your D90 kit while riding? Did you go over to Europe for your trip or do you live there? Which leads me to ask: did you have your own bike with you or rent? And, how do you like the Sigma 10-20? Thanks. Ride on.
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Thanks.

I Live in Israel, so I had to hop on a plane to get there. I took my own bike with me - I think its a lot better on a vacation like this to have the bike you are used to, with the saddle your bottom side can live with and the handling you know.

Sigma 10-20 - I haven't had experience with similar lenses, but I think its ok. not bad, but not so great either. The IQ is good, but not excellent, and the distortion at the sides can be quite terrible when photographing bikes, or people. I like the fact that its 10mm - that opens many opportunites.

Carrying the D90 - I carry the D90, extra lens and a flash in a beltpack, the LowePro Inverse 100 AW. While riding the pack is on my back, like this:



And when I want to shoot I swing it to the front, draw and shoot :-)



Its not the most comfortable setup for riding, but its the best I've found. drawing and shooting is very quick, it doesn't interfere with the riding, and the camera is pretty well protected on my back.

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'I may not know much about art, but I know what I like!' -- Monty Python

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilanshacham/sets
 
IlanS said:
Ah, Colorado!
My plan for next year's vacation is Colorado and Moab. I hope it comes through.

I've heard its amazing over there.

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'I may not know much about art, but I know what I like!' -- Monty Python

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilanshacham/sets
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Colorado High Country in the summer, Moab in the Spring or Fall, remember that. You must have thought you were in heaven in those Alps. I carry my dSLR in a belt pack, as well. It feels too weird with a chest pack. Here's some high Colorado stoke for ya from a friend who lives in upstate New York. He usually shoots with a full frame Canon but these are from his SD960. Hope these pics on mtbr open up for you if you're not a member. If you're not, join!

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=550610
 
Ilan,

I enjoyed very much these pictures. I loved the scenery and felt the pictures spot-on in exposure and composition. Bravo!

Fred
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Switched to Nikon (D90) in January 2009

 
Did you scratch the back of any of those cows?
That place looks like heaven on earth.
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Tom Ki
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toomanycanons said:
Colorado High Country in the summer, Moab in the Spring or Fall, remember that. You must have thought you were in heaven in those Alps. I carry my dSLR in a belt pack, as well. It feels too weird with a chest pack. Here's some high Colorado stoke for ya from a friend who lives in upstate New York. He usually shoots with a full frame Canon but these are from his SD960. Hope these pics on mtbr open up for you if you're not a member. If you're not, join!

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=550610
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Definitly looks like the place to be.

If I plan a two week trip around the end of june, start of July, will I be able to ride both Moab and Colorado?
Early morning/Late afternoon rides in Moab, I guess...
Any recomendations for trails in Colorado I shouldn't miss?

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'I may not know much about art, but I know what I like!' -- Monty Python

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilanshacham/sets
 
musicgeek said:
Iian - Love these! My two favorite hobbies - Mountain Biking and Photography! Love it!!!! Personally I take my D90 on every ride and use a Lowepro Fastpak 350 to carry everything. Works well, except, I need to be careful with lens packaging and weight dispersement inside the bag as if too much weight is on one side - I can spill easier!
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Thanks :-)
Did you find a way to carry a water reservoir in the pack?

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'I may not know much about art, but I know what I like!' -- Monty Python

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilanshacham/sets
 
IlanS said:
toomanycanons said:
Colorado High Country in the summer, Moab in the Spring or Fall, remember that. You must have thought you were in heaven in those Alps. I carry my dSLR in a belt pack, as well. It feels too weird with a chest pack. Here's some high Colorado stoke for ya from a friend who lives in upstate New York. He usually shoots with a full frame Canon but these are from his SD960. Hope these pics on mtbr open up for you if you're not a member. If you're not, join!

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=550610
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Definitly looks like the place to be.

If I plan a two week trip around the end of june, start of July, will I be able to ride both Moab and Colorado?
Early morning/Late afternoon rides in Moab, I guess...
Any recomendations for trails in Colorado I shouldn't miss?
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I'm assuming you opened the thread I linked you to and those are the trails I'm saying are "shouldn't miss" trails. mtbr has tons of threads about "which trail should I ride" and that's probably a better website to do your searching.

And, yearly the question pops up: "I'm going to be in Moab the first week of July, what should I ride" and we always reply, well, if you like riding in 105-110 degree temps you'll love it. But if you value your life you will start your ride before 5am and be back in the pool by noon. Late afternoons it just keeps getting hotter and hotter." Maybe you being from Israel you're used to riding in a furnace but the last place I would want to ride is Moab in July. Again, the Utah forum will give you hints about that. However, Crested Butte in July is heaven.
 
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