hellyer 216 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Fabtastic picks - real magazine quality - A couple of cover shots there too I reckon Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks snowdude and fingers crossed snowjunky. You never know. I use a Canon 7D with a 28-135mm kit lens and a B&W F-Pro Polariser Metabo Oyaji The light and clarity were superb, and for the first time I was able to process the RAW file in Camera Raw and just apply a 'sharpen for web' action to the image in Photoshop. The colours were accentuated by the polariser but it is a faithful reproduction of how blue the sky was and how white the snow was this particular day. Let's hope for many more this season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Great Mike Looks like you picked a great day. Great photos. Seemore Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Wonderful! Link to post Share on other sites
Ross 4 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Fantastic photo's. waiting on the next session so clear it would be hard to top the last one's.You should be doing trip report's for ski mag's. After you have shown us first of course. Link to post Share on other sites
snowglob 0 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Just awesome Mike Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Same comments really but, superb stuff Mike. Keep 'em coming! It's the least you can do for us poor folk not doing what you are doing! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks snowdude and fingers crossed snowjunky. You never know. I use a Canon 7D with a 28-135mm kit lens and a B&W F-Pro Polariser Metabo Oyaji The light and clarity were superb, and for the first time I was able to process the RAW file in Camera Raw and just apply a 'sharpen for web' action to the image in Photoshop. The colours were accentuated by the polariser but it is a faithful reproduction of how blue the sky was and how white the snow was this particular day. Let's hope for many more this season. Google sez... "sharpen for web" is an edge enhancer? So no brightness/contrast/colormap enhancements beyond what the polarizer privides? Gotta get me a polarizer. (And a camera capable of mounting one...) Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks guys. Google sez... "sharpen for web" is an edge enhancer? So no brightness/contrast/colormap enhancements beyond what the polarizer privides? Gotta get me a polarizer. (And a camera capable of mounting one...) Camera Raw adjustments and sharpening. Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 WOW once again Mike you have totally excelled with those photo's. Thanks for sharing - Loving this thread! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks all. DAY 19 : SUNDAY 15 JANUARY 2012 What a difference a day makes. The snow was still gut deep and light at Kiroro, but the sky was greybird all day. Ian M taking flight DAY 20 : MONDAY 16 JANUARY 2012 The first day at Rusutsu with the Lovelocks and Craig, back to where it all started. Light, dry powder. Plenty of untracked, and the sun made a brief appearance. Hayden playing on the fringes of Heavenly View, Rusutsu Hayden doing his best Boba Fett impression on the fringes of Heavenly View, Rusutsu Alex playing on the fringes of Heavenly View, Rusutsu Craig playing on the fringes of Heavenly View, Rusutsu Ria playing on the fringes of Heavenly View, Rusutsu Neil playing on the fringes of Heavenly View, Rusutsu Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks guys. Google sez... "sharpen for web" is an edge enhancer? So no brightness/contrast/colormap enhancements beyond what the polarizer privides? Gotta get me a polarizer. (And a camera capable of mounting one...) Camera Raw adjustments and sharpening. Ah ha! Raw format. Didn't realize such a thing existed before. A feature to look for next time I'm in the market for a camera. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 DAY 21 : TUESDAY 17 JANUARY 2012 Day 2 at Rusutsu with the Lovelocks and Craig A beautiful bluebird day with powder still to be found despite no new snow for the past two days. Our day began on West Mountain warming up on Elite, Natural and the tree run areas before heading over to the groomed and ungroomed runs of East Mt and Mt Isola. The Gang on West Mt, Rusutsu (l-r Craig, Hayden, Olga, Al, Alex, Neil, Ria) DAY 22 : WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2012 909 cm so far at village level in Hirafu, Niseko Resort Area (approx 300m asl) Day 3 at Rusutsu with the Lovelocks and Craig Another beautiful, bluebird Rusutsu day. The view from the top of Heavenly View, Rusutsulooking down on to Lake Toya and the ocean beyond Neil dropping in off Heavenly View, Rusutsu Craig dropping in off Heavenly View, Rusutsu From whence we came Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great Photos Mike I will be thier in 3days Seemore Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Love that view one Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Sweet pics man. Of course there's no snow in the forecast for me now that i'm finally here lol Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Sweet pics man. Of course there's no snow in the forecast for me now that i'm finally here lol Don't feel too bad, that always seems to happen to me too I sometimes wonder if I am a snow jinx Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks guys. It's snowing outside my cabin in Higashiyama norcal. DAY 23 : THURSDAY 19 JANUARY 2012 Day 4 at Rusutsu with the Lovelocks and Craig and the fourth beautiful, bluebird day in a row. As on previous mornings our day began on West Mt warming up on Elite, Natural and the tree run areas before heading over to the groomed and ungroomed runs of East Mt and Mt Isola. The Gang on West Mt, Rusutsu with Shiribetsudake in the background (l-r Olga, Al, Hayden, Neil, Ria, Craig, Alex) For dinner, Ian M of Niseko WOW took us to an izakaya in the nearby village of Makkari. (Neil Lovelock's pics) Without him we wouldn't have known it existed. With him the Lovelocks, Craig, olga, Al & I had the best meal of our stay in the Rusutsu area. We were made to feel most welcome, and were the only non-Japanese guests they had received this winter. The meal was both beautiful and bountiful with fabulous tastes and variety. The owners Hashimoto Tencho and Fuku Tencho preparing yakiniku and bibinba for us. Would you like ice with your drink? Hayden icicle hunting Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Craig dropping in off Heavenly View, Rusutsu That is indeed a heavenly view. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks. DAY 24 : FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2012 The last day at Rusutsu with the Lovelocks and Craig and the fifth beautiful, bluebird day in a row. Thanks to the below normal temperatures we still managed to find untracked knee deep powder all over the mountain. None better than the shaded slopes underneath the East Mt gondola. As they bade farewell to Hokkaido for another year, the Shiribetsu skyline put on a show Mt Annupuri, Mt Yotei and Shiribetsudake from East Mt, Rusutsu The Gang on East Mt, Rusutsu with Mt yotei and Shiribetsudake in the background (l-r Olga, Al, Hayden, Craig, Alex, Ria, Neil) Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Beautiful. Said it before, always amazed at how totally different the scenery seems to be up there. I need to go. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 just as a matter of interest, any geology peeps out there who can say how they are formed? Yotei of course is a volcano, but since the rest of the area is flat its not fold mountains in action..... Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Thanks muikabochi DAY 25 : SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2012 Back to Kiroro with Ian M No new snow, sunny, 1st buckle deep and tracked in the usual places, so we decided to have an exploration morning off the Nagamine area quad chairs. Ian M scoping out the Kiroro backountry terrain Slackcountry terrain off the Nagamine #2 Quad chair, Kiroro DAY 26 : SUNDAY 22 JANUARY 2012 A much needed day off after 24 days straight of skiing. The old bones needed some R&R. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 DAY 27 : MONDAY 23 JANUARY 2012 With no lessons booked for Chinese New Year and the Niseko Resort Area busier than it had been all winter, Ian M and I headed to Kiroro to escape the crowds. And our 1hr drive from Hirafu in driving snow was rewarded with empty slopes and dry, light, waist deep powder. All day. Ian M testing his new duds - helmet, goggles, jacket, and gloves - in the Kiroro deepness. They all passed with flying colours! DAY 28 : TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2012 Kiroro with Ian M. Different day, same play. On the way back to Hirafu we pulled up behind this truck dumping snow at the Kutchan dump Link to post Share on other sites
ltd1982 0 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 This thread is just too good for words. Great photos and snow reports - you're really making that 7D shine! Link to post Share on other sites
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