"X Shot" Information
Camera - Canon- EOS 5D
ISO - 1000
Lens - Canon- 16 - 35 zoom
F/stop - 3.2
Shutter - 1/160 sec
I was recently in the Steamboat Springs area to do a shoot in nearby Clark, Colorado and decided to spend a night in Steamboat. Around dusk I made my way over to Howelsen Hill Ski Area. This ski area is the oldest in continuos use in Colorado and has been the training ground for more than 64 Olympians. There are lights on the hill for night training and skiing. After parking I made my way over the Yampa River on a pedestrian bridge that led to the Howelsen Hill Ski Area. Traveling light, I brought two cameras, one with a 16-35 zoom and the other with a 70 - 200 zoom. The sky still had some pink in it and I made a fast shot of a couple of skiers up high on the hill before the color disappeared. I loved the old buildings and worked a number of angles to show off their old architecture. I spent just about a hour shooting and then went back to the bridge. As I crossed it, I noticed that I had a nice angle of the Yampa River and Steamboat ski mountain. It had gotten darker by now, so I used the railing of the bridge as a tripod to capture this shot. When you’re out shooting and find yourself in a low light situation without a tripod, there are usually other things that you can use to steady your camera, such as steps, cars, railings and even your camera bag will work.
“X Shot” Location Information
1. Take Hwy 40 into Steamboat Springs, which becomes
Lincoln Ave in down town. Turn left on 5th Street and
go over the Yampa River to Howelsen Parkway, turn
right and follow it to the ski hill
2. Closed on Mondays, opens at 1:pm and closes at
8:pm Tuesday through Friday. Weekend hours are
10:am - 4:pm
3. Ski hill is small but so are the prices!
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photography
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