Disclaimer" I don't take photos. Mamie does. I just get assigned the tasks of dump, archive and edit.
Over the years, I noticed the side way shots that captured the slope against the sky show the true angle of the slope best.
This is Mineral Basin in spring.
The horizon is off and in need of adjustment.
After adjustment. The slope looks bit steeper.
Pointing the camera up or down slope usually makes the slope appeared to be less steep.
Here is an example of pointing down slope slightly. Some feeling of the actual steepness is lost. The trees also detracts from the feeling of steep.
This one is from W/B at the bottom of West Bowl where it flattened out a bit.
The slope against the sky look very clean.
Panning downward definitely lose the real sense of how steep a slope actually is.
This is about half way down Diamond bowl at W/B. Looks like a walk in the park. It is actually much steeper than Mineral Basin in the pics above.
Same with this shot of the slope exiting from Door #3 at Snowbird.
Sometimes, the suggestion is more impressive than reality.
Dropping into Mineral Basin off the tram at Snowbird.
Photo credit: Someone from Epic Ski.
Over the years, I noticed the side way shots that captured the slope against the sky show the true angle of the slope best.
This is Mineral Basin in spring.
The horizon is off and in need of adjustment.
After adjustment. The slope looks bit steeper.
Pointing the camera up or down slope usually makes the slope appeared to be less steep.
Here is an example of pointing down slope slightly. Some feeling of the actual steepness is lost. The trees also detracts from the feeling of steep.
This one is from W/B at the bottom of West Bowl where it flattened out a bit.
The slope against the sky look very clean.
Panning downward definitely lose the real sense of how steep a slope actually is.
This is about half way down Diamond bowl at W/B. Looks like a walk in the park. It is actually much steeper than Mineral Basin in the pics above.
Same with this shot of the slope exiting from Door #3 at Snowbird.
Sometimes, the suggestion is more impressive than reality.
Dropping into Mineral Basin off the tram at Snowbird.
Photo credit: Someone from Epic Ski.
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