It is difficult to capture the speed and action of cross country ski racing. These photos were taken at a sprint race held on the Thursday night prior to the Sleeping Giant Loppet. I was unable to get good photos in the artifical light at the night race so I concentrated on trying to capture some of the flowing motion of cross country skiing.
A racer at the Kamview Nordic Centre in cold pursuit of another skier.
Two skiers charge uphill toward the finish of the race.
Long exposure makes one skier appear to be two.
With slow camera speed and Photoshop, a skier appears to be chased by a swirling force (also known as another skier).
Cross country skier in white appears to be frosty on skies.
Due to a long exposure, a skier at the Sleeping Giant Loppet Sprints appears to have wings.
Two racers approach the finish at Kamview Nordic Centre.
Near the end of a Sleeping Giant Loppet sprint, two skiers surge toward the finish.
A cross country skier sprinting up the final hill of the race course.
A skier, seeming headless, heads for the finish line.
A skier, using Solomon skis, moves rapidly toward the finish of the race.
A female racer skiing toward the finish line.
A ski racer aggressively uses his poles as he approaches a hill.
Skier starting an uphill portion of the course at the Kamview Nordic Centre.
A cross country ski racer drafting behind another racer part way through the race.
A female cross country skier during a race at the Kamview Nordic Centre.
The same image as in previous phot0 after it was jazzed up in Photoshop.
A racer at full speed at a cross country ski race at the Kamview Nordic Centre.
A skier chasing the leader up the final hill at Kamview Nordic Centre. Image altered in Photoshop.
The upper portion of this racers body is more distinct than the rapidly moving legs.
Wowsers!!
These “skeletal” photos are just toooooo cool.
I find it fascinating to see the body and muscle motion captured this way.
Awesome work Jon.