A couple of months ago this video hit the web and I was absolutely captivated:
A Tiny Day in the Jackson Hole Backcountry from Tristan Greszko on Vimeo.
I watch a lot of ski footage, and this was the most remarkable edit I had witnessed this year.
The cinematographer had used a technique called ‘Tilt Shift’ which, through the use of creative blurring of the foreground and background, fools the eye into thinking it is looking at a miniature model set instead of a real scene. The footage was sped up & the colour saturation increased to further enhance the illusion. Originally specialised lenses were required to achieve this effect, but now it can be done post-production on computer.
There is also a version shot at Whistler:
Whistler Blackcomb XXS from Whistler Blackcomb on Vimeo.
Both videos are best watched in HD and Full Screen.
I certainly wasn’t the only person inspired by the clips, and saw that a poster on the ski.com.au forums had given it a try. So I delved through my photo libraries and tried a few for myself, these were the best outcomes:
It then caught on, with everyone on the forums having a go.
Ski scenes lend themselves to Tilt Shift photos, naturally all of these pics were not shot with the effect in mind, so I will have a go at Buller this year and see what I can manage.
