Shooting into the sun is one of the best ways to show the white smoke of a cold powder day. The trick is to minimize the sunflare and still achieve the exposure that will showcase the texture of the snow and form of the skier. This image was shot off the backside of Vail mountain on the Minturn Mile late in the afternoon (our favorite way to end a big powder day shooting in the resort). The loose wide angle perspective and voyeuristic feeling of shooting from behind the bow of the tree also served to frame the shot in a very artistic manner.

Skier: Bruce Ruff

Camera: Canon 1DS Mark III

Lens: 17-35 mm lens 1/640th f 5.6

ISO 200- no post production.