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Ski... Slovakia?
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 32 Replies
awesome pics! absolutely awesome!
ok so possibly not the most salubrious of Ski events but kinda exciting for those of us who live nearby...

Hemel Hempstead's new skidome indoor ski slope is opening on teh 6th of May. Had the first introductory email through today.

Who else is excited about 170m of real* snow on a very gentle slope coated in beginners snowploughing there way into each other and the roof pillars?

Still kinda cool & nice & close until the Wycombe slope is built next year.


WOO HOO!




*ish
steverandomno wrote:
Out of interest how much did you get them for?


Ebay for about £55. Bargain! I snapped my last pair of ebay skis so hopefully these will be better (they look in very good nick so...)

Feeling sorry for myself
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 63 Replies
RoseR wrote:Can you believe it, at my age I've got chickenpox.And I know which charming child has given it me :twisted:


OUCH! poor you. You have my sympathy :(
Digital cameras
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 23 Replies
Ian Wickham wrote:
My wife will take an age in composing her photos, I do not, Guess who's comes out better, correct mine, of cause Mrs W will not agree to that one :wink:


Hehe I found that using the LCD screen & depressing the "take photo" button halfway means it works out everything it needs to and then when you fully depress the button it takes a great photo.
Also ALWAYS take 3 or 4 pics, never 1, they dont cost anything its just the old-fashioned habit of not taking too many cos you have to develop them.

Go for a Carl Zeis lens and keep snapping :)
thats great info cheers Bandit & Mike.
I'll contact them & check :)
Digital cameras
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 23 Replies
Interesting to hear that people still use the view finder nowadays. The Somny Cybershot range all have view finders but you'd miss the 'good bits' of using teh LCD screen like the Subject Capture modes etc where the camera focuses in on what you've centred it on & adjusts the lens accordingly.

I dont think there are 'bad' digital cameras around anymore, just some better than others. And the golden rule with digital cameras: dont take 1 photo, take 5 or 6 for every shot you want and sort out the best later.



:cry:it was more like £200 for the 6 day pass in Andorra when I went in Feb this year :cry:

Slovakia has gone Euro as well so I think it'll be Scotland skiing at this rate