Alpine high

I love it when a plan comes together. Last week's Alps photo course was, by all accounts, a huge success. Amongst the comments and feedback I've received are these:

'I thoroughly enjoyed the course, and I learned a lot, and had great fun too!'

'The whole week was a wonderful experience, and it was a major disappointment to return home'

You can read more first-hand experiences from the whole week here.

To be honest, I'm breathing a small sigh of relief. Although I was certain I'd picked the right location and had every confidence in our hosts, trailAddiction, it was a new venture for me: new location, extended hours and an (intentionally) small group size. We were usually first out of the door and last back in, grabbing food with our fellow chalet riders before huddling over laptops for the rest of the evening... and then doing the whole lot all over again. Intense.

But the results were well worth the effort. Early mornings, late nights, sunburn and far too many chocolate croissants are all a small price to pay for the images that David, Niels and Linda brought back. There's already talk of a repeat course next year...

Can you say 'just one more time?'

Nikon D300, 14-24mm f/2.8, 1/2500sec f/4 @ ISO200

That'll be Mont Blanc, then...

Canon EOS 1DIII, 70-200mm f/2.8, 1/250sec f/10 @ ISO200

Niels ladles on the cheese

Sony A100, lens unrecorded, 1/200sec f/16 @ ISO200

Linda gets acquainted with her camera's dynamic range. And the pic's not bad, either...

Nikon D80, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/200sec f/5 @ ISO200, single radio slave

Comments

[Linda]

It was truly a great week! Besides the course (which was awesome) and the photos (which turned out great), the riding was amazing.
I'd love to be back next year!

[David]

As Linda said, it was a fantastic week.
The week flew by, and it was a major disappointment to return home.
If you run the course again next year pre-sign me up.

[David]

{snigger} I just noticed, all the photos you selected are "bum" shots. Which is quite impressive given how few bum shots I took.{/snigger}

[Andy]

Looks great!

Would love to be on the list for next year.

[David]

it was...
...the riding
...the scenery
...the company
...the location
...the food
...the improvement (in my photography if not my riding)

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behind me, Linda and Niels. ;)

[Niels]

Yes awesome week! I think everyone left with a lot of inspiration, and I just can't wait for next year to see how everyone has progressed! ;-)

[Alan]

Looks a lot nicer than the soggy weekend I spent in the Quantocks :-(
Ah well maybe someday.