Backcountry Ski P&S Action

[Photo-John]

I got my first ski day of the season in yesterday. We had about 3 feet of fresh snow up at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon and I had to get up there to take advantage of it. I took three cameras - my Canon EOS 7D, the Sony TX5 waterproof point-and-shoot I reviewed this summer, and my new Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS pocket superzoom. I ended up never taking the the 7D out of the bag, instead using the two point-and-shoots for convenience. I used the Sony TX5 for video (editing the footage right now) and I shot stills with the SD4500 IS. I took a whole bunch of photos with the SD4500 IS and I'm pretty impressed with its still performance. I don't want to bore you with all my photos, but the skiers and other interested folks can see my whole report and more photos here:

http://forums.photographyreview.com/...owentry&e=1365

Here are a few scenic photos for you - taken with the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS. I'm working on finishing up a full pro review on this camera.

[LightBright]

Looks like a nice little capable camera. I like the 2nd shot with the moon.

[zerodog]

Nice shots John. Where did you go? I have been up to Alta twice so far. Just up the corkscrew and up onto the baldy shoulder. Hoping for some more snow now

[Photo-John]

Nice shots John. Where did you go? I have been up to Alta twice so far. Just up the corkscrew and up onto the baldy shoulder. Hoping for some more snow now

We went up Grizzly to the first open north-facing slope. The snow was excellent and it was a sweet way to start the season. I only went that one day and won't go again until the resorts open. I'm leaving for CA for a week, tomorrow. I did drop off a pair of new used skis (Salomon Shoguns) to get the bindings fitted to my boots, yesterday. They will be ready for shralping when I get back from my trip