dogfood Member 63 posts Joined Oct 2005 More info | Oct 27, 2008 17:45 | #1 Not a great shot, but I was without my zoom. We have one the only summer ski jumps in the US nearby. This was some big annual championship.
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jcpoulin Goldmember  2,447 posts Likes: 13 Joined Jun 2006 Location: Massachusetts More info | Oct 27, 2008 21:58 | #2 I'm not sure where this is....but Lake Placid also has an outdoor ski jump...at least a couple years ago. We went to a jump on July 5th!! 1DX , 7D,16-35, 24-70 2.8II, 2.8L II, , 70-200 f2.8LII IS, 300 f2.8L IS, 500 f4 IS, 100-400L, Canon 100 2.8 macro, Canon 1.4X, 580ex, AB800X4
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primoz POTN Sports Photographer of the year 2005  2,532 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2004 Location: Anywhere where ski World cup makes its stop More info | Oct 28, 2008 02:20 | #3 Wrong position PhotoSI
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zcpm3 Member  83 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO More info | Oct 28, 2008 08:51 | #4 That's just crazy! Body: EOS 5D w/ BG-E4 Grip
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Oct 28, 2008 13:13 | #5 Great tip primoz! It was more of a family event - didn't get a chance to get on the slope, underneath the action.
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nateut Member 163 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Maumee, OH More info | Oct 28, 2008 15:59 | #6 dogfood wrote in post #6577800  Great tip primoz! It was more of a family event - didn't get a chance to get on the slope, underneath the action. This one is in Fox River Grove, IL - about an hour NW of Chicago. I think Lake Placid is the one other place in the US that has an outdoor slope. Park City also. Both it and the jump at Lake Placid are remnants of former Olympic venues. Canon EOS 40D (w/ grip)
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AdamLewis Goldmember  4,122 posts Likes: 53 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Seattle, WA More info | Oct 29, 2008 08:06 | #7 All I know is that if/when Primoz gives advice about skiing, everyone should listen haha
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I had no idea that there was a jump in Illinois, this is *AWESOME* !! I'm only a few hours away from there and would certainly travel to watch it. Their webpage shows that there is only one tournament there all winter (Jan 25th) My pictures: John Wilke Photography
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You see that guy taking photos on bottom right of your photo? Now go about 20meters higher and that's right position for ski jumping. For that you can get 
Otherwise standard ski jumping shots are from same position with 
That's terrible! I emailed the contact hoping for more info.
