Andrew Cunningham - A Skiing Holiday With An M Camera
03rd April 2026
In: News, Members' Articles
I used to ski from start to finish on ski holidays. But not anymore. These days I tend not to ski on the first day we arrive.
Maybe it is an age thing and a chance to take it easy for a day after travelling. So this year I went up on the ski lift with my camera on the first day – as I don’t take my camera when actually skiing.
Of course this brought the challenge of exposing for snow and my trying to remember all the ‘rules of thumb’. Actually that is an interesting phrase to use as we use our fingers and thumbs for adjusting exposure.
I took my M240 (which is not a typical choice for action shots), Tele-Elmarit 90 f2.8 and Voigtlander 35 Ultron f2.
I had a broad range of results in exposure and framing – from success to failure (and back)!
I was pleasantly surprised to see most of the skiers entering into the spirit of my taking pictures.
Some skiing past with hands and poles raised in greeting and others also adding some noise as well.
And, of course, I benefited from the usual therapy of being caught up in the all the manual rangefinder, exposure and framing actions.
Maybe it is an age thing and a chance to take it easy for a day after travelling. So this year I went up on the ski lift with my camera on the first day – as I don’t take my camera when actually skiing.
Of course this brought the challenge of exposing for snow and my trying to remember all the ‘rules of thumb’. Actually that is an interesting phrase to use as we use our fingers and thumbs for adjusting exposure.
I took my M240 (which is not a typical choice for action shots), Tele-Elmarit 90 f2.8 and Voigtlander 35 Ultron f2.
I had a broad range of results in exposure and framing – from success to failure (and back)!
I was pleasantly surprised to see most of the skiers entering into the spirit of my taking pictures.
Some skiing past with hands and poles raised in greeting and others also adding some noise as well.
And, of course, I benefited from the usual therapy of being caught up in the all the manual rangefinder, exposure and framing actions.
Comments
By David Askham: Well done and thank you Andrew, for sharing some memories of your skiing holiday. Where was it? There seems to be abundant snow and sunshine. By Cled Lewis: Hello Andrew,
Beautiful selection of images to capture the atmosphere of a skiing holiday.
From first to last, colours and detail in snow are spot on.
Pam’s favourite is the tree.
Cled By Andrew Cunningham: Thank you David. It was the Port Du Soleil area. Yes great snow this year in early February - although there have been years when the snow has been quite thin. By Andrew Cunningham: Thank you Cled. I enjoyed taking the time to capture some pictures. It might be something I try to do each year. I'm glad Pam found a favourite one.