Sochi 2014: 10 high contrast shots at the Winter Olympics – in pictures
The Winter Olympics are immensely colourful, but sometimes you don’t need much colour to make a beautiful picture. Here are 10 examples of images which excel on account of the simple contrast between light and dark
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Roberto Dellasega of Italy jumps during the men's large hill individual competition. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
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Air shoots from the tip of a rifle used by Martin Fourcade as he fires in the men's biathlon 12.5km pursuit. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
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The shadow of Xuetong Cai of China is seen on the snow during the women's snowboard halfpipe qualification. Photograph: Peter Klaunzer/EPA
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Birgit Platzer of Austria gathers her thoughts after completing her third run in the women's luge. Photograph: Fredrik von Erichsen/EPA
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Japanese ski jumper Yuta Watase soars through heavy fog. Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP
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Daniela Merighetti of Italy during the women's Super-G. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
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Alpine athletes of Argentina on their way to a training session. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
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Gondolas are shrouded in fog as they travel between the biathlon and cross-country skiing venues . Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP
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Hanno Douschan of Austria competes in the quarter-finals of the men's snowboard cross. Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA
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A spectator takes a photo near the Olympic cauldron. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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