My climbing photo is the featured photo on RockandIce.com

Decided to upload one of my climbing photos from this past weekend to the community photos section on RockandIce and now it's the first one to show up on their site.

http://www.rockandice.​com


here is the photo:

There are a couple of guys who shoot climbers who are in and out of here. I've shot enough to know it is tough to get a really outstanding "WOW" shot. You need a great background and be able to get in a good position. I have found using wide angle lens and getting close to the climber with the ocean in the background can be good (I live near Santa Barbara.) I have also seen some really nice images shot from the belayer's position right up the rope taken at Joshua Tree National Park back when it was a Monument. You should post three or four in a set as it makes it more interesting.

Jevidon, I like that shot. the wide angle lens distortion enhances the feeling of reach in the upper arm. nice work.

but, that looks like a bolt instead of an environmentally correct chock. for shame.

DavidEB wrote in post #2198079
Jevidon, I like that shot. the wide angle lens distortion enhances the feeling of reach in the upper arm. nice work.

but, that looks like a bolt instead of an environmentally correct chock. for shame.

David, there are climbs that have been bolted for many years, many by extremely sensitive outdoorsmen and climbers but before awareness of the potential for damage to the environment.

Thanks for taking the time to look Dwight and David. I was going to post this photo as part of a set, but when this ended up being shown on RockandIce I decided to post it on its own. The link to the rest from that series can be seen on my website. In regards to David's observation, yes it is bolted (though not by us).

Nice shot!!

Nice shot, in fact there are some very good ones in your album, too.

I took some pictures of climbers in Zion this weekend but was playing with the 300 F4 and a 1.4TC.

Thanks,
Win

thanks win. i appreciate the compliments.

the first climbing trip I went on outdoors I found that taking photos of climbers is extremely difficult!

nice capture. cant wait until summer rolls around again to get out myself and do some climbing

and as dwight mentioned, LOTS of climbs are bolted in, and lots are done by nature loving climbers

Very nice shot, i love his expression!

With regards to bolting, some routes are bolted to protect the rockface. I'm not sure what a 'chock' is, we probably have different terminology in the UK!?!

beano wrote in post #2225138
Very nice shot, i love his expression!

With regards to bolting, some routes are bolted to protect the rockface. I'm not sure what a 'chock' is, we probably have different terminology in the UK!?!

my guess is he is talking about trad climbing gear (nuts, bolts, cams, etc.) I agree that these are far less damaging/unsightly, but for amateur climbers the bolts provide an opportunity to work on their lead climbing skills without worrying as much about choosing the appropriate gear to set and how to set it. Besides, you hear about a lot more accidents on trad climbing gear as opposed to sport climbing with bolts.

Yeah i thought he was talking about trad. I've only ever climbed with nuts, cams etc, but believe me when they go, they tend to rip chunks of the cliff face with them lol! A double edged sword.