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World Climbing - Book Competition 6-Dec-2005 At 10:42:18 AM Rock Weasel

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Just to reiterate, because it seems that more than a few of you just don't get it (duglash and monteith come close). My issue is that Onsight is a PROFESSIONAL photographer. This means that more is expected of his products than the average person. The average person (such as myself) does take lots of photos of my climbing partner/s, and this is to be expected. But Onsight's job necessitates the selection and publishing of the very best climbing images, not just the one's with his partner. My question is related to the professional ethics utilised in creating the book, and even the most retarded amongst you (sydneymatt and mousey) should be able to recognise this. How many photos of other climbers were left out so that more of Monique could be included? When there was a choice between images, how was that decision made?

Sorry, I guess that I disturbed that bland and lifeless discussion that pretends to be a forum these days. How dare I espouse a view different from the consensus, or criticse? This forum is only for talking about important things, like who your idol is, or promoting yourself. Remember, this topic started as a give-away of the book. $50 for all the publicity generated on this forum, now that is good business.

And by the way, this has nothing to do with the climbing of Monique. I'd bitch and moan if any other climber was over-represented in the book. I don't think that we should encourage more women (and people in general) to take up climbing. Encouraging people to belay, now that is worthwhile...

If you disagree, the best thing you can do is go and buy and enjoy the book.