Another top shot, but this time by a new photographer to this site. Good angle highlighting the crux overhang feature and the 'feel' of the location.
Interesting use of orange-brown trousers and helmet colour to juxtapose with rock colour.
Angle of drawers on the harness and possible slight warping? of vertical features in background leads me to suspect camera may not be held at true horizontal, ie climber is 'pulling' photo(!), towards slightly right tilt?? - IdratherbeclimbingM9
great photo, classic blue mountains location and rock.
I agree that the photo is about 2-4 degrees rotated clockwise. - qman
yea,
As above. Its just like the 4wd commercial with the guys draws hanging at 90 degrees from his harness. looks more like a push up on the access track to me. wink wink. - westie
Great photo. 2-4 degrees seems within acceptable limits to me. Rotating it counterclockwise 20 degrees would still be something I'd struggle with. - kerroxapithecus
I think if rotation or whatever distracts the viewer from the subject it is to much. Its not a matter of tolerances, its a matter of whether people notice and are distracted by it.
In this case its the background that triggers the veiwer noticing the rotation.
It is very easily fixed in Photoshop or most photo editing programs. - qman
I think the photograpther owes us all an apology for not holding the camera square.
nice looking climb. - shawkshaw
mm, 2 -4 degrees rotation, damn, must remember that when hanging on the abseil rope next time! For the record I used a borrowed camera (thanks Niall) and just took a sequence of shots. Any lighting, costume etc was purely natural. Also for the record Josh was onsighting the climb and there wasn't a lot of thought of set up or posing. Cheers for any positive commnets anyway, Mike. - mikepatt
As Mike used my camera it was I who originally downloaded the shot and despite looking at it many times since I've never even noticed the slight tilt. I tend to look at photos from the overall impression point of view, which is what a photo like this is about. I'll lend Mike a spirit level next time to keep the nitpickers happy.
It's a top route btw, pretty cruisy for the grade and great exposure. (Declaration of interest: I was the FA). - tnd
Yeah Dude. Great Shot.
There seems to be a few new routes going up in this area. Is there many more lines to put up or have you fella's taken all the good ones.
Cheers
Bundy - BundyBear
Man, i didnt mean to offend anyone.
You post a photo on the web with a comments option and i compliment the photo and give some constructive feedback and i get flamed for it.
Go figure. What were you expecting? WOW, OOHH ARHH AWESOME!!!
I am a keen taker of photos and i am very critical of my own photos. Personally i welcome constructive feedback to help me to improve my photo taking and post processing skills.
Feel free to tear my shots apart, i welcome the feedback. www.quentinsmith.co.nz
I will reinforce that i think it is a great photo. I certainly find it challenging to get in good position at the right time for good climbing photos. In this case you got a great angle at a good time on a great part of the route.
The rock and the background screams Blue Mountains (context).
The rotation was a minor and easily fixable distraction.
Take it or leave it but dont get upset about constructive feedback if you choose to post a photo on the internet. - qman
Hey Bundy
Still potential around there but of course it isn't in the shire...;-) There'll be even more new routes if Glenn ever gets around to cleaning and climbing the ones he's bolted! - tnd
hey qman, who flamed you? BTW any rotation was purely accidental and not intended to make the route look stepper. Actually I'm quite chuffed Niall sent in the photo and it's got some good comments. At the end of the day I reckon credits due to Josh for climbing it and Niall for putting up the route in the first place. It would be fairly easy for other climbers & photographers to duplicate the shot given the convinient position of the rap in. - mikepatt
Comments accepted gman. I believe you were only agreeing and expanding on the first comment anyway. I don't see it as being a negative criticism of the photo at all - more an observation of the angle. I think the third comment expanding on yours and then mine both changed yours so that people then focussed on the 2-4 degree thing as if it was joined with the other comments. However it was not and that was wrong. Ahhh the joys of internet communication!! - kerroxapithecus
Still potential around there but of course it isn't in the shire...;-) There'll be even more new routes if Glenn ever gets around to cleaning and climbing the ones he's bolted! LOL
Poor old Glenn. He has be talking these one's up 4 ages. Time 2 tick !!
- BundyBear
Hey Mike,
don't take it personally, the thing I have found with photos is that some love it and some hate it, no big deal.
If you love it, that's all that matters. If you want to improve yourself, just keep taking more pics and the little things will look after themselves ;-)
JJ
PS Lightroom or Photoshop would fix the tilt in a jiffy =) - JJ
Great Photo - well done both.
Man if you think that is getting flamed...;) - Rupert