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micahmcguire
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Hey fellow Alaskan peak-baggers. Due to the limitations that RC.com has placed on landscape pictures, such as those of our majestic Alaskan mountains, I have started my own site. Here it is:
http://chugachpics.tripod.com/mainpage.html
Its kind of a pity that the mods and editors here at RC.com value close-up pictures of climber's butts or contorted faces as they ascend run-of-the-mill sport routes (these are a dime a dozen!) more than they value beautiful, inspirational, and educational mountain shots. Their loss. Check out my site.
Micah
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zozo
Jul 29, 2004, 12:55 AM
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Nice stuff. I for one agree. I see nothing wrong with allowing high res landscapes. Especially if im forced to look at pics of peoples shoes, home climbing walls and other such stuff.
It's bookmarked in my climbing folder and I'll be checking it out often.
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rrrADAM
Jul 29, 2004, 1:50 AM
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Nice picks. :D
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rrrADAM
Jul 29, 2004, 1:51 AM
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rrradam moved this thread from Regional Discussions to View this Website.
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merock
Jul 29, 2004, 2:11 AM
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Silly me.... I thought this WAS lookatpicturesofmountains.com, not rockclimbing.com....... and I don't see how a picture of you friend humping a block of snow is "educational"...... my loss.......
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kyhangdog
Jul 29, 2004, 3:01 AM
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Awesome. I need to move to Alaska.
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micahmcguire
Jul 29, 2004, 3:45 AM
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In reply to: Silly me.... I thought this WAS lookatpicturesofmountains.com, not rockclimbing.com....... and I don't see how a picture of you friend humping a block of snow is "educational"...... my loss.......
go figure....you're from texas
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micahmcguire
Jul 29, 2004, 3:46 AM
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In reply to: Silly me.... I thought this WAS lookatpicturesofmountains.com, not rockclimbing.com....... and I don't see how a picture of you friend humping a block of snow is "educational"...... my loss.......
go figure....you're from texas
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merock
Jul 29, 2004, 3:48 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Silly me.... I thought this WAS lookatpicturesofmountains.com, not rockclimbing.com....... and I don't see how a picture of you friend humping a block of snow is "educational"...... my loss....... go figure....you're from texas
So in Alaska, it's "normal" to hump blocks of snow?????
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crimpandgo
Jul 29, 2004, 4:20 PM
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micahmcguire,
They are very nice pictures. But I don't get why you are bashing RC.com. This is a rockclimbing website. they spend many hours maintaining this site and have the right to choose what they think is appropriate. As you have seen, you can start your own website and post what ever you like.
I like to view all kinds of pictures of nature. But frankly, I log onto this site when I want to view climbing pictures. Its kind of a pain to weed through all the other "non-climbing' pictures and I don't have all day to do that.
Thanks for posting your website though. when I want great pictures of Alaskan landscape, I will surely check your site out first. :lol:
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faust
Jul 29, 2004, 4:49 PM
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I can definately sympathize with Micah, I've had a couple mountain photos rejected at medium res. I get a little confused when told that mountains are not "climbing related."
You're right though, if the mods only want rockclimbing photos they can sure make that decision. But I think they're going to have to be a little more consistent, at this moment 7 photos on the first page are "only" mountain pictures, all at medium resolution. In fact, only 6 feature somebody actually climbing rock.
-Matt
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bauerbrian
Jul 29, 2004, 5:07 PM
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Your pics would be very welcome on www.summitpost.com
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crimpandgo
Jul 29, 2004, 5:11 PM
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He has 11 pages worth of pictures that RC.com has approved. Most of these pictures are of mountains. the site isn't saying they dont want pictures of mountains. They have already approved 11 pages worth.
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utjake99
Jul 29, 2004, 6:34 PM
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im starting to think that maybe rc.com didnt accept your pictures not because they were landscapes, but maybe because they suck and are really bad quality. just some thoughts
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micahmcguire
Jul 29, 2004, 7:06 PM
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so many of you people are so malevolent, I just don't get it. I'm not bashing RC.com, I'm simply disagreeing with their NEW photo editing policies. Pictures I submit aren't usually meant to be artistic or of good quality persay, their intended audience is people who are interested in figuring out how to get to or climb a certain peak, valley, glacier, what-have-you.
In response to Crimpandgo, yes I have many pictures that are of higher resolution that RC.com NOW allows. I am simply in disagreement with their NEW submission policies. By submitting most of these mountain pics at "low quality," many precious details such as crevasses, couloirs, gulleys, and other features important to route-finding are lost. That defies the purpose of my wanting to submit photos at all. I hold nothing against the photo mods, they do a great job and work very hard. I just don't like their NEW policy.
UTJake99, you can suck my left nut. Go pound sand you asshole. People from other states, especially ones without mountains, need not speak on this topic. Notice how the very first line in the very first post addresses "Fellow Alaskan peak-baggers"? That does not include sniveling, homosexual little bitches like you. Emjoy your broken foot, dickhead. And I see that in two out of your whopping three posts, you are a rude antagonist. I therefore disregard you. Nothing you have to say matters to anyone.
Back to my intentions, I did not post about my website to start any political battles, or even because I wanted to hear anyone's opinion regarding my photos. I posted this topic to let locals know I have set up a new Chugach website. This website need not apply to those who do not live up here or are uninterested in the Chugach or mountain photography.
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cabal666
Jul 29, 2004, 7:29 PM
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Nice pics. Alaska look amazing...have to visit soon.
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crimpandgo
Jul 29, 2004, 7:51 PM
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micahmcguire,
Well said. I appreciate your opinion on this issue. I must add one more comment though. take it as a suggestion not criticism.
You say:
People from other states, especially ones without mounatins, need not speak on this topic. Notice how the very first line in the very first post addresses "Fellow Alaskan peak-baggers"?
This website need not apply to those who do not live up here or are uninterested in the Chugach or mounatin photography.
My comment:
I don't get your "Alaska only" statements. Why should others not view/enjoy your art? I am not from Alaska and I can enjoy your pictures. I think you will find more appreciation of your art from people that DON'T live in Alaska. Why? because they do not "live" close to it. You seem to think that people that live somewhere else can't appreciate Alaska. I don't get it. I think they will appreciate it more since for many of us it is out of our reach due to travel time, money etc.
So, keep posting. There are many that can live the Alaskan experience even if they cannot make the trip themselves.
Your "Alaska only" comments sound very snobby and you are bound to get some negative posts regarding it.
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mother_sheep
Jul 29, 2004, 7:58 PM
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Oh brother. Would you like some whine with your cheese? I'm forever amazed by the minimal shit that you goof balls will argue about.
The pics are rad.
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cin
Jul 29, 2004, 8:18 PM
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It is very surprising to me the angst stirred up in this topic.
I think ya'll need to do some more climbing and spend
less time on the internet, or God forbid...
TRAFFIC!
otherwise Mcguire, Great pics, nice site. I couldn't get the pic(?) on the home page to load. And I'm glad everything turned out OK on Cumulus Mt!
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micahmcguire
Jul 29, 2004, 8:22 PM
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Crimpandgo, I can see where you are coming from, but my "Alaskan only" mentality is fairly realistic. Its not that I don't want people from everywhere to enjoy pictures of the Chugach, I hope they do, and I hope that my pictures can help inspire people to come up here and try a few peaks. My point is that, when I submit a picture of a particular peak, and someone from Texas (or where ever) sees it, they tend to think "that's a nice mountain" at best. When an Alaskan climber sees it they think "Oh yeah, thats 'such-and-such' Peak, I'd like to climb it, its in my neighborhood, and I think I'll try that route right there". Most of us "Alaskan peak-baggers" are not seeing the mountains in these pictures for the first time. Most of us have spent hours staring in awed worship at these mountains in person, so of course its going to mean moer to this target audience. See where I am coming from. With that, I guess I'll let the point die. Thanks for the feedback, and I hope you'll get a chance to come up here sometime and see some of these climbs in person. They're badass!
Hi Mother Sheep, you're cool!
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crimpandgo
Jul 29, 2004, 8:58 PM
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micahmcguire,
I definitely see your point. I Alaska has been a place long on my list to visit. Just keep putting if off due to other things. Keep the pictures coming. It will give me incentive to get that trip planned. :D
Peace.
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utjake99
Nov 17, 2004, 10:26 PM
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hey you stupid dickfuck, learn how to use a manual slr without taking shitty ass grainy pictures and also learn how to not under/over expose the whole damn picture and then come back and talk some more shit you sorry piece of shit
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Nov 17, 2004, 11:34 PM
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In reply to: ...And I see that in two out of your whopping three posts, you are a rude antagonist....
lets see, so you have a thing against rude antagonists I guess? that's cool. I don't like rude antagonists either. but *then* we have this gem...
In reply to: UTJake99, you can suck my left nut. Go pound sand you asshole. ...That does not include sniveling, homosexual little b---- like you. Emjoy your broken foot, dickhead. I therefore disregard you. Nothing you have to say matters to anyone.
Yeah, why don't you just go be a little more hypocritical? Frankly, I'm happy you have your own website now becuase *yes* this is rockclimbing.com not lookatmountians.com.
In reply to: People from other states, especially ones without mountains, need not speak on this topic. Notice how the very first line in the very first post addresses "Fellow Alaskan peak-baggers"?
I hope he doesn't suck your left nut, because I don't think you deserve that much pleasure. *My* state happens to have a lot more sand than mountains, but I think I have the as much right as anyone to speak on anything I damn well please, especially concerning the pictures on this site which you and I belong to equally as much.
I like seeing pictures of rock climbing, on rockclimbing.com more than I like seeing pictures of mountains that could potentially be climbed. If anything being educational to maybe climbing a mountain can be posted, why don't you just go get a realy detailed topographical map and want that on the front page, too?
I want the balance of the climbing pics, especially on the front page, to outweigh the balance of landscapes.
Have fun with your site.
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wow. So angry :shock:
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