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ctardi
Aug 5, 2005, 4:19 PM
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I just snapped this one while belaying with the other hand. It ended up turning out not bad, but I feel there is something missing, and that it could have been alot better, but I am not sure what is missing.
hmm, it's been about 2 days, and hasn't been approved yet. I'll just throw it on my server, and change the link when it does get approved.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/ctardi/DSCF0276edit.JPG
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8flood8
Aug 6, 2005, 11:03 PM
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The climbers feet, torso, eyes and hair are all missing.
that is what i think is wrong with it. Nice idea
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ctardi
Aug 7, 2005, 12:57 AM
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I don't think that having the whole climber in the photo would have the same effect...
As for the hair, There was a fair ammount of rockfall due to people above us screwing around, so we kept the helmets on.
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8flood8
Aug 7, 2005, 3:02 AM
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totally not meant in any kind of vindictive or snotty way :)
but its a toprope pic and there is no action in it. and almost no climber.
just speaking from a purely compositional viewpoint. that is a picture i would click past in the camera. I totally understand what you mean by taking photos while belaying... look in my photo album and you can see tons of pics that i took while on belay.
just offering critique, it is sometimes hard to get responses here... not everyone has as much time to surf the web as me !
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coldclimb
Aug 7, 2005, 6:31 AM
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I think the way to do it from this angle would have been to focus and zoom in closely on the edge with a very shallow depth of field and just catch the hand and maybe top half of the face coming up over the edge. The sunglasses are still a distraction, but that would have eliminated all that empty rock and foliage around. Also, one tip for you would be to learn and follow the rule of thirds. Google it if you don't know it already. It's an important one to keep in mind MOST OF the time. :)
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sonyhome
Aug 10, 2005, 9:16 AM
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Not to be negative, but i think this shot is pretty good!
it's a good example of breaking the 1/3 rule. The photo is stable
and is not meat to be action: more like a pause in the action.
I can't think of an obvious change to improve the shot.
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