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coylec
Feb 13, 2004, 6:25 PM
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I know that this somewhere else, but I can't find it. Links appreciated.
My problem is that all my photos, while more than acceptable on technical grounds, tend to capture climbers looking absolutely ridiculous. I've got a roll of a friend -- i had to ask if he owned the shirt to verify it was him .. didn't even look like him. What's my problem?
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skiclimb
Feb 13, 2004, 6:46 PM
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examples?
An obvious answer might be that you spent a great deal of effort making sure your lighting is good and your settings are correct and your timing is based on lighting not what your subject is doing.
Also when analyzing a photo it's easy to get your mental frame of reference out of whack to the point that all you see are problems.
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rngrchad
Feb 13, 2004, 7:03 PM
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I've found by taking numerous shots of climbers in gyms, the best possible way to take shots is from above, or from the side. "Butt" shots are the inevitable when your stuck on the ground shooting up at the climber. If you've got extra rope rap' down and lock the belay off halfway up(or down depending how you look at it). of course this only works if you've got at least 3 or more guys/gals to climb with. Also...noteworthy, FUJI film speed 400 is ideal for shooting in the Fall when colors are abundant and light is more than ample. Kodak is much better for "drabber" settings with less color and less light. This is from my personal experiences and with all this, most of my pictures still leave something to be desired. I figure, if I get one good picture out of one roll....that was worth it.
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