Distel32 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 gaaaarry, those pics are mostly out of focus, and the lighting is MISERABLE! It is hard to take really good pics in the forest at squam.......I have only taken used my new camera twice for climbing pics over a year ago, but I would love to go out now with it! Here are some old pics for gary: Ktaylor photo with my camera a better picture of babiharabababs than the one you linked: MUSCLES, FLEXING! GGGRRRRR and then tone it down with a little sloper finesse action: OMG! LOL! Look at his face!? Squam forest.....tough light, wish I was a better photog: now, I don't think any of these pictures are that great, maybe one or two I would enter in a contest. However I do think the photo I entered is better than all but one or two of the above photos. Gary, are any of these what you were looking for? If not, oh well. If so, good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 oh yeah, also in that link you posted they show anubis, fuckin' easiest v7 at squam, how could you not send? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 2004 Photo Smackdown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 and frankly gary, if this picture doesn't make you wet, I don't know what will: MUSCCCLLLEESSS! GGRRR! MOSS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 However I do think the photo I entered is better than all but one or two of the above photos. Gary, are any of these what you were looking for? If not, oh well. If so, good. I'm assuming you entered the fisheye of the boulder? I like the composition. The boulder is overexposed though, and the black clothes of the climber certainly doesn't help. That style of shot to me is a "person in landscape" shot, and the aspect of bouldering really doesn't make the shot any more special. It's the best of the bouldering shots available, but I would have hoped to see shots like Cam's ripped bod sendin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 nope that overexposed pic is not mine. I agree that that pic is more scenic than bouldering, but I'm sure that could be said about my pic as well plus in that pic the photog's shadow is in there..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 The photog's shadow doesn't bother me as much as the bluish cast in the shadows. I'm actually growing to like the other two shots -- the seaside one and the one that looks like it's from Lworth. I like the strong slanty light and the ocean from the first as well as the climber's pose and good exposure of fore and back in the second. But they never wow-ed me up front. Maybe the people were too small or there was too much clutter (bouldering pads, bush atop the boulder, etc.) Thanks for the onslaught of your photos -- you have some good action shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 oh my god, will you two shut the fuck up. here's the fact: boulder is stupid and photos of bouldering pictures are even stupider. the less lighting and focus, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 On one of the KISM ads, I swear I hear Mike at the end saying: " Kin you play some Jerney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 He said stupider. Nice shots Distel. I, for one, am wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Schuldt Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Thanks Jon for all the hard work. Don't listen to the complainers. AF, GY thanks for volunteering to run the photo contest next year so you can do it your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Nice shots Distel. I, for one, am wet. How YOU doin'....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I'd like to point out that mine has a pretty girl in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Luke, those are not your best pics, but I do like "sloper finesse". I think the best pics you've posted on cc are the ones that capture the MGL landscape, as different as is is from here. the pictures really give you the sense of how far away all of that is from what we know, if that makes any sense at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magellan Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) Thanks Jon! Edited January 23, 2006 by magellan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Would be nice in future years to have a minimum resolution established... at least 1024x768. I think that it would be nice if there were a fixed size. 1024x768 sounds good to me. If someone had an image that was a different proportion they could use a black background to make up the difference. It is difficult to compare images that jump all over the place. Bouldering shots overall were disappointing. All were landscapish dude-on-boulder shots, nor with especially spectacular scenery/lighting. Bouldering shots more in the line of Climbing #8 would have been nice -- closeups of dynamic moves. I took a look at the link you posted and I have to say I wouldn't have voted for any of them had they made the final. I think that having some great scenery makes the composition much more interesting. If you are going to have just a closeup the light and background have to be perfect or the shot is just of some guys muscular arm, which is not that interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 ... AF, GY thanks for volunteering to run the photo contest next year so you can do it your way. DS, thanks for volunteering to take a reading comprehension class so that your comments will be a little more on target next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Go fetch me a beer, errand boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'd like to point out that mine has a pretty girl in it. Pretty girl? Looks like another greasy hippy with dreadlocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 she climbs strong and likes dirtbag climbers. that pretty much makes her miss america round here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I took a look at the link you posted and I have to say I wouldn't have voted for any of them had they made the final. I think that having some great scenery makes the composition much more interesting. If you are going to have just a closeup the light and background have to be perfect or the shot is just of some guys muscular arm, which is not that interesting. I guess the problem is for a photograph to be good, you need to have a good subject, composition, lighting, and technique (focus, exposure, sharpness, etc.). I like the subject in Cam's shots, while you've noted that they may be lacking in other categories. Some of the bouldering shots in this contest, in my opinion, could have more inspiring subjects -- either closeups of dynamic muscular bods or more aesthetic boulders. Take a look at Corey Rich's website (I posted a link under the personal websites forum). Some impressive bouldering shots there, but I suppose he has a little advantage over average cc.commies with subjects such as Chris Sharma and Katie Brown and professional gigs in India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Take a look at Corey Rich's website (I posted a link under the personal websites forum). Some impressive bouldering shots there, but I suppose he has a little advantage over average cc.commies with subjects such as Chris Sharma and Katie Brown and professional gigs in India. Now those are some great bouldering shots. Not probably a fair comparison as you mentioned, but a worthy goal no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 STFU you whiney little girl. on, and on and on...... reader photos. not pro-ho fanboy gawkers. those were the shots submitted, those are the shots you have to choose from. don't like em, don't vote for any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Yeah, and just for the record, Gary those photos you posted of skiing on Blewett Pass last weekend, regardless of the composition and lighting, etc., were fucking gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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