final slog

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted April 16, 2009389 views7 comments

each morning, particularly during the 'season', 100s of trekkers slog up a large scree slope to catch dawn at the top of kilimanjaro. i was lucky enough to avoid this 'coca-cola' route, choosing to spend a (rather oxygen-starved and chilly!) night in the crater. we summitted alone late in the afternoon the previous day. here are some of those trekkers, pausing briefly before tackling the final 45mins to the summit. they'd be there just after sunrise ...

thanks for looking; comments welcome; large file provided so that you can see the silhoutted people better.

D300, 80-200mm @ 86mm, ISO 1000, 1/30, f2.8 (yes, it was pretty dark)

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on April 16, 2009 at 11:37 PM

Pretty cool, Stuart. I like simple shots like this that really show the insignificance of man and how we're little more than dots on the horizon.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on April 17, 2009 at 1:52 PM

A bit hard to appreciate on the small version so I'm really glad you put up the large one. Lovely light and the use of scale is mighty effective.

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Comment posted by Larry Gloth on April 17, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Cool image. The small version doesn't do it justice, nor does the thumbnail. The silhouetted people look so tiny and make a very interesting element in the shot. The range of soft colors is nice and keeps with the simple theme of the image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on April 19, 2009 at 3:59 PM

Awesome! I think this would look much better cropped as a long pano, a lot of that blue sky is kind of 'wasted' space. Those people in the shot are a great element!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on April 22, 2009 at 3:33 AM

Very nice Stuart. I love the sense of scale! I would only tackle the noise in the blue sky. Congrats

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Comment posted by Mike Horn on April 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM

I Agree with the pano crop, I think it would be perfect for this. And such a Great, simple and effective shot. I can almost stare like that are standing up there. I feel like I am there. Very cool shot.

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on April 26, 2009 at 3:45 PM

this must be the must original "photo of Kilimanjaro" I've ever come across. awesome idea, congratulations!

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