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Alone ...

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 29, 201293 views7 comments

... over Yosemite Valley, this is the shot from 7 years ago, when we were climbing the Leaning Tower, before we started to climb the route (that time it was only one climbing route on the planet what was the most overhanging climb what was climb free...) we have to start with big 40 feet pendulum and than climb up on the rope to beginning of the climb. With the one night bivouac spent in the middle of the climb the route was finished free/sport (free = no climbing aid and no fall), hope you enjoying be with me "alone" over the Yosemite Valley?
C&C welcome!
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure Time: 0.0031s (1/320)
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 17mm (27.2mm in 35mm)
White Balance: auto
Color Space: unknown

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on July 31, 2012 at 12:42 PM

Yikes! Not just alone, but terrified. Love the silhouette to the distant backdrop, the sharp depth of field. Great shot!

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Comment posted by RL Potts on August 1, 2012 at 12:22 AM

This is a rather unique image. One expects the climber to be lit the same way that the mountains are. But he is obviously in the shadow of something. I like the idea of implying something that is not visible in the image. Good concept. One minor bother, why is the blue in the sky so uneven?

Registered on November 24, 2003, 188 Posts, 985 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 3, 2012 at 7:44 AM

Great interest & story behind the shot Verdon, you're a braver man than I

I think the climber in silhouette works very well against this mountain/sky BG.
Your CP? seems to have caused a shift of color, brightness in the sky, a minor nit.
Have a great weekend!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 5, 2012 at 2:22 AM

Alone indeed. Nice pick for the challenge Verdon. Crazy place to be.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on August 11, 2012 at 5:41 AM

Cool shot! My suggestion would be to put the climber a bit more off-center, maybe even by applying a square crop. The current horizontally centered position doesn't work all that well for me.

On a side note, is that the 5.13 route that features in one of those Lynn Hill climbing movies?!

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on August 11, 2012 at 3:03 PM

Thank you guys for nice comments and suggestions, yes Basil that's the climb I think it was Linn Hill with Katie Brown...

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on August 13, 2012 at 1:35 AM

Awesome!

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