Your BEST Climbing Photographs
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1) Post the THREE best climbing photographs you personally have ever taken. We're talking magazine-quality, ooo-and-ahhh worthy photos that spawn road trip plans and buy plane tickets... |
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1) Approaching Zion's east side classic, Led By Sheep |
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2) Sending the gap from the tower to the buttress at Maverick Buttress camping |
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3) Pulling pockets and wobbling cobbles above Telluride in fall |
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John Marsella wrote:There's a whole forum dedicated to this:Thanks for the link. I thought it would get more visibility in "General". (Also I didn't notice that category). Despite the existing content I would still like to see more info about what setups people are using. Again, specifically body info and lens suggestions as well as user's .02 on the Nikon/ Canon marriage decision I'll have to commit to |
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If your grandfather runs Nikon, you should be able to do better than a Nikon D3200. I kid, I kid. |
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Dylan Weldin wrote: Again, specifically body info and lens suggestions as well as user's .02 on the Nikon/ Canon marriage decision I'll have to commit toDon't get caught up in brand hype. That's like asking whether you will climb harder using Petzl vs. BD draws. If your grandfather runs Nikon, I would expect the decision to be a no-brainer, no? |
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I don't know about, "Best". But these are my FAVORITES. |
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Jason Kim wrote: Don't get caught up in brand hype. That's like asking whether you will climb harder using Petzl vs. BD draws. If your grandfather runs Nikon, I would expect the decision to be a no-brainer, no?Seriously, I shoot Nikon, but you'd better believe that if I had someone close to me that shot Canon, i'd shoot Canon just to be able to share lenses. Also, as has been mentioned, unless you are making really, really big prints, pretty much any current Nikon or Canon lens will do just fine for climbing shots. For the most part, you're going to want a decent depth of field, so having a fast lens isn't too important (plus they're heavy for taking out climbing), and the crappiest lens made by either company will easily produce a magazine quality print. Unfortunately, when I'm climbing, I'm climbing, and when I'm photographing, I'm photographing, so I don't have many great climbing shots to contribute to this thread. |
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One of them is good, I just cant ever decide. Indian Creek. Some 10d dihedral. My attempt to bring the lycra back! |
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Jon: is that a BD beer cozy?? |
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Yes sir it is. Also, one more photo. best campsite I have ever had in ten years of regular car and backcountry camping. views of the creek as you can see, were ridiculous and the Bridger Jacks were no more than a few hundred yards behind the camera that took this photo. |
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whoops, forgot the camera details. I believe most of these were shot with my new Cannon Rebel T3i but my girlfriend is the photographer ( B.A. in fine arts and photography) so Im sure some of the details were intentional. The camera's glass is the one that comes with the T3i out of the box. Great camera for under 500.00 for sure. |
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Dylan, you're going about this all wrong. If you just want to see some pretty pictures, then fine, you're on the right track, but it's a fools errand to try and pick the best camera based on the images you see in this thread. They won't tell you anything at all. |
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Jon H wrote:Dylan, you're going about this all wrong. If you just want to see some pretty pictures, then fine, you're on the right track, but it's a fools errand to try and pick the best camera based on the images you see in this thread. They won't tell you anything at all. It's simple: Buy whatever is on sale. Nobody makes a bad camera any more. They are all equally capable, the resolution wars are over, and lens prices have (more or less) achieved parity. It doesn't make your choice any easier per se, but that's the way it is. I made my living with Canon cameras for years. I'm in an entirely different industry now, but I would have no hesitation buying Nikon or Sony today (but would lean towards Canon or Nikon for reasons of ubiquity alone).In a nutshell, there you go! |
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Here's a couple of recent shots. |
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Locker wrote:I don't know about, "Best". But these are my FAVORITES. Equipment used was the CHEAPEST piece of shit I could buy from Wal Mart. (Paid approx. $75.00, CANON, "point and shoot". JUNK!)Is that the Tall Wall in the AH, Locker? I feel like I've been on that climb. Nice shot! |
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Dylan Weldin wrote:1) What I would do differently: subject engagement: LOOK AT ME! (He's a bit stubborn)Whaaa? James....stubborn? I'd go with relentless. |