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Hi guys,

I haven't posted many images for critique as I have been saving to buy my first DSLR camera for quite a while. I have however occasionally got to use a friends d70 to take some photos. I browse the work posted up by the members here almost everyday and am amazed at the quality (hopefully i don't bring it down )

This is one that I took at Thompsons point in Nowra, no post processing just straight from the camera. Critique is welcome on cropping, angle, lighting, etc.



Hope you like it.

Thanks
David

I would have tried holding the camera higher to remove the cluttered background and get a slightly better angle on the climber. Even if that means not using the viewfinder. A faster lens would also help by softening the background - with the lens you had, moving a little further away and focussing on the left elbow might have helped - you want the whole body in focus but not much else. My preference would have been to crop above the knee or include the whole foot, but your angle really suits neither.

The shot definitely has something going for it, I do like the face and pose, the above niggles me a bit.

If you had the option abseiling down and locking off to shoot would probably have given you more control over where you shoot from - just be prepared to grovel back up somehow as the climber goes up. That means either picking your spot for fast climbers or picking an easy route next to the one you're shooting. If you can run up a 15 next to someone struggling on a 25+ you can really get some good shots - ideally while they're working the route.

Nice shot, I also second what moz said.

Check out the photographer Simon Carter, IMHO the best climbing photographer in the world.

http://www.onsight.com.au/

Apart from the photos on his site, make sure you read his Photography Tips Q/A.

Cheers,
beej