Stan Halpin wrote: > Dario - the question is, what are you trying to show? > > As a former climbing instructor, it is obvious to me that none of these > persons has ever been on the rock before. They are all struggling, > showing very bad technique. If your intent is to show the pain and > struggles and joys of beginners, these are good shots. If you were > trying to capture climbing, unfortunately virtually all of the shots > show the climbers in very awkward positions that are just plain wrong. > 3141 is a possible exception, 3164 is very marginal but an experienced > climber might possibly be caught in that position while scrambling up > this sort of easy rock.
I was walking and found those people attempting climbing that rock. I took some pictures, then showed them on the camera monitor, and we talked a bit. Then I emailed them printable files. We get acquainted and I discovered that they are occasional climbers, and they practice many other sports occasionally. Jordi (the second guy and the most puzzled one) was just attempting climbing for the second time ever, while others look a bit more experienced than that. So I was trying to get some interesting pictures of people practicing climbing as they can do (better than me, in any case). I like action pictures, and these are action pictures, irrespectively of the cleverness of the climbers. As an occasional photographer, their skillness was not a major concern to me. I agree that for their safety it should be. Dario
