Rock Climbing

ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
edited April 24, 2006 in Sports
greetings.

i thought i'd introduce myself. my name is ryan wedemeyer, i like to shoot people on rocks.

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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2006
    Welcome.....
    ryan_wedemeyer wrote:
    greetings.

    i thought i'd introduce myself. my name is ryan wedemeyer, i like to shoot people on rocks.

    Very cool....nice shot.clap.gif
    And welcome to Dgrin!:D
    Keep the shots coming!
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    area looks familiar - Joshua Tree Nat'l Park? (I don't think they have Joshua trees in Utahheadscratch.gif) Not to far from my neck of the woods.

    nice shot (and I liked your snow shots too)

    welcome

    Colleen
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  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    yes, joshua tree. the photo is of michael reardon free soloing a route called "uncle remus" in the lost horse area. uncle remus is rated 5.11B.

    thanx.
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    by the way, we do have joshua trees in utah, just not in such high concentrations. nor are our utah j trees juxtaposed with such awesome quartz monzonite boulders.
  • MyViewMyView Registered Users Posts: 153 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    Awesome shot. Love the vivid color. Makes the climber just jump out at you!
    Lissa
    www.photosbylissa.com
    www.photosbylissa.blogspot.com

    Gear
    Nikon D200
    Nikon D70
    Nikon N70
    Nikkor 24-70 f2.8
    Nikkor 50mm f1.8
    Tamron 28-75 f2.8
    Nikkor 18-70
    Tamron 75-300
    SB-600
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    thanks for noticing. you wouldn't believe how hard it is to get these sort of athletes to do the most important thing.





    wear bright colors that contrast against their enviroment!

    it's no accident that he is wearing bright colors.

    i called him weeks before we got together and stressed the importance of bright clothes.

    i called him a handful of other times before the day and reminded him.

    i made him change into brighter clothing when we finally got together AND borrowed someone elses white hat for the final red white and blue ensemble(sp?).

    did i mention the importance of bright clothing?
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    for example, i made him change out of this.

    still pretty killer, though?

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  • MyViewMyView Registered Users Posts: 153 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    What a difference it makes though!!! Don't get me wrong, the 2nd image is awesome too. But the contrast is so awesome with the right outfit.

    Professional athletes, they just don't get it. lol I can say that because I raced snowmobiles professionally. One track minds, I swear!
    Lissa
    www.photosbylissa.com
    www.photosbylissa.blogspot.com

    Gear
    Nikon D200
    Nikon D70
    Nikon N70
    Nikkor 24-70 f2.8
    Nikkor 50mm f1.8
    Tamron 28-75 f2.8
    Nikkor 18-70
    Tamron 75-300
    SB-600
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    Beautiful
    ryan_wedemeyer wrote:
    greetings.

    i thought i'd introduce myself. my name is ryan wedemeyer, i like to shoot people on rocks.

    Wow Ryan..........this shot actually looks like a painting :wow
    ......and it also looks like a real nice place to visit :D
    Hope your enjoying the forum........ Skippy (Australia)
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    :skippy Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some people just abuse the privilege :dgrin
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited April 10, 2006
    Welcome!

    Nice shots of Jtree too.
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  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2006
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    steven jeffery highball bouldering in little cattonwood canyon, utah.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited April 10, 2006
    This one's got a great look to it.

    I'd like to shoot more climbing. My only climbing shots are from El Cap
    Meadow and aren't all that exciting :D
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,952 moderator
    edited April 10, 2006
    free soloing = crazy!

    but it sure makes for some nice uncluttered shots. I love that your climbing shots focus on the climber and his environment, rather than a closeup. While those sport type shots are powerful, I really like your take better.

    great work thumb.gif
    Since 2004...
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    thanx for the compliments, Doctorit.

    it is one of my goals to make viewers want to actually go and climb the routes and problems that i photo by shooting the whole thing from the best angle to show off the climb.

    in essence, the climbs are the star.

    however, i think everyone should use ropes and/or pads for safety.
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    how bout this angle?

    steven took another lap for me while his gf took a nap in the sun.

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  • coldclimbcoldclimb Registered Users Posts: 1,169 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    Hey, you know Mike? I worked with him on rockclimbing.com for a while, but we have yet to meet in person. Definitely something I look forward to sometime.

    Nice shots! I can see it's going to be great to have you on this forum. :D
    John Borland
    www.morffed.com
  • firedancing4lifefiredancing4life Registered Users Posts: 550 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2006
    Awesome shots...got any with from which you are looking down on the climber? Looking up?
    Kevin
    www.rightangleimages.com
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited April 11, 2006
    ryan_wedemeyer wrote:
    how bout this angle?

    steven took another lap for me while his gf took a nap in the sun.

    I don't think this one is as compelling as the other. With the first, the viewer
    kind of gets a peak at what the climber will see when he tops out. The lighting
    is much more even where as in the second, you've got a lot of shadow in the
    lower third of the picture
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,952 moderator
    edited April 11, 2006
    ian408 wrote:
    I don't think this one is as compelling as the other. With the first, the viewer
    kind of gets a peak at what the climber will see when he tops out. The lighting
    is much more even where as in the second, you've got a lot of shadow in the
    lower third of the picture
    nod.gif

    I agree... I was wondering why the second one didn't excite me as much, and you hit the nail on the head, you lose that gorgeous skyline in the second angle.
    Since 2004...
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 11, 2006
    good points, valueable comments and critique!
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 11, 2006
    i forgot to post michael's decsent from his solo.....

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  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 13, 2006
    rosie -

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  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 17, 2006
    Steven Jeffery -

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2006
    Wow, look at his face!
    Sid.
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  • LeDudeLeDude Registered Users Posts: 501 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2006
    :uhohtell me that descent jumping isn't as insane as it looks
    We are the music-makers; and we are the dreamers of dreams.
    ... come along.
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    michael is a madman. http://www.freesoloist.com/
  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 21, 2006
    Lou Koppel fires Bar Fly V8, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT.

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  • ryan_wedemeyerryan_wedemeyer Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited April 24, 2006
    going through my raw files last night, i realized that i had overlooked the best shot of the sequence.

    bump.

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