31 May 2010

Jackson on Love Bite at Baring Head, 2004

Near the crux

At the Baring Head Rock Hop (the National Bouldering Series event) in 2004 I was still using film, supplementing it with digital photos from my little Pentax Optio 555. This is a scan from a transparency — Jackson Green on a successful send (i.e. ascent) of the classic Love Bite (V6).

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5 comments:

Anne-Marie said...

Even before I read your note that this was not a digital photo, I thought it had a different quality to your usual. I love the colour - particularly the way the climber's shorts match the colour of the rock. And look at those fingers working hard. Ouch!

You have some great climbing photos. I wonder what you could do with swimming photos?

leonie.wise said...

WOW! great shot Pete

Barbara Butler McCoy said...

Soo fine on sooo many levels. Again, your technical skill is beyond impressive; so cool to know this was shot 'old school.'

Unknown said...

Oh look! A photographic representation OF MY LIFE! ;)
Beautiful shot, Pete.

pohanginapete said...

Anne-Marie, swimming photos would be much harder, if only because water's much less varied than rock. And, it doesn't mix well with cameras.
;^)

Thanks Leonie :^)

Barbara, I was lucky with the light that day. It's often bright sunlight and very difficult for photography. But thanks!

Emma: plenty of metaphors in climbing ;^) Thanks.