Hung Up (w/ video link)

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 10, 2009869 views28 comments

"Hung Up On Ice #2"

17mm gave an interesting perspective but required huge amounts of distortion correction because of the person located in a corner of the image. After all the subsequent cropping, I was left with a little over half my original file. I'm fairly pleased with the result though. What are your thoughts?

Corey was climbing just a short pitch at the very top of a very overhung wall. He made it look easy, but I'm not sure I could have done it. I should have given it a try.

Here is the video link.

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 10, 2009 at 1:04 AM

Wow! Truely spectacular action shot. My heart is racing from fear and adrenalin just looking at the photo. Well done

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on September 10, 2009 at 5:23 AM

Woha! Kent, am loving this series! Look at that crevice...phew. This is stunning capture ! Love the blues a lot. Fantastic work!!

Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments

Comment posted by James Campbell on September 10, 2009 at 5:30 AM

This is great! What a good perpective on the action - the depth looks really scary..

Nice one...

Registered on January 12, 2009, 48 Posts, 377 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 10, 2009 at 8:59 AM

The style of composition reminds me a lot of some of Galen Rowell's climbing shots, except on ice. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 10, 2009 at 9:55 AM

Nice image Kent. Looks like a very dangerous proposition though.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on September 10, 2009 at 10:46 AM

It definitely gives you the feeling of the consequences of failure.

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on September 10, 2009 at 1:07 PM

Very cool action shot! Love the comp and colors!

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on September 10, 2009 at 5:26 PM

Love the photograph......AND I THINK HE'S CRAZY!!!!

Nice work!

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Comment posted by David Cobb on September 10, 2009 at 7:24 PM

Great dynamic perspective Kent, love this shot.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on September 10, 2009 at 7:28 PM

There's not much to worry about here as far as the danger of the situation (although I'll admit that the photo leads you to believe otherwise). The wall is actually so overhung that at almost any point in the climb, Corey could have reached back with his feet and stood up on the ice at his back. The feat was much more physically and technically demanding than it was scary. I'll link to a video later tonight.

Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 10, 2009 at 8:13 PM

Kent, this is great> It makes me feel like I'm there, but I can damn well guarantee you that I won't ever be

Bob

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on September 10, 2009 at 8:26 PM

Your glacier shots are nothing short of amazing.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on September 10, 2009 at 9:07 PM

This is one hell of a shot.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on September 11, 2009 at 12:04 AM

Here's the link I promised earlier.

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on September 11, 2009 at 11:40 AM

I love it! Great colours and composition. I love the perspective too.

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Comment posted by Pam Colander on September 11, 2009 at 3:37 PM

Gorgeous shot Kent! So crisp, vibrant and cold looking. Thanks for the video link...craziness!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on September 11, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Great shot, Kent, very dynamic, love the blues, well done

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Comment posted by David Edwards on September 11, 2009 at 7:21 PM

A fabulous climbing shot. Wonderful light and color, and a creative perspective to give the illusion of a dangerous gravity line. Fabulous stuff!

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Anderson on September 12, 2009 at 12:50 AM

Awesome shot Kent!! The video is excellent as well. The perspective is deceiving in a good way- makes it look like he's free soloing over a 100 foot void.

Registered on January 31, 2006, 228 Posts, 3072 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on September 12, 2009 at 7:30 AM

Insanity :). Great image, well captured and processed, with incredible sense of depth

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Comment posted by Tamara Gooch on September 14, 2009 at 11:09 AM

Yikes! Unbelieveable! By the way the image is super as well.

Registered on March 4, 2009, 17 Posts, 152 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on September 14, 2009 at 6:10 PM

Congrats on a well deserved EP, Kent. This is one awesome shot, perfectly captured and processed

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 15, 2009 at 12:15 AM

Just excellent - congrats on the EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 15, 2009 at 12:48 AM

Very powerful image Kent. This would easily sell to a climbing or outdoor magazine I would think!

Looks like the guy is risking his life, I don't see any safety line!?

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 15, 2009 at 3:19 PM

Fantastic image Kent. Congrats on EP !

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Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on September 16, 2009 at 3:51 AM

Really fine image, Kent--color, comp, etc., even without the excitement of the climbing--and very nice video, too. Congrats!

Registered on March 19, 2008, 189 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Justin Peterson on September 19, 2009 at 8:35 PM

Kent,

Love the perspective and all the colors. I know you cropped a lot of the original image, but it's always nice to put the subject (the ice climber) into perspective against what I'm assuming is a pretty impressive landscape. Again, though, I like the image!

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on September 22, 2009 at 12:45 AM

Wow. That looks like a big drop! Too risky for me man. Awesome shot, Kent. I love your ice climbing pics.

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