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Climbing The Fang

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Posted by Scott Borger on April 27, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Today, I took advantage of a winter day in late April. Here's a shot of my climbing partner leadingThe Fang (WI5) (a freestanding ice pillar near Vail, CO). A full trip report (including photos of course) can be found here:

http://www.scottborger.com/gallery.php?gallery=climbingthefang
Posted by John Mumaw on April 27, 2008 at 1:13 AM
It's the climber, which gives this a sense of scale along with a shot of color, that makes this one work so well. The composition alone is really outstanding!
Same w/ the fisheye version....technically not a 'great' shot, but the addition of the climber adds so much to it.
I could easily see these in Outside magazine's 'Exposure' section!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on April 27, 2008 at 8:37 AM
These are all great, but I love that wide-angle version. I agree with John, these could certainly be in a magazine.
Posted by Don George on April 27, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Great images,,,Very creative on the wide angle.
Posted by Don Grall on April 27, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Scott, really love these shots of the Fang, especially the wideangle version(221) and the telephoto-rock-ice shot(220).

For a view taken about 10 years ago see:
www.freshairphotos.com/PT_fang.html

Posted by Dan Walters on April 27, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Great shot! Love the wide angle perspective.
Posted by Les Barstow on April 27, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Love the wide-angle, too. Great perspective, and a definite "in" for a magazine shot!
Posted by Todd Caudle on April 27, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Scott, these are outstanding! I must say, I like the two linked shots even more than the one presented here.

Don's is really nice, too.
Posted by Justin Peterson on April 27, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Scott,

Awesome pictures. I'm in agreement with everyone else...love the wide angle one...#221. Nice job!
Posted by Paul Martin on April 27, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Sweet shots, Scott -- the wide angle is awesome. I could easily see these in "Rock & Ice" or "Climbing".
Posted by James H Egbert on April 28, 2008 at 7:57 AM
I totally agree, simply outstanding! M&N
Posted by Stan Rose on April 28, 2008 at 8:19 AM
Scott, these are totally cool! If you can tame those cloud highlites abit in the ampitheatre shot, it would be absolutely insane.
Posted by Jack Brauer on April 28, 2008 at 10:39 AM
DAmn Scott those are awesome!!! I really like all three of them... but #220 - "midway up the fang" stands out to me as the most visually pleasing. Great stuff.
Posted by Bert Fukuda on April 28, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Scott ~ Awesome stuff!! I'm with Jack, the 'zoomed' in aspect. It leaves a little more mystery to me.. Like where the heck is this guy going...
Posted by D J Kuklinski on April 28, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Very nice images!
Posted by Prashant Khapane on April 29, 2008 at 6:00 AM
Absolutely beautiful. I actually like 220/221 more than the one posted.