Rock Climbing

[ryan_wedemeyer]

greetings.

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

http://ryanwedemeyer.smugmug.com/photos/63139728-L.jpg

[Jeffro]

greetings.

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

Very cool....nice shot.:clap
And welcome to Dgrin!:D
Keep the shots coming!

[Frog Lady]

area looks familiar - Joshua Tree Nat'l Park? (I don't think they have Joshua trees in Utah:scratch) Not to far from my neck of the woods.

nice shot (and I liked your snow shots too)

welcome

Colleen

[ryan_wedemeyer]

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_wedemeyer]

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.

[MyView]

Awesome shot. Love the vivid color. Makes the climber just jump out at you!

[ryan_wedemeyer]

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_wedemeyer]

for example, i made him change out of this.

still pretty killer, though?

http://ryanwedemeyer.smugmug.com/photos/63139726-L.jpg

[MyView]

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!

[Skippy]

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)

[ian408]

Welcome!

Nice shots of Jtree too.

[ryan_wedemeyer]

http://ryanwedemeyer.smugmug.com/photos/63144280-L.jpg

steven jeffery highball bouldering in little cattonwood canyon, utah.

[ian408]

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

[DoctorIt]

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

[ryan_wedemeyer]

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_wedemeyer]

how bout this angle?

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

http://ryanwedemeyer.smugmug.com/photos/63144270-L.jpg

[coldclimb]

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

[firedancing4life]

Awesome shots...got any with from which you are looking down on the climber? Looking up?

[ian408]

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

[DoctorIt]

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

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.

[ryan_wedemeyer]

good points, valueable comments and critique!

[ryan_wedemeyer]

i forgot to post michael's decsent from his solo.....

http://ryanwedemeyer.smugmug.com/photos/63139733-L.jpg

[ryan_wedemeyer]

rosie -

http://ryanwedemeyer.smugmug.com/photos/63184348-L.jpg

[ryan_wedemeyer]

Steven Jeffery -

http://ryanwedemeyer.smugmug.com/photos/63184020-L.jpg

[wxwax]

Wow, look at his face!

[LeDude]

:uhohtell me that descent jumping isn't as insane as it looks

[ryan_wedemeyer]

michael is a madman. http://www.freesoloist.com/

[ryan_wedemeyer]

Lou Koppel fires Bar Fly V8, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT.

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[ryan_wedemeyer]

going through my raw files last night, i realized that i had overlooked the best shot of the sequence.

bump.

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