Comments on: [BTSV] Contest Entry: The Creek (dedication/party geekness)

By: Mark Kauzlarich

Mark Kauzlarich — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:14:00 +0000

Sorry this took so long to respond to. The framing was purely aesthetic. She wasn’t my climber, but I saw the image and I took it. The route I was up was a 5.12+ lead that my climber warmed up on, then he pulled through a static line which I ascended. I was about 50 feet off the ground and 25 feet from the wall. I usually prefer a second line to help me angle in or out. The “from-above” shot is a good fall back but in this situation, I couldn’t mess with that. I actually like giving a sense of space in this regard to allow people to realize the emptiness of the wall.

By: Patrick Hall

Patrick Hall — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:01:00 +0000

Very cool video! I love how he rigged up a tripod to mount his strobe; amazing!

By: Bram Berkien

Bram Berkien — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:50:00 +0000

Cool pic, may have worked even better as a vertical frame though, so you could see where she came from :) Rather silly question, but: are you up on the wall yourself, or just looking over the top? And I take it you either take an easier route up or you use some tool to ascend quickly? Seems like a challenge to not only climb the wall but also be a photographer at the same time.

By: Mark Kauzlarich

Mark Kauzlarich — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:58:00 +0000

Climbing photography is fantastic. I seem to be the kind of person who likes to complicate things and put myself into positions where I need to work harder to get an image that you might not normally see. This photo was in the Red River Gorge and is one of my favorites, but I can’t for the life of me remember which of two climbs next to each other it was.

By: Eric Gould

Eric Gould — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:20:00 +0000

Love the vib of the video. Like to see more of the still images. Great work.

By: Bram Berkien

Bram Berkien — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:08:00 +0000

Cool vid, I do rock climbing myself too but haven’t yet thought of combining that with my photography, though I probably should :) I kinda liked how he created the almost epic effect with his gel.