Battling the Banshees
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- Dancesatmoonrise
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Battling the Banshees
Making headway through heavy gusts and spindrift on North Massive's east ridge, February 22, 2011.
- highpilgrim
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Re: Battling the Banshees
That's a great pic.
Last edited by highpilgrim on Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
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Walk away from the droning and leave the hive behind.
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- climbing_rob
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Re: Battling the Banshees
Excellent photo. Did you zero out the color or is the scene actually that monochromatic?
- JayMiller
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Re: Battling the Banshees
Great print. What camera did you use? I am using a Nikon and it does have the dynamic range to record both the detail you obtained in the upper zones of the snow and still record detail in the lower zones in the rocks.
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Re: Battling the Banshees
That's a SWEET photo, Jim!
- Dancesatmoonrise
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Re: Battling the Banshees
Thanks, guys. Rob, it was shot in color, jpeg, and desaturated in photoshop. Jay, it's actually an inexpensive point-n-shoot, a Canon SX110.
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Re: Battling the Banshees
Great photo!
Frame this and send it to me. Don't use a cheap frame. Get out a crowbar and pry your wallet open. Splurge a little because I only display high quality prints.
Attach an engraved caption: "Strongmelon Soloing Everest."
Thanks in advance.
Frame this and send it to me. Don't use a cheap frame. Get out a crowbar and pry your wallet open. Splurge a little because I only display high quality prints.
Attach an engraved caption: "Strongmelon Soloing Everest."
Thanks in advance.
- climbing_rob
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Re: Battling the Banshees
Mongrelsnot: After a stumble for a few days, you're making a comeback buddy! Keep it up.
Dance: having attended a fine arts school, where we have to always critique every piece of art we see, how about you paint one or two items in a color, like your gloves and backpack in red or yellow? Perfect as is, but just a suggestion to make it less so.
Dance: having attended a fine arts school, where we have to always critique every piece of art we see, how about you paint one or two items in a color, like your gloves and backpack in red or yellow? Perfect as is, but just a suggestion to make it less so.
- Moboy56
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Re: Battling the Banshees
Sweet pic! use my name instead of melon's and send it to me! kidding aside, that is one GREAT picture!
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- Lefty
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Re: Battling the Banshees
That is just beautiful. I can not stop looking at it.
Great job. It really conveys the feeling of being there.
Great job. It really conveys the feeling of being there.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by things that you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, and catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Mark Twain
Not all those who wander are lost.
- J. R. R. Tolkien
Re: Battling the Banshees
Seriously awesome photo. It really puts you right there in every aspect (I'm shivering while I sit at my computer)! This single photo may force me to start buying winter gear an get in the game instead of waiting around for summer! This shot is the epitome of adventure to me, thanks for posting.
Bring the color back into that pack or jacket and then send it in to either respective company and see if they would buy it!
Bring the color back into that pack or jacket and then send it in to either respective company and see if they would buy it!
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- skiwall
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Re: Battling the Banshees
Sweet photo!!!!
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