City - June Lake State - CALIFORNIA Country - United States
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I set this shot up and had my friend depress the shutter as there is no way to do it otherwise. Please let me know if you agree that this is still a self portrait. the story is- Went bouldering with some friends near Mammoth CA and this seemed like one of those shot's that just had to be taken. Please give me any suggestions you may have on this image, I'm here to learn. thx
Overall this is a good image, though not quite of the caliber you may see in Climbing or Rock & Ice magazines (not that I have ever taken anything that good myself, but here goes anyway). On the plus side, the exposure looks pretty good, the subject (you) is framed nicely by the dark pine trees on the sides and your position on the rock is nice and dynamic. I do tend to prefer these type of shots to feature the subject (again, you) in a more frame filling manner. In other words, get closer, and resist the natural instinct to include all of everything, as in the whole rock or the whole tree in the image. Anyone who can't figure out what's going on in a tighter composition won't really be interested anyway. Besides, it looks like you have some ink on your back that in my opinion would add to the vibe of the scene. But hey, I understand wanting to show-off that blue bird sky as well, and as I said I do think this is a pretty good image. The important thing is that you were there enjoying life and have the image to prove it.
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