Up!

I thought of giving even more motion to our ice-climbing session.That's my first attempt to this technique and comments and suggestions(and ratings?) would be very much welcome.

A general view of this glacier-snout climbing is herewhile a close-up of the climber at her arrival to the top of the faceis here, andan unusual perspective is here.

WOWOWOWOWOOW::: :-)

My first thought was negative. Why is there so little space between the start point and the end point? The climber in the first frame should be lower and, in the last frame, should be higher...

 

...but then I thought, this isn't a climb, this is a crawl, a slow, difficult, exhausting crawl to the top, and I started to like the lack of progress across each frame. In fact, for the final frame, if you have a photo of the climber slightly lower, it might make that idea even stronger. Not sure if it would be a good idea to crop off the top, though, so that there's no visible 'end' to the climb, kind of a never-ending crawl up the ice face, together with a clever title underneath it, like 'Struggle', or 'Infinity'.

Or something like it...

This is a very good progression, very focused (not as in camera lens). This would look really good large. I like to step back a bit, and see the whole progression in one instant. Stephen's suggestion for a crop is interesting, I don't know if it would be any better, just different. It makes the face look like there is only a very small, precarious cleft to reach.

I think Stephen got it right with his observations about slow progress , then compromised it with the crop that eliminates most of the upper portion which also seems to define a destination of sorts.

I'm not really convinced by the crop either. Does getting rid of the top change the message? Does having the destination provide a bit of hope, or is it still a strong enough struggle with it included...

 

And the poses of the climber are important to the effect... you have the progression of the crawl throughout the different frames, which is something to pay attention to if there are other exposures...

well this what you call getting out there to get a great shot. and all I could say is WOW you got it. Spot on!7/7+1 very well done!

Good idea! If I were.....I may wonder which to choose and may upload only right side one? But this is far better and interesting. I got a study of cropping magic. Thank you.

How long did you wait for this? Quite an interesting sequence. Obviously, the contrast is a little too strong because of the white bg and the dark colored clothing of the climber.

You're very fortunate the person was wearing red. It really helps him/her stand out against the ice. Great exposure also.

I like the secuency in mountain's photos. This sport is perfect for ... I like it. !GREAT!

Somehow I missed this picture before. What a splendid shot. I like the composition here and you really captured the struggle and effort of such a risky undertaking. I love these islands. I don't think I'll ever have a business reason to visit, but I hope I can get a nice long visit there one day.