http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:RockinCj&section=today deviantART RSS for by:RockinCj en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:50:50 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://RockinCj.deviantart.com/journal/24048731/ http://RockinCj.deviantart.com/journal/24048731/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:19:26 PDT
I started climbing again the start of this year. I used to climb in junior high since they had the walls in the gym and got into lead climbing a bit when I was there; I'd given it up until recently. I got my lead cert a month after I starting climbing again at a local gym and went onward from there. Just a quick explanation, top roping (what you do when you drop-in climb at a climbing gym) is when the rope runs from the belayer to the top of the climb through an anchor, then back down to the climber, so when you fall, its only a couple of inches. Lead climbing is the process of bringing the rope with you, and clipping draws/placing pro and clipping it as means of protection. I'm doing sport climbs atm, which means all the bolts are there, you just hang a draw and clip the draw so when you fall, your draw acts as your anchor like in a top rope situation to arrest your fall.

I started out leading open climbs and tried some routs and did a 5.9 lead climb (difficulties range from 5.1's to 5.15's, 5.1 being super easy, 5.15 being climbing up basically glass). It went ok'ish the first few times until one time I was up at my 3rd draw, going to clip it and being in a bad spot to clip, I blew it and fell off. I took a big fall from there and just about broke my bloody legs as I stopped literally half a foot off the ground! That turned me away from lead climbing for a while and any time I got on lead again, I would just shake a lot out of nervousness.

Well, a month later, a few easier lead climbs in, I'm back leading 5.9's again! And no close shaves with broken legs any more! I'm so stoked, I can't wait to try some of those 5.9 routes I'd always wanted to do and keep improving!

Well thats all for now... And well, yeah, more pictures... Sometime!

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This is one thing I aim to reduce now, I'm not saying I've gone huge distances farther now than I was then (although I have improved) I just don't want to submit as much regular photos. Seeing some of my white washed, oh look a duck, hey a leaf kind of photos that really aren't that creative just don't cut it for me any more. I guess that happens when you first get a camera though...

Anyways, look forward to more of my better stuff, and a lot less of the regular, every day crap.

]]> ~RockinCj http://RockinCj.deviantart.com/journal/20137444/ http://RockinCj.deviantart.com/journal/20137444/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:45:14 PDT . So that means I have new pictures to upload.

However unlike the last one, I'm not uploading all of the pictures, I'm going to try and be really selective and keep to the really good ones, which, surprisingly, there are a lot more of this time round (yay for getting better!).

So anyways, I'm back, hopefully ready to get more photos and back on track!

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So I'm excited and really nervous at the same time, I mean its is good right, even if it dosn't pay much, its great experience and I've always wanted to get deeper into this but at the same time am I good enough for it? I don't want to dive in before I'm ready and ruin my reputation. Asides from that, I've heard lots of horror stories from other photographers who got crucified for messing up photos or just not taking the right style of pictures.

So with that all said, does ANYBODY have any tips that could help me here? Anything is good guys and gals, anything you can think of would be awesome. I mean the shoot is in May so I have lots of time to get out and practice, and I definatly need to buy (or rent if I don't get cash in time) for this. Anyways, tips!! Please!! I need all your help here!

]]> ~RockinCj http://RockinCj.deviantart.com/journal/16318979/ http://RockinCj.deviantart.com/journal/16318979/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:54:36 PST
Thanks to everyone who continually checks my pages and visits to help me get to a 1000, I'm going to head out soon to take more pictures, winter has kind of turned me away since there arn't that many good pictures. However I'm in the mood for it so .

Anyways, thanks again everyone! Next big stop, 5000 .

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No1 has probably noticed but I figgured I should mention this anyways. Some of you might be wondering why I havn't put up any new pictures as of late. Well to be entirely honest, I'm getting tired of getting shown up by people here that are so much better than me at this art. I look at pictures all of you are posting and I'm like "Damn, how the hell did they get that composition and that perfect exposure? I can't freakin do that." And it kinda bums me out.

All of my good pictures, don't even look that good because I'm shooting on an average lens. So I can't even compare anything because nothing is anywhere near as sharp as I would like it. So until I get a new lens, OR I get over this, I'm not going to be posting any new pictures. No I'm not saying a new lens will make me a better photographer, I know that, but I've outgrown my current lens and need to get a better one. That way when I do take good pictures, I can actually feel like their good because thel be shot on a nicer lens.

If that makes any sense at all

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Unfortunatly the sky was never on my side so the lighting really sucked for pretty much all the pictures. The first day it was really hazy so the range of view is really pathetic and saps a lot of quality from the shots. Being socked in and having minor breaks in the sky also didn't do wonders for lighting either.

On the bright side, I did manage to get some great landscapes and a few good wildlife shots [I want my ultra telephoto lens ]. I'll probably either upload them late tonight or tomorrow, I just want to kick back a bit, and try shooting chandeliers now that theres a topic about it on the forums I'm part of :/. Apparently its really hard.

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