Kangaroo Point Cliffs, a photo from Queensland, East

Photographer's Note

When standing in Brisbanes CBD riverside, you look across to the southern bank of the river. Situated between the Story Bridge and the Southbank Parklands are the Kangaroo Point Cliffs. These volcanic cliff faces formed around 30 million years ago and were mined for construction material in the late 1800s soon after settlement began in 1823.

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robertosalguero (292) 2007-12-30 20:35

Hello Matt,

This is an awesome image. The light hitting the wall create an interesting contrast. The cropping is very effective to isolate the action of leader and belayer. The wall seem quite challenging but I see good foot and handholds. Nice work Matt and have an Awesome 2008 :-)

Roberto

MLINES (12516) 2007-12-30 21:12

Hi Matt, Very dramatic sporting photo. Those climbers are very skilled to climb such a steep cliff. Im happy just to watch them! Good low light treatment. Have a good break (not leg though). TFS. Murray.
PS The building chart you showed is excellent.

aadilj (18102) 2007-12-30 21:17

Thats death defying and absolutely the kind that sends a chill down the spine. Its absolutely stupendous and beautifully captured. Lovely play of light and colours. Good work.

PJE (20758) 2007-12-30 21:33

Matthew the lighting in this climb face is gorgeous. Excellent details, nicely framed..such a dynamic shot...Thanks for sharing and all the best in the New Year!

Atousa (7131) 2007-12-30 22:34

Salam,
Very interesting shot..great lighting ,sharpness n colours.
Regards,
AtousA

sothy81 (9646) 2007-12-30 23:21

Wow, this is amazing shot. I love the light. Very special there. MOre that is how sharp it is. Well done, and happy new year. Sothy

GerdVDC (0) 2007-12-31 5:57

Hi Matt,

Very clever control of the lighting against the rocks. You've provided a photo which is first of all interesting to look at, and also shows great contrast and natural colour. Superb sharpness completes the job. Well seen and well executed!

Happy New Year!

All the best,
Gerd

Cormac (26565) 2007-12-31 8:13

Good shot Matthew, with some nice lighting on the cliffs to show the rocks well. This would be even better if the climbers stood out more, because when I first looked at the photo I didn't even notice them, and only saw them after looking harder. I'm not sure how that could have been accomplished in this situation, but visually it would be a stronger shot. Happy New Year!

Signal-Womb (13048) 2007-12-31 12:51

Hi Matthew, great light in this one, really special. Well done.

macondo (20449) 2007-12-31 20:49

Hi Matt. You know, with my small laptop screen I couldn't get all of the shot in, and I've just now seen the upper climber! Perhaps, as you say, you could have captured a bit more rock face above the climber.
The light and shade and the colour tones are superb in this one. It's a very subtle picture really, nicely framed. I found the note interesting. Quite strange, your weather as opposed to ours, we've just had the hottest last day and the hottest first day of any year on record. Horrible, it was. The temp just crashed down to a cool 28!
Anyway, all the best for 2008.
Regards,
Andrew

jhm (203103) 2008-01-01 1:17

Hello Matthew,

I hope that 2008 will bring to best for you and your family, healthy, peace, love and happiness.
Also a lot lovely pictures as this image with the climbers and the fantastic colours of the rocks.
Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
John.

ChrisJ (160134) 2008-01-01 2:21

Hi Matthew

The climber at left, complete with ropes, adds a lot to this shot. I like the yellow vs blue colour contrast. Tfs, & Happy New Year!

Angelillo (9374) 2008-01-01 2:21

Hello Matthew!

It's breathtaking shot for many things. The lights mainly, playing with the irregularities of the rocks. It' quite impressive the textures, the combination with the shadows... The light over the scalator in ground is magnificent! Outstanding quality and really beautiful!

Greetings, and happy new year,
Angel.

Viera (948) 2008-01-01 5:15

Hi Matiew,
amazing sport photo,superb colour
Regards
Viera

pboehringer (770) 2008-01-01 11:16

Hi Matthew,
I was expecting to see in your collection the very first New Year shot of 2008 at TE. Some spetacular firework image with Sidney's silhoutte. Sounds cliche! You got something even better! It goes along with the beginning of 2008. It reminds me of the huge wall that is infront of us and the end of the year is the top. How many will make it? How many will have some bruises at the end, etc. Great light on the wall showing the texture of the rock extremely detailed and that person is right on spot wiht his daring look upwards.
Cheers, Peter

trekks (14348) 2008-01-01 17:06

Great shot, Matt, with nice light exposure for the clarity and sharpness to bring out rock texture contrast nicely, great pov from low angle. Well done. TFS

bill

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2008-01-01 23:16

Hi Matthew,
Spectacular shot ... the climber ceratainly creates a sense of danger and dynamics to the scene. The colors captured in these rugged rocks is just superb. Good choice of vertical format to accentuate the height of the cliff. Well captured and composed. Excellent work! tfs and Happy New Year.
Cheers,
Renier

batalay (41261) 2008-01-02 3:42

Hello Matthew,

This is a genre entirely different than the expansive skyline panoramas, but as one would say in the United States, "You've hit a home run!" with this image. Warm regards and I hope you've made a good start into the New Year.

Bulent

clio (27961) 2008-01-03 1:48

Hello Matt,
Impressive photo with the structure of the very strange cliff and this fantastic light. We would really say that there is a lighting with orange and purple spotlights.
Very well done.
Diane
and... happy new year!

gracious (20025) 2008-01-04 0:14

Hello Matthew,
You are the best artist and photographer in the whole TE members!
well done
Tony

daddo (28728) 2008-01-06 3:12

Hi Matthew. Well, one cannot accuse you of being predictable. Definitely a varied gallery. Wonderful light in this shot and interesting shapes and shadows.Great clarity. Regards. Klaudio.