Sunday, January 18, 2015

Morning rock climbing


I took a walk yesterday morning and thought I could see someone high up on one of the Papago Buttes so I zoomed in to snap a couple of shots.  With the zoom on I was pretty sure it was person up there.  The buttes are a popular climbing place.


When I got home I cropped the photo in close and then I could tell the climber was either going to attempt to come down that slope or he was just sitting down.


So, I took a look at the second photo and did the same cropping job with this one.


Then I could tell he was just sitting down and had taken off his back pack.  So what do you think, was he reaching inside the pack for a bite to eat or was he going for his cell phone?  I'll never know because these were the only two photos I took of him.  From where I was standing, he was just a white dot on the mountain so I had no idea what I was taking.  It was kind of fun to be a voyeur from so far away.

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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:09 AM

    Looks like a perfect day for it too!

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  2. LowellJanuary 18, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    You must have a nice long lens on that camera! I think he's out there meditating and probably going to smoke some weed!

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  3. ThérèseJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:04 AM

    Nice catch. Always fun to try and guess what people do up there especially when they are on their own.

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  4. JudyJanuary 18, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Seems like there is always someone up there on those rocks. Looks like a nice place to sit and watch the world go by.

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  5. LoisJanuary 18, 2015 at 8:55 AM

    Whatever he was doing, he is much braver than me! Nice photos.

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  6. RedPatJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    I'd be having a bite to eat!

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  7. cieldequimperJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:15 PM

    I wouldn't have thought you'd be a voyeur! :-)

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  8. CatalystJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:26 PM

    I would have been going for a bottle of wine!

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  9. William KendallJanuary 18, 2015 at 4:56 PM

    As a climber, I would say he'd be reaching for a quick bite to eat. Than a camera. Quite a beautiful place to scramble about!

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  10. RandyJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:02 PM

    I used to love to climb up there.

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  11. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 19, 2015 at 5:56 AM

    Maybe the phone signal was better up there Sharon :) Don't you just love the long lens.

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  12. KateJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:25 AM

    He's an adventurer who needs solitude and has found a perfect spot to do some reading (don't I wish?)

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  13. JackJanuary 20, 2015 at 7:28 PM

    Sharon, I can't even look. Hate heights!

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