Human Flies

[AlanLichty]

A few years back I took a fall trip to Central Oregon since I had never really spent much time there and on a Saturday morning before heading back I stopped in at Smith Rock to see what the place looked like. I took my obligatory panorama of the primary geologic feature (3 shot TS-E pano):

Smith Rock

• AlanLichty
• Dec 10, 2017
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A three shot panorama of Smith Rock, Oregon.

But then I started noticing that there were more than a few people over on the cliffs just to the north of this - Rock Climbers. At first I was annoyed that there were so many people in the area I wanted to shoot and then I decided to embrace the situation and started shooting. The base of the cliffs had various groups clustered under their climbing spots::

Saturday Tribes

• AlanLichty
• Dec 10, 2017

Clusters of climbers on a Saturday morning at Smith Rock in Central Oregon

I pulled out my 100-400mm lens and started watching their compatriots above:

Follow the Chalk

• AlanLichty
• Dec 10, 2017

Climbers following the chalk handprints up the cliffs at Smith Rock in Central Oregon.

Finally I added a 2x extender for an 800mm view:

Human Fly

• AlanLichty
• Dec 10, 2017

A climber working the crevices at Smith Rock, Central Oregon.

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

Wow, those long shots really put some scale on this. Very interesting shots, and Smith Rock is a place I need to get to sometime!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Those rock climbers are amazing. My wife and I were having dinner in Zion and saw lights on the side of the rock face near the Watchman. It was either night climbers or perhaps the people who set up a sleeping area on the side of the rock.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Impressive, both your photography and the climbers.