Photographer's Note
Heightened awareness
This is the real-life spiderman, Frenchman Alain Robert. The dardevil skyscraper climber Alain Robert, dubbed the "French spiderman", scales the 60-storey Four Season Hotel in Cental yesterday.
Robert was arrested minutes after getting to the top floor but was released soon after as the hotel decided not to take legal action against him.
"The purpose of my climb is to raise people's awareness about global warning, a very, very important issue that has been ignored by many people" said the climber whose autobiography, "with bare hands" has just been published.
Picture taken with a new 500mm f/4 VR. RAW format.
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mikolaj_kawa
(0) 2008-04-16 0:37
Hello Michel! Very interesting scene. Original minimalistic composition. Great effect. Be careful. Good luck!
saxo042
(38078) 2008-04-16 0:58
Hi Michel,
A very different and interesting photo. Good diagonals along the wall and, of course, the man climbing here. Certainly a lot of action and thrill in this picture.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar
sevy
(58) 2008-04-16 0:59
Hello Michel,
Cet homme est un peu timbrι pour faire ces escalades. Le moindre faux mouvement ou imprevu et banzai par terre. Je me suis souvent questionner sur les motivations qu il pouvait avoir.
Pas facile ce type de photo. Si on prend en grand angle pour montrer l environnement et le vide, le grimpeur est souvent trop petit dans l image et au tele, on a qu une petite partie de la scene. Neanmoins, ici, l angle de vue suggere bien qu il est deja bien haut.
Une photo temoignage bien realisee.
Yves.
smartcat
(835) 2008-04-16 1:16
Hello Michel!
Very interesting picture! Plumb wall and this brave man climbing up on it.. Really, decisive moment!
Nolme
(6829) 2008-04-16 2:22
belle prise de ce spiderman. Il a une passion pour ces grimpettes virtgineuses.le clichι fne bien l'impression de hauteur par sa composition. Le personnnage est sur l'angle, le bβtiment occupe tout l'espace.
bonne journιe
marie
Faros
(12) 2008-04-18 7:21
Salut Michel,
C'est assez incroyable ce que fait ce gars. On se rend parfaitement compte de la folie de l'entreprise sur ta photo.
Folie extrθmement contrτlιe, mais qd mκme...!
Phil.
jorgi
(3810) 2008-09-22 0:49
Hi Michel,
you have lens I would kill for... Ok, kidding, but I do envy you quite a bit if I'm completely honest. And you now how to use it. Excellent documentaion of a very controversial man. It is interesting, his way of alerting about global warming...I wonder if it has any impact on the people. Well, one thing is certain..looking at your shot there is a strong impact of respect and amazement in such braveness (or crazyness..) and great composition you made. It is simple but the (non)colours of facade almost blending in with the sky give excellent background to the man with red pants. I would probably try also a white frame. I do that a lot and then I cannot decide which I prefer. :)
Kind regards,
Jeri
Photo Information
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Copyright: Michel Detay (mdetay)
(4929)
- Genre: Άνθρωποι
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2008-04-15
- Categories: Αποφασιστική στιγμή
- Camera: Nikon D2X, Nikkor 500mm AF-S VR F/4 IF ED
- Έκθεση: f/13.0, 1/640 δευτερόλεπτα
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2008-04-16 0:35