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Cliff Hanger
Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 17 April 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Jesse at Laguna Creek Beach - Study (2006) - Northern Santa Cruz County - California
simply one of my favorite images.
find this photographer on Twitter as ' fogguy '
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Johannes from Feldkirch, Austria
Very cool idea. But I miss a little tension in the composition - how about moving the modle out of the middle of the picture frame? Or maybe cropping a little more so that she fills the frame?
17 Apr 2009 5:10am
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
That's an awesome photograph Stephen - I think the tension for me in this - at least what interests me is some deep fear that she is going to let go and fall against the rocks. The colors on these rocks are incredible and the red tones tie in with the tones in the hair also! Great shot!
17 Apr 2009 5:17am
Mirko Herzner from Germany
An awesome shot, Stephen. I like the pose and simple composition.
17 Apr 2009 5:35am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Fantastic!!! Love the texture and colours! The pose is stunning! Bravo!!!
17 Apr 2009 5:40am
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
Wow, what a great shape, she's great against the texture of the rock, nice one
17 Apr 2009 5:40am
Bill from Los Altos, United States
Fog Guy, be careful with this beautiful model - they only made one. Her pose, and your capture shows the great curves in the foreground against the harse lines of rock behind. A stunning photo.
17 Apr 2009 6:32am
yz from Budapest, Hungary
what an amazing shot and idea! she must have worked really hard for it, congrats to her as well
17 Apr 2009 6:43am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
A stunning juxtaposition of the soft and sensual with the rugged and harsh! Wonderful light, angle and composition too Stephen! Well done!
17 Apr 2009 6:46am
Liang from San Francisco, United States
simply a work of art here. i like how the rib tones show up on her body. a magnificent display!
17 Apr 2009 7:16am
MMC Photos from THE COLONY, United States
This is the only photo of yours I like, very brave model, excellent
17 Apr 2009 9:45am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Tough pose! Very beautiful image. Nice work.
17 Apr 2009 11:15am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
This is a gorgeous woman; she seems to be hanging on for dear life. The soft body contours and the harsh rocky lines are contrasting. This photo sort of speaks of our fleeting mortality, while at the same time celebrates our willingness to live into life's rocky places with complete abandon.
17 Apr 2009 11:47am
@Viewfinder: Thanks for the observations. The opportunity to work with the likes of Jesse has me facing my mortality with a smile.
peter from new york, United States
WOW. what a creative shot! bravo stephen this is awesome!
17 Apr 2009 2:31pm
Marcie from United States
Looks like it must have hurt for her to hold and keep this position. Wonderfully creative. Love the juxtaposition of soft human form against the hard rock.
17 Apr 2009 4:18pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Yep - this was worth waiting for! And I really did enjoy the "After the shoot" image from your link yesterday - but probably not as much as the model enjoyed the drink!
17 Apr 2009 4:43pm
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, Wales., United Kingdom
I'm of an age where I can appreciate the picture without lusting after the model,well composed and taken Stephen.."Reminds me of the Isle of Man logo".
17 Apr 2009 5:54pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Wow, very good composition of members and stones, a great body to admire and a wonderful red hair.
I wish I have a model like Jesse. Congratulations.
17 Apr 2009 7:19pm
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Definitely a work of art, Stephen...so simple, yet so striking...my question is how you talked her into doing this???? and again, spencer tunick comes to mind.....you're in great company!!!
17 Apr 2009 10:18pm
Yonatan from Bronx, United States
This image has a very primal quality to it. I am a big fan. The image grabs me and pulls me in. As a rock climber, I can also appreciate that this was probably not the most comfortable of poses for your model!
17 Apr 2009 11:09pm
Shrig from Washington, D.C., United States
I do like this very much. A soft human body with rocky mountains. Brave girl. Beautiful shot!
18 Apr 2009 4:19pm
Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany
A free climbing nude,you don´t see that everyday !!
I like the harsh lines of the rock in contrast to the soft curves of the model !!
18 Apr 2009 4:23pm
Mariana from waterloo, Canada
I love this photo. Fantastic . Beautiful body on these rocks ... what a gorgeous idea .
19 Apr 2009 3:37am
grant from kansas city, United States
excellent. the rocks seem to radiate from her.
20 Apr 2009 2:25am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
wow!!! intense, emotive, graphic -- superb!! bravo!!!
21 Apr 2009 10:07pm
