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Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member

Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 11, 2009 - 01:35pm PT

zion guide is still a little ways off from done. still waiting on feedback but we are now looking at cover photos

here are 4 top contenders now - there are still some time before before this is done so there might be more options ill post later. all photos by eric draper - http://www.ericdraper.com . let me know which one you like best
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2)

3)

4)

SteveW

Trad climber

The state of confusion

Mar 11, 2009 - 01:37pm PT

It's gotta be Numero UNO, Mr. Chris!

Studly

Trad climber

Mar 11, 2009 - 01:38pm PT

I vote for #2
#1 is awesome also.

Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 11, 2009 - 01:41pm PT

i just noticed that these lost a lot of their color when i posted them... strange. you can see the original of a couple of them at eric drapers web site. for example, here is #2 with more color

graniteclimber

Trad climber

Nowhere

Mar 11, 2009 - 01:42pm PT

Ilike the way the hair blends into the crack in #1, but for a book cover, I'd pick #2.

JLP

Social climber

The internet

Mar 11, 2009 - 01:44pm PT

#1 too much rock, too little subject. Crop? - except you may loose belayer.
#2 seems too distorted. If you rotated to fix, climber would look like he's on a slab.
#3 too much pine tree
#4 my vote. Subject fills frame better. Too bad they aren't busy free climbing, but most aid in Zion anyway... Cam is too shiney, maybe this can be fixed?
#5 looks like he's taking a crap.

Fish Finder

Social climber

THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART

Mar 11, 2009 - 01:44pm PT

# 1

drunkenmaster

Social climber

santa rosa

Mar 11, 2009 - 01:50pm PT

#2 - its got exposure, good body position, classic route, gear placement runout action!

Beatrix Kiddo

Mountain climber

Littleton

Mar 11, 2009 - 01:57pm PT

My vote it for # 2.

GDavis

Trad climber

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:02pm PT

#2 for sure. Matt Wilder's onsight ascent is pretty badass. Not to mention free climbing shots always look cooler. :D

the Fet

Knackered climber

A bivy sack in the secret campground

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:02pm PT

1 and 2 are fanstastic.

1. best photo
2. maybe a better cover with text at the bottom left

#2 my vote.

Jay Hack

Trad climber

bellingham, Washington

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:05pm PT

Looking at #1 made me want to get back to Zion, I vote for #1.

Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:12pm PT

Guidebooks are like drug laws; while they may be well intended (and not all are) they end up doing more harm than good.

How about a cover picture of a gravestone for another wild adventurous place to practice the high arts?

OK, rant over, please return to ogling.

drljefe

climber

Old Pueblo, AZ

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:12pm PT

#4 = Zion's legacy of aid routes.

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

sorry, just posting out loud.

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:13pm PT

if the guide is about aid routes predominantly, as I suspect it is, then the cover shot should be aiding to reflect the contents.

David

Trad climber

San Rafael, CA

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:26pm PT

fyi. Chris, I think you need to wait until we mock-up some options with title text, author info, etc. There are other issues than simply what is a nice photo. It's too early to throw this to the wolves.

John Mac

Trad climber

Littleton, CO

Mar 11, 2009 - 02:26pm PT

When is it due to be out???

No 2 is a great shot and gets my vote.

Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 11, 2009 - 02:32pm PT

The book is actually mostly free climbing so we are fairly committed to having a free climbing shot on the cover. There will be 20-25 clean aid walls also in the book. No nailing routes. Not sure yet when it will be out.