Behind the Shot: An Unusual Perspective

Joe Rollin, of Blacksburg, scales a route at The River Rock in Wasena on the gym’s opening day Wednesday. Photo by JOEL HAWKSLEY | The Roanoke Times
I’m always looking for unusual perspectives to shoot from while on assignment. For today’s story on the opening of The River Rock in Wasena, I made it my goal to climb to the top of a route and shoot from above. While I was only 25 feet in the air, my 16mm wide-angle lens accentuated the perspective, making it seem much higher.

My shooting position for the image above. Photo by KYLE GREEN | The Roanoke Times
-Joel Hawksley



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