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TOTK - A Picture for the Closed Stable guide

Looking to find Spectacle Rock and the giant sword in Tears of the Kingdom?

Kirk McKeand

TOTK - A Picture for the Closed Stable guide
TOTK - A Picture for the Closed Stable guide /

When you track down Gerudo Canyon Stable (you can find all TOTK stables in VideoGames.SI.com's dedicated guide) and clear out all the wooden boxes littering the place up, you'll trigger a two-part quest called A Picture for the Closed Stable. 

For the first picture, you need to find the exact spot to take the photo from, but the subject of your photo is at least marked on the map. For the second, you don't even get a map marker. Let's make it easier for you, eh? 

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Here's exactly where you need to stand to snap a photo of Spectacle Rock in Tears of the Kingdom.
Here's exactly where you need to stand to snap a photo of Spectacle Rock in Tears of the Kingdom

For the first picture, the stable owner wants a photo of Spectacle Rock, which he says he's seen Rito flying over. This should be your first clue: you need a bird's-eye view. 

Head to the East Gerudo Sky Archipelago, which you can glide to from the nearest skyview tower (for all TOTK skyview tower locations, we have a guide for that, too). The sky island you want to reach has a shrine on it called Rakashog Shrine. 

If you look at the island on the map, you'll see the southwestern tip of the cross has a small smile-shaped island beneath it. Go to the tip of the cross and look down from there. You should see the mountain as the eyes and the sky island just below you as the mouth. Snap a photo and take it back to the stable. 

A Picture for the Closed Stable 2

Watch out for the dragon guarding the giant sword in Tears of the Kingdom. 

For the next stable picture, you're tasked with taking a photo of a giant sword on a peak in the Gerudo Highlands. If you head north from the stable and into the frozen landscape above, you should eventually see a peak with a three-headed dragon on it in the distance. The sword is right next to the creature. 

Here's a map showing the exact location: 

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Take the snap from a distance if you don't want to be dragon dinner. 

Once you've handed in the two photos, you'll get two Pony Points and two Chilly Mushroom Risotto. 

Check our full Tears of the Kingdom walkthrough for more quest guides, tips, and strategies. 

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KIRK MCKEAND

Kirk McKeand is the Content Director for GLHF.  A games media writer and editor from Lincoln, UK, he won a Games Media Award in 2014 in the Rising Star category. He has also been nominated for two Features Writer awards. He was also recognized in MCV's 30 Under 30 list in 2014. His favorite games are The Witcher 3, The Last of Us Part 2, Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Bloodborne, Suikoden 2, and Final Fantasy 7.  You can buy Kirk McKeand's book, The History of the Stealth Game, in most bookstores in the US and UK.  With a foreword written by Arkane's Harvey Smith, The History of the Stealth Game dives deep into the shadows of game development, uncovering the surprising stories behind some of the industry's most formative video games.  He has written for IGN, Playboy, Vice, Eurogamer, Edge, Official PlayStation Magazine, Games Master, Official Xbox Magazine, USA Today's ForTheWin, Digital Spy, The Telegraph, International Business Times, and more.  Kirk was previously the Editor-in-Chief at TheGamer and Deputy Editor at VG247. These days he works as the Content Director for GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage, serving media partners across the globe.  You can check out Kirk McKeand's MuckRack profile for more.  Email: kirk.mckeand@glhf.gg

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