19-year-old man dies after falling from Utah cliff while taking photos (Page 4): Nice image!

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

Nice image!

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

Gravity wins again.

goofybruce

JFCoupe wrote:

I have seen a number of people getting too close to 'the edge' at many locations. It makes me nervous and at times I just decide to move away from the area rather than observe a terrible mistake, not an accident.

Not commenting on the comment, but seemed like a good post on which to ask a serious question.....

Can a 'selfie' stick be used for taking something other than "selfies." I mean, that would allow you to be 4-5 feet from the edge, yet get a higher angle from which to take the picture, right?

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

goofybruce wrote:

Not commenting on the comment, but seemed like a good post on which to ask a serious question.....

Can a 'selfie' stick be used for taking something other than "selfies." I mean, that would allow you to be 4-5 feet from the edge, yet get a higher angle from which to take the picture, right?

Seems reasonable to me.

halraiser

goofybruce wrote:

Not commenting on the comment, but seemed like a good post on which to ask a serious question.....

Can a 'selfie' stick be used for taking something other than "selfies." I mean, that would allow you to be 4-5 feet from the edge, yet get a higher angle from which to take the picture, right?

Or take a class in rock climbing or mountaineering and learn how to use a rope and something called a Prussick hitch to lean over the edge safely. Of course then it would also help to be a person of unsound mind such as myself so that looking down from such heights doesn't bother you.

WIHorseman

Can’t say I ever turned my back on a ledge with a clear cliff that I remember but then I’ve never taken a selfie. That’s not to say that I was never at risk of sliding over the edge or the ground giving way under my feet. I guess it is worth remember we all need to remember to accept the risk we take and not assume someone else is always at fault no matter how dumb the thing we did was. I’m responsible for the things I do and don’t do. Same applies to you.

gwilliams6

coolhanduke wrote:

I had a younger brother that was taking photos at a stream near a waterfall. He slipped and fell over. Landed on his feet so hard it jarred his brain. Didn’t survive.
That was like 50 years ago and no, I don’t remember if the camera survived but it was a Nikon.

So very sorry for your loss.

gwilliams6

goofybruce wrote:

Not commenting on the comment, but seemed like a good post on which to ask a serious question.....

Can a 'selfie' stick be used for taking something other than "selfies." I mean, that would allow you to be 4-5 feet from the edge, yet get a higher angle from which to take the picture, right?

Absolutely.

classic320

Would it be better/worse if someone died taking a selfie? I seem to remember reading about such an occurance....

ackvil Loc: Delray Beach, FL

I have heard about several mishaps involving waterfalls and wildlife. One individual I know wanted to get a photo of a moose and since he did not have a telephoto lens he tried to get as close as possible. As he was reviewing the photo the moose charged him. He was lucky to get out alive.

rwoodvira

[quote=gwilliams6]Sadly it happens around the world.

Great shot!

halraiser

ackvil wrote:

I have heard about several mishaps involving waterfalls and wildlife. One individual I know wanted to get a photo of a moose and since he did not have a telephoto lens he tried to get as close as possible. As he was reviewing the photo the moose charged him. He was lucky to get out alive.

A bull moose thinks he owns the woods. Usually he's right. A cow moose isn't much safer, maybe more dangerous if she has a calf nearby.

While I was logging they told me about a case of someone operating a bulldozer, D6 Cat if I remember right. A bull moose decided he didn't like that noisy thing in his territory and hit it head on, knocking it 6 inches backwards. That was on ice, but still a tremendous impact. It killed the moose, but think what it would do if he hit your soft body.

gwilliams6

[quote=rwoodvira]

gwilliams6 wrote:

Sadly it happens around the world.

Great shot!

Thanks so much. Cheers

DL Loc: St. Petersburg, Fl and Island Park, Idaho

Happens at the Grand Canyon every year

gwilliams6

DL wrote:

Happens at the Grand Canyon every year

Sadly yes.