How far would you go to take a photo?

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i was out today with friend and daughter, i had set up tripod ready for shot, then something happened & i went to help. I also slipped falling on wrist and fracturing few bones. i knew straight away so no big drama. I was in middle of river setting up shot below and few others. After i helped i went back to middle of river to take shot also continued to try take few more shots before going to hospital.

So how far would you go to take a photo or how dangerous to get that shot? anybody else done something similar? m8 thinks i'm mad..... might be right.:D


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I was only joking of course OF ... :suspect: ... it is not such a bad image ... ;) ... really ... no really it isn't ... :shrug:



BTB ... get well soon ... ;)





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Ouch, hope you're okay mate, sounds painful. The picture isn't bad either!

For my contribution, I'll refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I made earlier.

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Hacker said:
Ouch, hope you're okay mate, sounds painful. The picture isn't bad either!

For my contribution, I'll refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I made earlier.

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Maybe It should`nt, but that did make me......:lol:
 
Recently marched myself and a club newbie up a 2 mile uphill trek in -4 degrees for a 'morning sunrise shot' over Derwent Water at 6.00 a.m.

Only to realise we were

a) too early by miles as the hills mean the sun didn't 'rise' there until after 8.00 a.m.

and

b) it'd be better as a sunset spot !!!

Oops

And of course as she's a teenager, she wasn't dressed well enough for that level of cold (why do teens insist on being undressed all the time in cold weather? - were you that daft as a teen?)

That said, she did get out of bed at 4.30 a.m. to get ready

Jeez I was popular !!!

:lol:
 
Well i thought i would try and get a decent cliff shot in cornwall only whilst walking around the grassy top at the edge it was really damp, i slipped but luckily i hit all grass and was fine, unfortunately my 18-55 hit a rock and the front barrel was dislocated. Not exactly a daredevil stunt but i smashed up some kit ... fortunately after a bit of surgery the 18-55 is now fine with a few scars to show.
 
slipped on wet soggy grass above honistor mine, slid fifty feet on my ar?e heading off 30 foot drop onto jagged rocks stopped by two sticking up pieces of rock in the family jewels department didnt go over edge but the couple of acres recieved hurt liek bugg ry, still managed to shoot some more later once pain and items fell back into place!!!!!!!
 
Forbiddenbiker said:
:lol: For a second their Dave I thought ... :eek:

My photo passion driven story, turned out to be blind stupidity :bang: .....On my blog Hidden community.
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what a read, :thumbs: i would have hated that, you go into a derilict building then the next minute some guy shouts at you whilst holding a pole. i would have been scared to say the least,
 
I think we need some images to ilustrate this thread. Here's one to start.

I very nearly got creamed by a bus whilst taking this:

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When i'm working (agency/photojournalism type stuff) ill go a way to get a picture. Some people take a swing at you/push the camera in your face/ push you over sometimes when were doing snatches outside court. Just missed a punch when doing a job on youth binge drinking outside of a club. Thats about it really
 
heres another professional tog, event was Glasgow Subway Festival & he was one of official togs. yes it had been raining & yes it was muddy. guy just lay down to the amazement of few on lookers and started clicking away. Think hes Australian likes to shot from down under.

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A couple of months ago I was driving on the M6 near Stafford, there was a beautiful sunset to my left, about 1/2 a mile up the motorway there was a car stopped on the hard shoulder, a guy was standing behind it with a SLR in his hands photographing it.:cuckoo:

One shot too far for me, I've seen a few cars over the years that have been hit on the hard shoulder, not much left of then when 44 tonnes of artic ploughs into them
 
I've taken photos in some pretty risky places. But perhaps it's different, as I'd be there even if I didn't have the camera. Sometimes though, it's carrying the beast and trying to use it (particularly at heights or underground) that increases the chance of injury. Having said that though, I have to admit that if I go somewhere of that nature, the chance of some unusual photos does add to the motivation.

But it's funny, because the last time I was near press guys, they were ditching anything loosely resembling manners or politeness to push and shove. I'd go and set up for an image, and then there'd be three guys behind me copying the same thing. And that's where I draw the line. I'll climb to the top of a 300ft chimney for a shot back down the ladder, but I'm damned if I'll push and shove other people. I'd be **** as a pap.
 
hotchef23 said:
slipped on wet soggy grass above honistor mine, slid fifty feet on my ar?e heading off 30 foot drop onto jagged rocks stopped by two sticking up pieces of rock in the family jewels department didnt go over edge but the couple of acres recieved hurt liek bugg ry, still managed to shoot some more later once pain and items fell back into place!!!!!!!
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ouch!!
 
i quite regularly crawl around on my stomach through mud and bushes! I also often spend a few hours sliding down cliffs on my behind to get a good pic.
Maybe i'm just weird? :shrug:
 
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