Sad news, be careful out there.

Very sad. I lived, for a while, on the west coast of Ireland and would photograph from the coastal cliffs a lot. I always made sure I kept a good 10 metre distance from the edge, as the wind was so strong and unpredictable it was very difficult to brace yourself against it as you didn't know which direction it would be coming fron next. No photograph is worth risking your life, no matter how remote the possibility.

Unfortunately, people do take risks when out photographing - its easy to do, you're concentrating on getting the shot and not really noticing that you're edging nearer and nearer to danger.
 
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melaniejane said:
Unfortunately, people do take risks when out photographing - its easy to do, you're concentrating on getting the shot and not really noticing that you're edging nearer and nearer to danger.
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I do recall the time when I was taking photos on Otterspool Promenade, I was near the edge and trying to get photos of the waves crashing against the wall. I was inching a little by little, just to get things in frame. Until I realised just how close my foot was to the edge, yes you certainly can get caught out if out are not careful.
 
jonbeeza said:
I do recall the time when I was taking photos on Otterspool Promenade, I was near the edge and trying to get photos of the waves crashing against the wall. I was inching a little by little, just to get things in frame. Until I realised just how close my foot was to the edge, yes you certainly can get caught out if out are not careful.
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Yep have done it a few times myself,it's so easily done with the camera to your eye :eek:
 
I have been up to Fanad a couple of times, it is a wild and beautiful area. The weather here was very windy yesterday with high waves, something like this can happen so easily. Very sad especially for his friend who witnessed it happening and his family as his wife died recently from cancer too.
 
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