Ever wonder how they get those shots sometimes...?

Camera equipment and technique for taking photos.
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Ever wonder how they get those shots sometimes...?

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I love shots like this.


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Re: Ever wonder how they get those shots sometimes...?

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Don't the instructions say not to stand on the top step of the ladder?
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I think the guy on the ladder has more balls then the free climber...
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Post by vonmackle »

rking007 wrote:I love shots like this.


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Wow.
BenfromtheEast wrote:Don't the instructions say not to stand on the top step of the ladder?
:lol:
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Reminds me of a bit in Warren Miller's Storm, I believe, where they have footage following a skier through gorgeous powder on a semi tree-filled hill, and he says something along the lines of "if you think the skier is good, think about the cameraman skiing besides him with a camera to his eye and his head turned sideways."
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Post by Dancesatmoonrise »

bking14ers wrote:I think the guy on the ladder has more balls then the free climber...
Poor fellow! They've photoshopped off his rope, harness, and draws. :(
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Dancesatmoonrise wrote:
bking14ers wrote:I think the guy on the ladder has more balls then the free climber...
Poor fellow! They've photoshopped off his rope, harness, and draws. :(
+1. I don't think I'd ever refer to Alex Honnold as a ball-less wonder.
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Don't the instructions say not to stand on the top step of the ladder?
Now they will need to add: "WARNING! DO NOT STAND LADDER ON A VERTICAL SURFACE"
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Bill Cummings wrote:
Don't the instructions say not to stand on the top step of the ladder?
Now they will need to add: "WARNING! DO NOT STAND LADDER ON A VERTICAL SURFACE"
"WITHOUT PROPER BELAY."

I suppose you just have to assume when the ladder is "on" or "off".
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I want to see how they set that rig up. Probably took quite a while.

And hope the photog doesn't barndoor-swing. That'd be a hard bump.
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pvnisher wrote:I want to see how they set that rig up. Probably took quite a while.

And hope the photog doesn't barndoor-swing. That'd be a hard bump.
ESPECIALLY if his first instinct is to protect the camera!
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Hows this one...
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