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Some of you may have seen this already. This is a series of shots of a photographer taking pics with a tripod 900 metres above the floor of the grand canyon. Nothing unusual EXCEPT he's set up on a solitary rock outcropping NOT attached to the side.

I suggest these be viewed in sequence (each image has commentary by the photographer who took the pics of this daredevil):

- The setup

- in flight

- landing

Thanks for the reminder Peter, I had seen these before and must say they were worth the second look.

And in thongs too.

I've seen this before and truly amazing stuff of this thing. I believe he just did it for showing off. I will not risk this for even the best picture in my life that can be taken at that rock. Not a chance.

Here's some more information from Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/canyonleap.asp

Daniel

DanielA wrote:Here's some more information from Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/canyonleap.asp

Thanks for that, saved me searching snopes

So the shots and commentary from the photog on Flickr are deliberately misleading. Interesting. Mind you, not the first - nor the last - time that photographs are used to deliberately mislead, but it is a great reminder to never believe anything that you see, hear or read. Including this.

theguy is still a fool now matter how small the fall.

Greg B wrote:So the shots and commentary from the photog on Flickr are deliberately misleading. Interesting. Mind you, not the first - nor the last - time that photographs are used to deliberately mislead, but it is a great reminder to never believe anything that you see, hear or read. Including this.

So in short, do not trust photographers' stories... They are the masters in visual illusion

DanielA wrote:Here's some more information from Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/canyonleap.asp

Daniel

Thanks Daniel

I was originally sent this in an email and thought it might be suss. So I googled the photog and went to his flickr site to verify it. Having read through it I just took him at his word. Should have checked one of the urban myths sites first

Last time a believe anything a photographer tells me.

dam photographers!

I googled this last week when it passed through my mailbox, and the snopes article was pretty high on the list of results!

DaveB wrote:I googled this last week when it passed through my mailbox, and the snopes article was pretty high on the list of results!

I out clevered mysefl Dave I googled the photographer - he was #1 and I went straight to his Flickr site. Should have looked further. And I certainly know better

And I certainly know better

But but but your sig says otherwise...

Mr Darcy wrote:

And I certainly know better

But but but your sig says otherwise...

Sprung. Damn you