what do you think of this?

[ghitch75]

what do you guys think of this practice?....owners of the site say it's ok

 

[Ryanxia]

For those that don't want to click on a link without more info, it seems to be a video and discussion of photographers who take pictures from downrange (ie. in the general line of fire).

Personally while I wouldn't do it, to each his own. 'Back in the day' even police shooting teams would shoot cigarettes out of each others mouths, apples off heads, whatever. If you trust the shooter and are willing to take the risk, by all means.
But like I said, I don't think I'll be doing it any time soon.

 

[Mooseman]

Completely unnecessary danger. You could always just mount a camera there.

 

[bannockburn]

Somehow the words "remote control" come to mind with this sort of downrange proposition. Better to lose just some camera equipment to an errant shot than the other possibility.

 

[Ranger Roberts]

Completely unnecessary danger. You could always just mount a camera there.

Agreed. In a combat situation or even some SD scenarios it's a risk I'm willing to take if the situation warrants it. But to get a good picture? I'll pass...

 

[yzguy87]

Never under estimate the power of stupidity.

 

[45_auto]

It's probably safer than skydiving, scuba diving, being a NASCAR driver, etc.

What some people see as dangerous or stupid others just see as exciting!

 

[Atom Smasher]

People do catastrophically stupid things with guns. I have youtube videos saved to my hard drive of people doing dumb things just so I can show people. Sometimes to talk someone out of a dangerous practice (like downrange photography with a fleshy person holding the camera), only blatant examples can get through.

 

[Goblin]

The TV people actually use mirrors to get those straight-on shooting pics.

 

[bdickens]

Would you please post a brief synopsis instead of merely a drive-by link?

Merely posting a drive-by link with no description is rude.

 

[Bubbles]

Idiocy. I see future Darwin award winners here. A pro photographer should have a camera with a remote anyway.

 

[Al Thompson]

Lets not drag other forums and web sites into THR. We've had this sort of behavior or issue posted before and it doesn't end well.