Photograper: Brave or Not so Smart?

[Gdad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvdB9P_5Zp0

 

[YesDear]

For me it would depend on who was doing the shooting. Gunwise that is.

I bet he knows them or who they are, skill wise, very very well.

I have worked at turkey shoots where buckshot would bounce back at you.

 

[tjl1388]

No way!!

That crowd looked VERY inexperienced, note the standing and looking around wondering what to do next. Not good range etiquette.

 

[jann1033]

see i took that as the standing shooter wondering "what is up with the idiot with the camera right by my target? is this a test of my judgement?"

 

[ukcatfan]

One word: ricochet! The best shot in the world cannot control that.

 

[Todd_H]

Gonna go with not so smart on that one

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

And I thought the photographer doing a shoot on the golf course with me one time was not so smart for wanting to stand in front of me for my tee shot.

This guy was dumb to the nth degree - aren't remotes made for a reason?

 

[JoeDif]

I vote....not so smart

 

[fitzperry]

Certifiably insane

 

[Dismom+two]

Anything to get the picture!

 

[wenrob]

Going with not so smart.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

If you look carefully, you'll see that he's playing it safe. He is using a UV filter.

 

[crazydadguy]

I'm voting for "Future Recipeint of the Darwin Award".

 

[Gdad]

If you look carefully, you'll see that he's playing it safe. He is using a UV filter.

Hehehe...

 

[kaffinito]

I don't think I would look that relaxed myself.

 

[jann1033]

If you look carefully, you'll see that he's playing it safe. He is using a UV filter.

but wouldn't a hood reflect a bullet much better?

 

[MarkBarbieri]

but wouldn't a hood reflect a bullet much better?

Only if it was a ricochet shot. For dead on shooting, you really want that UV filter. You might even want to stack two of them.

 

[tjl1388]

see i took that as the standing shooter wondering "what is up with the idiot with the camera right by my target? is this a test of my judgement?"

I would agree with you there if he had questioned it BEFORE he finished firing off deadly projectiles 5 ft from a person body. First rules of shooting, know what you are shooting at and what is around, behind, beside, etc your target.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

see i took that as the standing shooter wondering "what is up with the idiot with the camera right by my target? is this a test of my judgement?"

I think they were standing up and saying "well, we didn't hit him that time - do we get to try again?"

 

[praline3001]

One word: ricochet! The best shot in the world cannot control that.

got to agree with this post

photographer not so smart...