Ch.40___Close to the Edge

behr655 · June 5, 2005

Taken yesterday at Apple Pie Hill fire tower.
Comments please.

Bear

ginger_55 · June 5, 2005

Comment: (a double entendre) I am NOT going there!

ginger

very dangerous IMO, just a walk in the park to some foolhardy idiots, uh, folks.

Hey, was that you???

behr655 · June 5, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

...............foolhardy idiots..........

Hey, was that you???

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Yeah, that's me.

Bear

Flyinggina · June 5, 2005

Looking at the picture makes my stomach tense up as though I were standing at the top. :yikes Looks -- and feels -- dangerous to me.

Virginia

erich6 · June 5, 2005

Very well done. Somehow the picture is able to capture the sense of height and vertigo. Nice!

Erich

behr655 · June 6, 2005

Thanks all. Believe me, I had an uneasy feeling taking the shot.

Bear

Prezwoodz · June 6, 2005

good shot i have a feeling we will see several feet entries!

willow56 · June 6, 2005

good crisp shot.. definitely gave me a feeling of vertigo

coldclimb · June 7, 2005

Definitely dangerous enough for the contest. I'm not sure how I'd improve it as a photograph, but I do think it has room for improvement, somehow. It does leave me thinking of dropping straight down though.

It's rather obvious that something must be wired differently in my brain.....

johno · June 7, 2005

willow56 wrote:

good crisp shot.. definitely gave me a feeling of vertigo

peace.
johno~

behr655 · June 7, 2005

coldclimb wrote:

.........I'm not sure how I'd improve it as a photograph, but I do think it has room for improvement, somehow.

How does this grab ya?

Bear

Flyinggina · June 7, 2005

Hey Bear,

I like the first version better because it is from my perspective. I could be the one standing in those sneakers. Shudder. :yikes I still feel vertigo looking at the second one, but the reaction is delayed.

Virginia

behr655 · June 7, 2005

Flyinggina wrote:

Hey Bear,

I like the first version better because it is from my perspective. I could be the one standing in those sneakers. Shudder. :yikes I still feel vertigo looking at the second one, but the reaction is delayed.

Virginia

Yes Virginia, I thought that too. However, in the flipped version, the subject ("The Feet") seems more off balance.

Thanks coldclimb for the suggestion to do something with the photo. I'm not sure if that is what you meant but now that I've done it I'm not sure which I like best.

Bear

behr655 · June 7, 2005

Now you all have me thinking and that can be dangerous. When I rotate the feet to the right I still feel attached and the off balance feeling is maintained.

Rotating them to the left doesn't do anything for me.

Now I really don't know which I like best. Maybe I should jump.

Bear

PS. Are we allowed to rotate a photo for the contest?

bfjr · June 7, 2005

yep, that works

the 1st one you posted works for me looked at it got dizzy

behr655 · June 7, 2005

bfjr wrote:

yep, that works
the 1st one you posted works for me looked at it got dizzy

The 1st 1st one or the 2nd 1st one?

Bear

coldclimb · June 7, 2005

The rotated version makes it seem like you're being held over the drop.

Interesting, but I think the original works better for dangerous. Something makes me like the rotation with the feet on the left though....

Maelyn · June 8, 2005

Definitely made me cringe. Great danger shot.

The only thing that might enhance it is lining one foot up more forward rather than sideways - like it's about to walk off. Maybe try to get a feeling of taking a step?