I watched and we're ALL guilty of this

[spookythecat]

Does the ladder really help?

Must be one of those pesky invisible fences. Those things are always getting in my way.

[jlittle2]

That is great Blue, how did I miss this guy ?....... the only thing funnier would have been this guy on this ladder with a a 747-400 taking off with him in that position (remember "Pushing Tin"). I can see camera parts, ladder parts, and human parts scattered all over the tarmac!

There is never a good reason or excuse to use a ladder at the front of a crowd. I would rather stand further back, load up a longer lens, and get the better photo at a much better angle.

If you are a professional photographer, or at least a courteous non-professional photographer you will never be seen doing this, IMHO

[Mudge]

As I've said before, There's nothing but taxiing going on at ground level. All the action shots are at least 500 feet up. Even us amateurs can get great pictures from 100-200 feet behind the front row. Only Bob Uecker is enamored of the front row.

Mudge the amateur

[bdk]

Even us amateurs can get great pictures from 100-200 feet behind the front row.

That's easy for you to say "oh tall one." Us folks under 6'8" don't have it quite as easy.

[Mudge]

OOOPS...My bad...I forgot that there are those of us who might be slightly...er...shall we say "vertically challenged".

Mudge the vertically endowed

[Chunks]

I need your address Mudge. I've got at least a hundred pics of the back of your head!

Chunks the vertically challenged (down in front!)

[Chris Brame]

And let's face it - sitting down is just a little bit safer :



(calm down - it's just a movie...)

[muddyboots]

catch-22?

[Chris Brame]

Sho 'nuff.