[BITList] Can you believe this ?

[John Feltham]

> Quite crazy but very lucky. Great shots!
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> This is the case of 1 photographer taking photographs of a 2nd photographer.
> The following photos were taken by Hans van de Vorst from the Netherlands at the Grand Canyon, Arizona .
> The descriptions are his own.
> The identity of the 2nd photographer is unknown.
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> I was simply stunned seeing this guy standing on this solitary rock at The Grand Canyon .
> The canyon's depth is 900 meters (3000ft) here.
> The rock on the right is next to the canyon and is safe.
> Watching this guy - wearing flip-flop sandals - with camera and tripod, I asked myself 3 questions:
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> 1. How did he get onto that rock ?
> 2. Why not take that sunset picture from the rock to the right, which is perfectly safe?
> 3. How will he get back?
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> After the sun set behind the canyon's horizon, he packed his things (having only on free hand) and prepared himself for the jump.
> This took about 2 minutes, and at that point, he had the full attention of the crowd                                                           of tourists.
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> He's now at the point of no return - he jumped in his flip-flops.
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> Now you can see that the safe rock is higher so he had to land lower - which was quite steep - and tried to use his one free hand to grab the rock.
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> Look carefully at the photographer.
> He has a camera, a tripod and a plastic bag, either on his shoulder or in his left hand.
> Only his right hand is available to grab the rock and the weight of his stuff is a problem.
> He landed low - his right hand and right foot are slipping.
> At this very moment, I took this shot.
> He then pushed his body against the rock, waited for a few seconds, threw his stuff up on the flat rock , climbed up and walked away, presumably to a bathroom to change his shorts.
> I know I had to change mine - and I was only watching !
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> Hans van de Vorst
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>  Arthur L. Finn,Los Angeles
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