Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I must say that looks exciting! Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > I am behind on my reading since we were out camping. In spring 2010 we > happened to be at the bridge below Vernal falls when search and rescue were > practicing some of their techniques. got to see them string rope and > travel across the river. Even lower themselves to the top of the water as > if they were going to pluck someone from the river. It was interesting. > Here are a few shots. > > http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-**9536.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-9536.jpg.html> > This guy would signal with his whistle when he wanted to lowered to the > water or raised up. > > http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-**9535.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-9535.jpg.html> > > Then they hauled someone across the river. > http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-**9527.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-9527.jpg.html> > > http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-**9528.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/ca10/y/Yosemite-9528.jpg.html> > > View large and you can see he was actually not a victim, but was taking my > picture as I took his. > > Aram > > > > ------------------------------**-------------------- > From: "Paul Roark" <roark.paul at gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 8:27 AM > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Yosemite Mist Trail > > >>> "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote >>> >>> Just don't go swimming... >>>> >>>> http://www.latimes.com/local/****lanow/la-me-ln-man-swept-**over-**<http://www.latimes.com/local/**lanow/la-me-ln-man-swept-over-**> >>>> yosemite-waterfall-20130602,0,****1124451.story<http://www.** >>>> latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-**ln-man-swept-over-yosemite-** >>>> waterfall-20130602,0,1124451.**story<http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-man-swept-over-yosemite-waterfall-20130602,0,1124451.story> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> I met a ranger in a wet suit at the Merced once and asked him what he >>> was >>> >> doing. "Looking for a body." They have to search the river until they >> find the body -- or most of it. They also have to take large bags to the >> bottom of Half Dome and other cliff areas to pick up the pieces. It sort >> of took away my desire to be a ranger there. >> >> One of the absolute dumbest things I ever saw was a testosterone-poisoned >> teenager hanging from one of the I beams under the bridge at the top of >> Nevada falls. He was proving his machismo to his buddies by going hand >> over hand along the I beam, under the bridge and over the top of the >> falls. >> I couldn't watch. >> >> About the biggest risk I've taken at the top of that falls is to put my >> camera on the end of an extended tripod, set the self timer, and hold the >> camera as far as possible over the edge of the falls to get a shot looking >> straight down. It makes a cool picture (even if no person is going over >> the falls at the time). ;-) >> >> Paul >> www.PaulRoark.com >> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >