I almost died taking this...

[Sydor25]

Well, this struck a house a couple of blocks away and destroyed their chimney, it sure was loud:

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/_MG_2598.jpg

[filmgirlie]

I'm very afraid of heights so I almost had a heart attack while taking this photo:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d56/filmgirlie/STA74717.jpg

And I'm also not a big hiker but am in decent shape so I thought I'd be just fine doing the 12 mile hike to Plateau Point and back. Would have been fine if only I had stayed hydrated. Luckily I was with other NPS folks and they made sure I made it the last mile out between puking and drinking Gatorate.
Lesson for the day: Make sure you always drink lots of water even if you aren't thirsty!!
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d56/filmgirlie/STA74873.jpg

[1rushfan]

Taking pictures that show you overcoming your fear of heights is very admirable. Congratulations on making the trip! From the pictures, there is no way in hell I would climb that! :)

[alphaclick]

well i didnt almost die, his board shot out from under him killing my arm.

[ijohnson]

^^ Why are they doing that?

This was a demonstration about a tuition increase. They were marching to the education ministry. Not very exciting or violent but I didn't know that at the time.

[Waleed]

http://www.waleedsgallery.biz/enter/imgs/002c.jpg

This is a very old dry water well in a salt marsh..
My guide parked the jeep a couple of kilometers away and the smooth sand started to harden and crumble as we drove over it. When it crumbled, the tires would sink in the mud hidden under it. So, we decided to just park the car and continue walking to reach the water well.

The guide couldn't continue and decided to return to the jeep. But I was there, and I thought I had the energy to continue and take the shot, and I did.. Walking back was very tough, I was very tired and my cloths were soaked in sweat. I didn't do any photography that day, and decided to just rest.

The temperature was around 48 degrees Celsius (118.4F), and the client was the Saudi Arabian Encyclopedia..

[Citizensmith]

This was taken at the top of a Vestas V90 wind turbine, approximately 22 storeys high. Of course we were well harnessed at the top so that was actually pretty safe. The almost died part was the energy it took to get up there. One ladder, straight up, and the lights were off so there was just enough light inside the tower to see your hands in front of your face.

Not the best photos unfortunately as they were taken looking straight into the sun. Great experience though, really glad I did it.

[1rushfan]

Let's get this going again...has anyone almost died taking a pic? here's one of mine...

Not sure I would have died...but a bear coming at you this close?

http://www.pbase.com/1rushfan/image/102756894/original.jpg

Ok...I have a confession...taken at the NC Zoo...amazing what 400 mm can do!

[Beau Hudspeth]

:)

Standing in the middle of the road didn't help my chances either ...

http://www.betterphoto.com/uploads/processed/0031/06121601561315.5_minutes_-_480.jpg

[Nikolas]

I died and THEN took this photo. ;)
http://thomashawk.com/hello/209/1017/1024/Clouds%20Outside.jpg

[1rushfan]

:)

Standing in the middle of the road didn't help my chances either ...

http://www.betterphoto.com/uploads/processed/0031/06121601561315.5_minutes_-_480.jpg
Amazing shot...

[1rushfan]

I died and THEN took this photo. ;)
http://thomashawk.com/hello/209/1017/1024/Clouds%20Outside.jpg
interesting...and humorous!

[Beau Hudspeth]

Amazing shot...Thank you!

[ryant35]

Taken at 70mm.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/CORR%20CV%202/IMG_1127.jpg

[perryge]

Damn streetcar almost hit me - I kinda jumped in its path to get this shot :oops:. Ilford HP5 scanned with my crappy scanner.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/1847192492_3fc471e30a.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/perryge/1847192492/in/set-72157602317434756/)

[1rushfan]

back to the top...

There was a wall between me and this guy...

http://www.pbase.com/1rushfan/image/102756907/large.jpg

[asolie]

:shock: Scary claws :shock:

[MKULTRA]

Not "I", but the person who stole my car did......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/squashed/Car%20Stuff/crash4.jpg
poor Camaro :(

[tupper]

My sister took this of me..
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s297/ewantupper/n546417185_1055132_3340.jpg?t=1226823651

Rocks are known to fly out at any moment.

Volcano is Krakatoa, Indonesia.

[Harm]

How close would you go to the edge?

http://harm.smugmug.com/photos/404295220_4Fuwa-XL.jpg

[1shot4u]

very nice series overall

[Daniel2000]

this was taken on a local small drag strip (1/8 of a mile)
I didn't almost died, the driver regained controlled of the car, not before getting at around a feet from the wall, and would have hit the wall about 15 feet behind me, but it could have been rough for me if he didn't catch it in time and it closer has I was sitting on the concrete wall right next to the strip ;)

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/Daniel2000/cars/_MG_1076.jpg

[Zilly]

this was taken on a local small drag strip (1/8 of a mile)
I didn't almost died, the driver regained controlled of the car, not before getting at around a feet from the wall, and would have hit the wall about 15 feet behind me, but it could have been rough for me if he didn't catch it in time and it closer has I was sitting on the concrete wall right next to the strip ;)

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/Daniel2000/cars/_MG_1076.jpg

not sharp the only time that a drag shot it allowed to be soft is when the car is above you all other times there is no excuse ;)

[Daniel2000]

lol
ok, I'm going in the corner on my knees for 15 minutes for that bad photo :p
I know it was not that good of a shot but it was the best I had of the only incident of the day
and it was my first time on a drag strip, the owner of the race track was at the gate when I came trough and offered me to go next to the track to make shots when he saw me with my gear, why would I refuse such an offer... ;)

P.S. it was not the best shot I made on that day, I had quite a few good ones in my opinion, some here (http://http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=612802)

[FarmerDave8N]

Two of a (much) longer series, but I'll spare you. Climbing the stairs (all of them) up the Eiffel Tower. Taken with my Oly P&S, but I beg forgiveness, as it was before I realized EOS digital was where it was at. :)

[MKULTRA]

I took the elevator up on the Eiffel tower (was with a rather large group of 30+ students) but I took the stairs down :D

[skygod44]

I forgot about this one:

I got trapped on a street with no exits between......

This:
http://www.pbase.com/itj12345/image/59397073/large.jpg

And THIS:
http://www.pbase.com/itj12345/image/59397063/large.jpg

Luckily they let let me stay off to the side and I didn't get attacked. I ended up with this:
http://www.pbase.com/itj12345/image/59397066/large.jpg

That's too scary for words!
But great pictures, all the same!