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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: mbaginy on May 23, 2016, 01:10:10 pm

Title: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: mbaginy on May 23, 2016, 01:10:10 pm
selfie stick abuse spoof (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fmQs37YqXg)
Title: Re: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on May 24, 2016, 04:47:19 am
Excellent! This (http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article4568171.ece) was in The Times a while ago, on a similar topic.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: mbaginy on May 24, 2016, 06:12:49 am
I’m not a subscriber, Jeremy, but I didn’t read the opening lines.  Yes, it’s quite frightening to watch today’s people wander through town, across streets, etc. while viewing their cell phones, iPads and other devices along with taking selfies.  They seem oblivious to the rest of reality – until of course, they are hit by it.

Two weeks ago there was a fellow here who was run over (and killed) by a streetcar.  He seemed to have been so engulfed in his viewing (not selfie-taking), that he didn’t hear the warning calls.  As Charlie Brown says, “good grief!
Title: Re: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: Rob C on May 26, 2016, 09:01:48 am
"Selfie Stick Abuse"

Is everyone here on the same page?

Rob C
Title: Re: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: GrahamBy on May 27, 2016, 07:18:56 am
 :)

Although Bailey already did that joke :)
Title: Re: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: Rob C on May 27, 2016, 12:51:18 pm
:)

Although Bailey already did that joke :)

You're right! I remember a version of it now - on that show with the Vogue editrix! So we have more in common than the numbers after all.

;-)

Rob
Title: Re: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: Ed B on May 28, 2016, 12:38:03 am
"Selfie Stick Abuse"

Is everyone here on the same page?

Rob C

Doesn't seem that way. I was expecting some sadomasochism.  ;D
Title: Re: Suffering from Selfie Stick Abuse?
Post by: Redcrown on May 28, 2016, 01:17:39 am
Can it get worse?

Guy photos a flood engulfing his truck, uploads and adds captions. Then disappears, apparently drowned.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Horrific-photo-shows-the-last-photo-shared-out-by-7950298.php#photo-10154045