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Just how far would you go to get a family pic?

We stood gaping as this young family climbed over boulders at Great Falls, figuring we'd be getting a Pulitzer for photos of last moments of the child. They couldn't have been more than 5 feet above the ripping water.
The sequence: http://www.pbase.com/kleaf/cpps_washiington_dc

Canon EOS 5D
1/350s f/6.7 at 43.0mm iso125 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Apr-2007 12:42:32
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length43 mm
Exposure Time1/350 sec
Aperturef/6.7
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias
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Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Guest 01-May-2007 07:42
I can't believe that some people really can be that stupid! I'm having goosebumps just by looking at this picture.
Jim Larkin27-Apr-2007 04:24
Unbelivable. If I was there you would have gotten a picture of me kicking dad in the river while I "rescued" the little girl. Stupid.
Guest 23-Apr-2007 15:51
Scarey!
JW22-Apr-2007 06:48
Amazing! Words fail me.

I have a shot (never posted) of a mother letting her toddler stand on a castle wall with a 100ft drop the other side. I was on auto-pilot thinking the picture my be evidence! Thankfully no harm was done but it scared me as a parent !
Gary Winters18-Apr-2007 13:40
Candidates for the Darwin Award, that's it!
Chris Sofopoulos18-Apr-2007 13:13
Just how stupid!
Guest 18-Apr-2007 12:32
We were all setting our cameras to multi-shot mode, set the right DOF, make sure it's a good exposure ... all in search of the Pulitzer in the event of tragedy. I was so shocked when I saw this - how stupid can someone be? And this shot wasn't even the worst - the kid was all by herself at one point, one small slip from death in the falls below. Unbelievable.
laine8218-Apr-2007 10:22
grrrr !!!
laine8218-Apr-2007 10:22
Sadly we have " visitors " do this all the time & it always results in tragedy... great candid, Karen.
laine8218-Apr-2007 10:21
Sadly we have " visitors " do this all the time & it always results in tragedy... great candid, Karen.
Robin Reid18-Apr-2007 04:22
And you of course were ready to submit the second Pulitzer. Great catch.
Robin Reid18-Apr-2007 04:22
And you of course were ready to submit the second Pulitzer. Great catch.
Guest 18-Apr-2007 03:37
Very nich (V)
Guest 18-Apr-2007 03:24
Dang! Makes you wonder.