Sitting On The Edge Of The World

This is by far the craziest and the most dangerous photo I have ever taken in my life. Brandon is sitting on the edge of the Dead Horse Point in Moab, Utah, and if he was to fall, he was to fly about 2,000 feet down.

This photo was featured on KSL's 10 o'clock news on April 5th, 2007. Here is the video. This photo is also featured as a cover photo for Utah national parks in Welcome to Utah guide for 2009 that you may find in SLC airport or most hotels in Utah.

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sazzy says:

beautiful shot but it does make me sweat seeing him sitting there!
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Forchilli says:

yea i wouldnt sit there. lol
nice shot though
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

janoid says:

Fantastic shot!!!
Just looking at it makes my palms sweat!!!
Amazing to see large!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

makbec says:

Brandon is a crazy kid. Beautiful shot! I can't wait to see more photos from your Moab trip.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

sandra.. says:

What a great picture! I love Utah!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

dfworks says:

Absolutely stunning!
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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

ieatSTARS says:

WOW!! What a shot!

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

allysdad says:

That's an awesome photo, but I wouldn't sit there...
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

gt-photo says:

Dude..there is no way I would sit there...wow..what a photo.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

empirik says:

oh my...
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

!!WaynePhotoGuy says:

WOW...
Fantastic place, great capture.

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

objecthoags says:

Bit conflicted about this one. It's a awesome shot but I'm not certain it was worth the risk really.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivan Makarov says:

Thanks for your comments, everyone. Hehe.. He's done it before. After I've taken couple of shots as quickly as I could, he came down and said, "ok, your turn, pass me the remote" ... Right..
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Clow says:

What a fascinating visual image.....and visually dramatic for sure.

NICELY shot.

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Tiny Alice says:

i get scared just looking at that. props for him for having no fears and props for you for taking yet another amazing photograph.

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LeggNet says:

Very cool capture.

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chef@isimmer says:

The shot rocks! But--ya couldn't pay me to sit there.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Light says:

Oh, that makes me feel just a little bit nauseous. The scene and your framing of it are fantastic.
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tanagerphoto says:

Great image. The fact that you aligned the horizon just below the soles of his feet is extra nice.
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Ivan Makarov says:

Again, thanks for great comments everyone. A lot of risk went into this shot, and it's good to see some of you like it.

tanagerphoto

Thanks for pointing this. I did align the horizon before the shot, but I didn't think about his shoes when taking the shot, as he sat down after I set it all up. Got lucky there, I suppose. Hehe.. This wasn't one of those situations when you tell the person "Stay there, few more shots.. Ok, now move around a little bit, smile at me, turn around, change the pose, tilt your head, please.."
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

katbaro says:

oh man, wonderful shot but i feel my vertigo coming on just looking at it!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Lupin le vorace says:

This is an amazing shot!! There's no way I would have sit there... :)))
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skynja says:

Unreal!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Rosedale Annie says:

Gorgeous!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

~Jenn~ says:

This is a cool shot. He has more guts than I have.

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

eljoh1 says:

Sorta amazing and sorta scary. wonderful detail in the large version.

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

via:studio says:

no way. thats mad.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

hypnattize says:

awesome shot...gosh he's daring!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

sghki says:

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

K. Shreesh says:

Beautiful Shot..!!
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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Gillonde says:

This photo is my Golden Winner in the Nikon D40 Challenge weekly contest.

I would LOVE to sit there.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrei Z says:

Fantastic. I don't think I'd risk sitting there. :)
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Chris Bertram says:

I know people who would feel unwell just looking at the picture. Very scary.

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Minni59 [deleted] says:

Really very scary photo!! That stone doesn't look very hard!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ms Ladyred says:

Yikes ..crazy shot ..well done
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

rufaro says:

Brilliant shot, i love the color changes !! Very daring for Brandon :-))
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Morela says:

I hope he doesn't fall, also!
great capture!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ludo* says:

Very great capture, you captured the moment very well! Very extreme photo indeed ^^
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

mosesfrancis says:

I would never sit there for a million bucks! lol

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

vasi v says:

wow...that is a stunning view!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Djteddy says:

Nice shot!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

hadewijch says:

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Lisi Perner says:

oh my god! *scary*
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CosmicOrderer says:

Nice One!!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

cokadi says:

crazy but- beautiful view. perfect place for having a philosophical thoughts about a life meaning. ;-) maybe he was doing some yoga?!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Sara Lechner says:

I can't look at it! have you seen too many Roadrunner cartoons????
well, if you fall it's NOT like in the cartoons!! :-)))
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Janet Lee Felisa says:

Excellent shot !!! :)
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Pieter Musterd says:

Looking at this picture my stomach turns around. He is not afraid.
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driek says:

yes, crazy and beautiful. He looks very relaxed. I'm not, just wachting it...

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

RINAJO.DK says:

scary scary...... good on him though....
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

langkawi says:

Scary as hell - helluva shot, though... Faved!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Varyamo says:

Danger danger... Great!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

yellowrubberduck says:

wow...damn. this picture makes me nervous just looking at it!! nice capture
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

A. Saleh says:

wow
wonderful shot.
keep the good work.

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Mono Andes says:

Bravo!!

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gustavosantelli says:

I saw this pic in explore, fantastic scene, fantastic composition
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

monikica_081 [deleted] says:

Wondeful shot!

I saw this in the 10+ Faves group and Faved it.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivan Makarov says:

Thank you everyone for your kind comments and favs to help it make into Explore's front page. I certainly think Brandon deserves it, and luckily for us all, he's still alive!

Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

AnnuskA - AnnA Theodora says:

awesome view and colors!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

raspberrytart says:

Very cool!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

the other Martin Taylor says:

Wow! Heights kinda give me the willies - I can hardly look! Many congrats on getting to the front page of explore, just tell Brandon never to do anything this stupid again please.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

~MAMA Z~ says:

Absolutely FRIGHTENING!!! I am deathly afraid of heights...even to look at Brandon!!! Those layers of rock can break off at anytime!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

chicharro says:

OMG! Freak me out! How scary!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Lab2112 says:

I can only enthusiastically echo what everyone else has observed: awesome, breathtaking, daring, wonderful, scary, thrilling, and most of all, crazy! :-)

With this image, Ivan, you've assured yourself a permanent spot in the flickr Hall of Legends, no question whatsoever. This is not just a beautiful landscape -- it tells a story and evokes the strongest possible emotions.

I think that after you get that ultra wide-angle zoom, you should get yourself the successor to the Nikon D200. The weathersealing will assure that you'll quest for even more daring shots under even more adverse conditions. ;) As I've said before, with your own baby Explore on the way, finances may be strained, but I think you're a natural at this and the more expensive gear would not go to waste on you -- not at all.

I have to echo another strong reaction above, which can't be repeated enough: WOW!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Mike__D says:

Congrats on explore! That looks scary but really nice shot!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Light says:

I just noticed the word "jump" in your tags. ;-) BAD! So very BAD!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivan Makarov says:

Lou Lab2112

Thank you again for one heck of a feedback - I appreciate it very much! You're right - that's my next two purchases, wide-angle lens you pointed me to, and then D200 (though I might wait till D300 comes out, possibly later this year). I even started a savings fund for that, like back when I was 8 y.o. and was saving pennies (OK, kopeks) for a new toy, something I haven't done since that age.

Daniel -

Haha - I forgot about that!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Leviathor says:

Interestingness3 and mini-calendar--great work!

I've put myself in a similar situation, jumping out onto various things in the Grand Canyon. However, the biggest drop put myself on are some of the granite outcroppings on Half Dome.

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NAUTIC says:

This picture reminds of a similar entercounter of my own several years ago. I, along a crowd of people, was waiting to watch the sunset at almost the same spot shown in this photo. A man was sitting on the edge with his legs dangling just like Brandon did. Sunddenly, the man's teenager son grabbed his shoulder and shook him back and forth, trying to scare him for fun. His older son and wife standing nearby both laughed out loud and started to make fun of the poor man. However, none of the other toursits were as thrilled as this European family because we were all afraid he was going to fall off...
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Canon350etc... says:

Too much contrast, I suggest you revisit and re-take using auto-bracket!!! .....or maybe not.
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Tricia@cheeky attitude says:

Yipes!
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GREATONE! says:

This photo is my Golden Winner in the Nikon D40 Challenge weekly contest.
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Ivan Makarov says:

Leviathor

Thanks for posting this. Grand Canyon would be the next place I visit. We'll see what crazy shots we can take there.

NAUTIC

Now that's beyond rationality. Last thing anybody wanted was to go shake him, or even touch him. In fact, bunch of tourists behind him were screaming "what on earth is he doing?.."

canon350dinhand

Thanks for your feedback. I actually added some contrast, but if you've been to the place, you'd know that this is exactly how it looks. In fact, when people first drive into Moab, they think they're on Mars - that's how red everything is out there. That's why I love it - it's out of this world, and deservingly considered one of the natural Seven Wonders of the world. So I'm not sure if less contrast would do justice to this landscape.
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fotoFluke says:

That is insane! I would never be able to do something like that. Nice shot, even if a little crazy.

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El Bostonian says:

Those kind of rocks break off all the time, that's nuts. Look at what happened to the Old Man Mountain in NH gonewengland.about.com/cs/nhhistory/l/bloldma nofmtn.htm
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draziwdlo@sbcglobal.net says:

It should have been titled : Last time I buy tickets from a scalper !!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ribbon Rock says:

Yup, this shot is pretty cool... but crazy scary!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

plongpr says:

When I first saw this shot I had an evil thought - if he did fall, how many exposures would you get off before he was out of frame?

Am I in need of therapy?

Lovely provocative image. Please ignore the above if you find it disturbing. I sometimes have that effect on people.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivan Makarov says:

plongpr

Haha - yeah, I'd probably take 2 or 3 before I realized what was happening. But in this situation, what else do you do?!
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Randy Coulas says:

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Starlisa says:

AWESOME! I can only echo what everyone else said, I am stunned!
Yikes!! YAY!!! EEK!!! WOOO!!
I like what Lab2112 said, hall of fame for sure! The world will never forget this shot! Ooommph!

Bravo and a kick in the butt for both of you!
I had to laugh at the idea of too much contrast... I know that area! Never.... just ask Nature to tone it down a bit, hmmm? And it IS cool that his feet luckily lined up just above the horizon... gives it MORE impact as if it needs more!

and yeah, I'd say 2-3 shots would be max on a fall!!!

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Ivan Makarov says:

StarLisa

Thanks!! Isn't Moab something?
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santy_sg says:

wooow! that's too much! that's really really impresive! congratulations for the perspective!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

ballycroy says:

Wow - great capture! Scary but great!

I saw this in A Big Fave
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davidezartz says:

Lovely but scary ! ! ... Did he have a parachute ? ... A fav. for me.
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pamelathehamela says:

I saw this in A Big Fave

great shot!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

jackm2211 says:

WOW
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micah.e says:

wow!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

denaid says:

Amazing. Gorgeous. Daring.
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Great view! That looks like scary fun!
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AdeleS [deleted] says:

Wow!!! What a brave guy!!!
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dineanddish says:

Yikes...Just seeing this pic makes my heart race a bit. I would have been terrified if I were him. Was he scared? He looks so calm!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivan Makarov says:

dineanddish

Nah. He just came down laughing about it and said "cool" looking at it on LCD.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

rjtj says:

Great shot - both breathtaking and technically perfect!
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..::K2::.. says:

Great Shot, very similar to one I had taken of me at the Grand Canyon in January. Click Here Just a few more trees...and different location.
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m.marinha.m says:

awesome!

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yamiq says:

Good shot, congratulations! I saw it on the explore
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Canon350etc... says:

Its quite fine, I was half joking and half looking on a cheep LCD screen.

Great shot.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

dankos says:

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