[samsamsam]

Apparently there are a lot of places banning selfie sticks, thankfully.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31829535

Quote:

The National Gallery in London has banned selfie sticks.

The gallery says it has placed them in the same category as tripods, which are banned "in order to protect paintings, individual privacy and the overall visitor experience".

The National Gallery ban follows other galleries around the world, including the Smithsonian museums in Washington.

The selfie stick is an elongated pole on which a camera or mobile phone can be attached to take a better photo.

Sales of the selfie stick have soared since last year and they are now a common sight at tourist sites.

The ban by the National Gallery was welcomed by art critic Brian Sewell. He told The Times: "They are possibly quite dangerous to the art work and cause appalling crowding around a painting.

"Anyone who actually wants to go and see a painting can't because people are too busy taking photos. I've seen things in the National Gallery which make my hair stand on end."

[Tex Pro]

[Atlantic]

Give it 1-2 years and it will on a whole other level.

I think people are close to crossing over auto-drone technology (which follow you and film footage completely autonomously) and will start using it in a social environment. Think at the beach, jogging or outdoor music festival. People will have these little drones flying around taking pics and videos without them even thinking about it. They bring it in a backpack and just let it out for 15 minutes to do its thing. The technology is there its just not being used YET for that purpose.

[Libertas]

(03-12-2015 05:27 PM)Atlantic Wrote:  

Give it 1-2 years and it will on a whole other level.

(07-15-2014 08:07 PM)WalterBlack Wrote:  

I saw one of these for the first time ever a few months ago. There were about 20 Indians using one at Hearst Castle.

Asians seem to love photographing themselves and this was way before smartphones. I've noticed that a lot of FOB Asian women have their own photo as a background on their laptops and smartphones.

Back around the time this thread came out, I noticed that it was mostly Asian tourists using these, however they were increasingly used by everyone else as the second half of 2014 continued going on.

I imagine that when summer roles around this year, I'll see even more people out there with them. Asian tourists still predominate, but it's becoming more "diverse."

[Foolsgo1d]

I've seen a lot of people on ski slopes using these in videos. They seem to be quite sturdy and reliable.

[Laner]

(03-12-2015 05:27 PM)Atlantic Wrote:  

Give it 1-2 years and it will on a whole other level.

I think people are close to crossing over auto-drone technology (which follow you and film footage completely autonomously) and will start using it in a social environment. Think at the beach, jogging or outdoor music festival. People will have these little drones flying around taking pics and videos without them even thinking about it. They bring it in a backpack and just let it out for 15 minutes to do its thing. The technology is there its just not being used YET for that purpose.

A friend of mine did his masters thesis on this. He is an insane athlete; snowboarding, dirtbiking and surfing. He built the prototype that had the drone track and film him. It was actually a cool concept especially for these types of sports.

Of course being used by athletes would be 10% of the market, and the rest would be even more useless shit uploaded into youtube.

And I see selfie sticks so often now I dont even notice them.

[RoastBeefCurtains4Me]

(07-15-2014 07:53 PM)rawhide Wrote:  

Any man carrying a selfie stick will be considered suspicious and creepy due to the telescoping up-skirt shooting ability. Or gay.

[spokepoker]

(03-12-2015 05:27 PM)Atlantic Wrote:  

This is great. Now filming your own movies can get even cheaper, don't need to rent cranes or setup wires for tracking overhead shots.

[Medic42]

This is a great invention! I've been needing something like this for a long time... Now I can finally take a really good dick pic, get the whole thing in the shot instead of just the tip!

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

Is that Obama pic for real???

[Sooth]

I love the selfie sticks.

They tell me who to avoid.

[Unfadable]

I just came back from a week in Rome and these things are being panhandled on every corner. Once I figured out what they were and started paying a bit more attention, I was pretty surprised at how many people had them. They were mostly Asians and groups of young-ish females.

[samsamsam]

(03-13-2015 02:05 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  



Is that Obama pic for real???

It was for a commercial about aca sign ups. It was just a little part of a tongue and cheek , something silly ad to educate. Because majority of Americans cannot digest real information. Only cat and dog, fat acceptance, SJW, everywhere is rape videos. Anything serious would be a channel changer. He did the thing with Zack galifinakas and even that hideous youtube with green all over her because that is how people, especially young ones digest info.

Truth has to be wrapped in entertainment. Like giving your pet a pill covered in peanut butter.

[Praetor Lupus]

I saw these things being sold in the street by hawkers a few months ago. One girl had bought one and was using it straight away. I thought, "What a tool...

...she looks."

[RexImperator]

Someone is taking it to the next level with a robotic cameraman:

Quote:

SOLOSHOT automatically keeps your camera pointed at you from up to 2,000 ft away.

https://shop.soloshot.com

[Laner]

YouPorn is about to explode.

[Surreyman]

(04-11-2016 03:55 PM)Laner Wrote:  

YouPorn is about to explode.

Very true. Getting anything close to porn quality with a self-shot video is incredibly difficult, and somewhat distracting.

I still recommend it to anyone in a LTR. Watching a vid together of yourselves fucking is a great mood-setter.

[MrRoundtree]

Sold by every african man in Paris.

[spokepoker]

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