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Originally Posted by 5String43

We were in Yosemite Valley this past weekend. Everywhere we looked, there were selfie sticks. Here in this magnificent place people were taking pictures of - themselves! Just another sign that the apocalypse is upon us. Well, we did see one photographer using a view camera, so maybe there remains a tiny shred of hope.

Actually, in that situation, I don't really see a problem with it. When traveling, sight-seeing, whatever, I have always preferred to take a picture of what I'm seeing without people in it, but I know that it's very common for folks to prefer to be in the shot to show that they were there or as a reminder of how they looked or whatever. These days, it may seem a bit risky asking a stranger to take a shot of you with your own camera, so a selfie stick will allow you to get the shot with all of your party in it. I don't have a problem with that.

The whole selfie thing, though, has gotten out of hand. Just standing around in your bathroom, kitchen, whatever, shooting selfie after selfie is ridiculous. The photoshopping that's happening to a lot of selfies...

But hey, hanging out with friends and taking the occasional shot of you and your friends. I wish I had more photos of my friends from when I was younger.