【Ifyou'vebeennearatouristattractionlately，youmayhaveseensomeonetakingphotos-eitheraloneorwithagroupoffriends-withacameraphoneputattheendofatelescopingpole（伸缩杆），nowcommonlyknownas．"selfiestick&quo】

　　If you've been near a tourist attraction lately，you may have seen someone taking photos-either alone or with a group of friends-with a camera phone put at the end ofa telescoping pole（伸缩杆），now commonly known as．"selfie stick"．

　　Selfie sticks fast became popular with the young people in SoutheastAsia，including Indonesia，Malaysia，and the Philippines，followed by SouthKorea and Japan．They are now widely seen across Asia and have spread tothe US and Europe．There are nearly 130，000photos on Imtagram（图片分享应用）taken with a selfie stick．

　　As you know，selfie sticks are pretty convenient to use．First you put your phone at the end of the selfie stick．Then raise it in front of yourself and make a sound or press a button on the stick handle which is connected to the camera，or press a button on a wireless remote（无线遥控），or use the camera's built-in timer（内置计时器）to take a photo after a number of seconds have passed．With a perfect smile on your face，the picture you want is done！Besides its convenience，there are other advantages to use selfie sticks．

　　Putting more people in the frame（边框）．A selfie stick makes it easy to fit all your friendsin one shot．Nobody has to"cut"the face by half in the picture any more．

　　Adding backgrounds to your selfies．The selfie stick provides distance between the cameraand your subject（you！），so you can include more in your picture：the skyline behind you，anancient building in the background or even the grassland-anything you like and want that canmake your picture special and nice．

　　Getting more angles（角度）．The selfie stick is easy to hold，which means you can get somefun and creative angles-to enrich your selfies or to take interesting photos of friends．

　　So next time you travel alone or want to take a fun group photo，a selfie stick may help you．

　　61．Where did selfie sticks first become popular with the young people？___

　　62．How many photos on Instagram were taken with a selfi