....or fishermen, etc.  This is the Case Logic tripod which is built like a tinkertoy and bends in all different shapes.  It raises the camera about 6-7" up and can be wrapped around a limb, pole, arrow, etc. for self timed shots.  It weighs only an ounce or two and fits in your pack or pocket.  It comes in a larger version for SLR cameras.

I sure could have used this last year taking a self timed shot of a deer and trying to balance the camera on a stick on the ground.