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Posted by Fred (Easton PA, United States) on 6 February 2007 in Sport & Recreation.
As promised, a photo of a man flying threw the air with an over sized lawn mower strapped to his backside .
( I don't make this stuff up ya know ! )
Jerry from Tampa, United States
Fred - great capture, excellent colors - good job! Don't think I want to try this tho.....
6 Feb 2007 10:49am
@Jerry: Thanks !
I'd have to agree, Even though I've sky dived on a few occasions I have to admit the thought of strapping on a motor and reverse sky diving gives me the willies !
Jen from United States
Great shot! Now I get the whole effect (btw, thanks for the explanation the other day).
6 Feb 2007 11:31am
@Jen: Thanks for the compliment and the explanation was my pleasure .
@Duncan Galbraith: Thanks Duncan, I have to admit I was rather content watching from the ground myself !
Wayne from Melbourne, Australia
I've been skydiving before but what exactly is reverse skydiving? I think I know what it sounds like...but I hope I'm wrong...eeep =S
The shot is awesome by the way =D
6 Feb 2007 4:47pm
@Wayne: Your question made me laugh, I guess my description was a little vague.
Well when one jumps out of plane the parachute slows you down for a safe decent, but being on the ground with an open parachute using a motor strapped to your backside to get up into the air to me is reverse skydiving .
Wayne from Melbourne, Australia
Ah =) I am enlightened...I thought reverse sky diving meant...some strange method of exiting from the plane and somehow opening the parachute with your back to the earth....which I thought would've been quite impossible and suicidal...my imagination gets the better of me sometimes =S but then stranger things have been done in the name of being 'extreme' before =)
6 Feb 2007 6:18pm
@Wayne: That's some funny stuff ! Dude, admit it..You were smoking weed when you wrote that .
( I'm kidding, but that's still a hilarious state of mind ! )
Wayne from Melbourne, Australia
My brain meet Fred...Fred meet my brain =D
have a great day Fred! I'm turning in for the night...its 2 in the morning where I am at the moment.
6 Feb 2007 8:38pm
@Roland: Thanks for stopping by and the comment !
@Donna Robichaud: Thanks : )
@psylocke: Thanks for your interest and comment !
@Craiger: Thank you very much !
amr tahtawi from cairo, Egypt
realy nice composition here. love it, it gives me a feeling of joy lol
13 Feb 2007 12:16pm
@amr tahtawi: Thanks for the compliment !
Canon EOS 30D
1/1250 second
F/6.3
ISO 400
110 mm