Yesterday was an absolute blast, we got some great footage thanks to Scott filming and Eric G. flying the tug! Thanks guys. And a big thanks goes to Eric and Pablo as well for their help (see Eric in the pics below flying with me).
The pictures below are taken from yesterday’s footage for an upcoming video I’m doing for the Nikon Festival, and I couldn’t be more excited about the footage and film I’m making. I just hope I can put it together correctly. For the shots from the tug I used the Canon HF100 instead of the Canon 7D because it has a greater zoom and it would be easier for Scott to handle up there, especially with gloves (see pic of the camera with the gorillapod to help balance it).
Flying above clouds is like another world. You can’t describe it really, it feels like you’re in outer space, very surreal. The experience I had yesterday just epitomizes the sport for me, what is so beautiful about it and the perspective it gives you. I had a huge grin on my face while I was flying that is still on my face – incredible! I love hang gliding! The USHPA has a new website up too, so if you’re interested in the sport it’s aimed at you, check it out: http://www.ushpa.org/
I have a ton of footage to go through so I have to get back to work! The video should be done by the 15th so stay tuned here to see it and vote for me if you like it so that I could win the Audience Award! Thanks!
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Me, sandwiched inbetween cloud layers.
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Sunset behind me, still above the lower layer of clouds.
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Thought these lines were pretty.
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Eric (above me) and I cruising through the valley.
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Eric doing a wingover, me in the background.
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Coming in for a landing.
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Eric nailed his landing, right on the cone (and Xmas tree sticking out of the cone).
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I bent the gorillapod this way to counterbalance the camera, since its screw in point is so far forward and it provided a good pistol-style grip to help stabilize shots - Scott did a great job with it, as you can see above!
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This is from the Canon 7D this morning from it snowing last night, the dogs loved it.
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Taken with the 7D
Fantastic photos, great shot between the cloud layers, and snow on the flower, you certainly have a talent and vision. Stay in the zone!!
Thanks Robert! I really enjoy it – I still have a lot to learn, but am enjoying the journey.
Can you make a poster?
http://lucasridley.com/Photos/2009/12/05/above%20clouds%20blue%20sky.jpg
http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1648666012/a=83980997_83980997/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/
Hey Ed (or anyone else who wants too), I posted two pictures to this snapfish album. You can go there and order prints if you would like, but the resolution of the images aren’t that great so I don’t know how good it would look on a poster. Plus, since it is taken from a video the image will be cropped for a photo and will cut off part of my name, for example. Go there and play with the different sizes and you can see previews of what it will turn out like.
Hope that helps.
Lucas