Gotta get me one of these gizmos

[forno]

Went to see QE2 leave Melbourne, then went on to take the pooch for a swim/walk

Propoulsion device
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3346/img0180kk6.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9765/img0171ck9.jpg

Lift off
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/4375/img0150pa9.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1214/img0220lm2.jpg

Orbit
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5060/img0231md7.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/711/img0264qr5.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5435/img0237tj1.jpg

Happy pooch
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9935/img0267ll0.jpg

[DonSchap]

The dog kind of looks like he's saying, tongue-in-cheek: "If I had one of those, I wouldn't have gotten wet!"

It obviously appears as if this would be an excellent "over-the-maddening-crowd" device for the pro-photog ... except you need to grow another pair of arms to make use of it and your camera. :rolleyes:

[adam75south]

i swear forno, you've been steppin it up.

you could crop whatever that is out of the background, but i think this picture is almost too good. weird...exif data shows f/45.
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5435/img0237tj1.jpg

[forno]

Cheers Adam,

That shot was actually a "what if", artistically I thought it would work, just wasnt sure technically. It was done in Tv and looking straight at the sunset basically so f/45 might be right?

Not sure if the lens is just never gonna give me the sharpness I expect or something is out of calibration but the 75-300/350D combo isnt keeping up with these guys

Tell you what though, these things look like sooooo much fun, might have to sell the snowboard with the way the weather has been behaving in Australia lately

Oh and need a CIRC POl for the 75-300 :D

[TenD]

Tell you what though, these things look like sooooo much fun, might have to sell the snowboard with the way the weather has been behaving in Australia lately

Keep your snowboard, they use those things when the lake freezes too in Breckenridge, CO. http://www.coloradokiteforce.com/home/index.php

Nice Shots BTW.

[forno]

^^No more standing in line for the ski lift:D

[Mark_48]

"Gotta get me one of these gizmos"

Do think you can be airborn and shoot at the same time??:D

[99allturbo]

Great pics forno. On the getting "air" pictures, do you have any with the water in the same picture? It would make it even cooler to see how far off the water they are (besides #6). Again, impressive shots.

Your dog looks like he's been having some fun.

[achuang]

Nice shots, I especially like that sun reflection shot, nice and golden. I'd love to try doing that sport.

[cdifoto]

I'd never hook myself up to one of those things. Knowing my luck I'd catch a brisk wind and land in Oz.

[Mark_48]

I'd never hook myself up to one of those things. Knowing my luck I'd catch a brisk wind and land in Oz.

Like this girl did http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6369923.stm

This news clip found at: http://ozreport.com/

[cdifoto]

Like this girl did http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6369923.stm

This news clip found at: http://ozreport.com/

Yah I read about that the other day. Pretty crazy and she looks surprisingly well.

[forno]

30,000 feet is a **** of a long way up in your shorts:eek:

[cwphoto]

Looks like fun Mate and great shots to boot.

How big is that ship! :eek:

[forno]

Looks like fun Mate and great shots to boot.

How big is that ship! :eek:

The QE2 is huge, never mind that tinnie you had in steak and kidney yesterday:eek:

[FLiPMaRC]

:cool: Awesome shots again Forno.

[TenD]

Like this girl did http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6369923.stm

This news clip found at: http://ozreport.com/

She's lucky to be alive, there just isn't enough oxygen up at that altitude. Those kites Forno shot are a lot smaller than a paraglider, they shouldn't be able to fly you very far, they aren't designed to fly, more to pull, kind of like a free speedboat.

[adam75south]

man that's just crazy. i wonder what it felt like to glide down from there. she's lucky she didn't freeze.

[zmikers]

Dude, that's one of the craziest stories I've ever heard. Thanks for sharing. Nice shots by the way Forno.

[forno]

man that's just crazy. i wonder what it felt like to glide down from there. she's lucky she didn't freeze.


She was on the news last night getting ready for another flight, complete with the frostbite she got from her previous flight, tough chick:cool:

[aparmley]

Awesome dog, does it have a name?

[forno]

Awesome dog, does it have a name?


Thats Jack, my girls dog

He had a ball playing at the beach

[AdamW]

That woman must not be only lucky, but a great pilot and in incredible shape. By all rights she should be dead.

Forno, nice shots. I've seen those gizmos on the San Francisco Bay. They do it near Fort Point, just inside the Golden Gate, where the winds are strong. I've seen 'em do some amazing acrobatics, at high speed.

[forno]

I reckon I could get seriously addicted to doing those flips and jumps:D

[aparmley]

Thats Jack, my girls dog

He had a ball playing at the beach

Jack - Awesome name! Cool dog.