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Flight of Fancy


Flight of Fancy
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3209 W: 225 N: 6904] (27379)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-10
Categories: Daily Life, Transportation
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon 70-300mm DO IS USM
Exposure: f/5.0
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Friday theme 2008/03/21 "Flight" [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-20 23:02
Viewed: 277
Points: 22
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Flight

I’ve been away for a few days – pre-Easter, and I only came home today.

We were staying at Mangawhai Heads, 95kms north of where we live, with our son and daughter-in-law and her English parents who are staying in NZ for a few weeks.

The Weather: HOT and SUNNY, once the clouds burnt away – just like our usual January and February. Summer has been awesome this year. Mangawhai is a coastal and estuary area and I will be showing you some photos over the next few weeks.

I have hoped to take a FLIGHT shot while I was on holiday – but the birds in flight were not good at all. So I went back into my folders and have come up with this one taken a year ago.

Paragliding is a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing.

We get a few of these paragliders flying along our cliff areas.

I hope you like this one.
boomcat, Refugee, Ramdan, JohnTulip, bracasha75, dareco, lilimih33, Janone, Silke has marked this note useful
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Hello Janice
A wunderfull view (even funny)
Great POV here and a shot right on time, just before they might land in the Cactea field ^_^
Happy Easter:
John *Tee*
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Hi Janice,
Very nice composition, with happy expression of the paraglider. Without those tree leaves on the lower part, I am imagining them gliding really high. :)

Thank you for sharing.
Regards,
Ramdan.
:) soon

Hi Janice
This is a very courage sport and i like brave people who have heart to jump from a plain or biulding
TFS
Cheers,Braca

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1160 W: 15 N: 597] (10416)
  • [2008-03-21 2:08]

What a great posting for the theme. An excellent capture!! Great detail! TFS

They look pretty comfi up there Janice!!! ;) great and different shot for this theme!
LuDivine

Hello Janice!
Lovely picture for Helens Friday theme!
Good capture with perfect focus!
They look so happy!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3362 W: 86 N: 2738] (18097)
  • [2008-03-21 2:38]

Good evening dear Janice.
Lovely looking picture. Well captured.
Same thoughts ? I uploaded a picture flying myself with this kind of airospace. haha
One different thing, At your place the sun was shining and hot, when i took my shot, it was cold and lots of snow at the mountains of Tirol in Austria.
After 25 years of skiing, no more, sniff. Our daughter Ingrid is at this moment there, enjoying the fun of skiing.
Best regards from Jan

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3368 W: 284 N: 6439] (23904)
  • [2008-03-21 5:09]
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Excellent PoV and composition
I love the way they seem to be hanging in the sky
I am curious about the fact that there are two people on one glider though! I'd have thought that was a little dangerous?
TFS
silke

As I said to Vlad Janice, in my younger days perhaps. An excellent submsission, good colour and well composed. TFS,
David

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2014 W: 136 N: 3063] (16571)
  • [2008-03-21 19:55]

Hi Janice,

Look like Summer is here to stay, what a hot hot hot day! Nice shot, I like the pov here, great colours and contrast, well captured.

Have a wonderful Easter,

Cheers,
Sweety

hello Janice,

i like your flight of fancy, Janice.. well catch.. with lovely composition and detail..do you know them? because they look as if they know you..

Happy Easter and a lovely weekend.

regards, terry

Hiya Janice

They seem to be really enjoying the flight. Nice sharp image with good colour and detail and a superb idea for the theme

TFS and for joining in the theme

kind regards Helen

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