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a u s t r a l i a says:

Who is this guy?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

_Hans van de Vorst says:

Amazing! Appearently he has a whole sixpack in there and than knowing he makes that jump later on...
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

freebird4 says:

His wiring must be wrong :)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

BayRoadPhoto/Laura says:

OH... the power of beer... never ceases to amaze me... ;)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

jasperroz says:

Great shot. I found this photo through Hans photo stream. Your shot adds a lot to the story. This is the same day, I am assuming, as Hans photo?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Well at least he knew how to stabilize the tripod. The problem is the more beer he drinks the less stable the tripod and the less stable he is.
I always wondered how those NG guys got those amazing photographs *<).
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

bsidez says:

lol a sixpack of beer!!!! and then the jump ahead with just one hand on a depth of 900 metres, this guy must have a medal honour for courageness or stupidity
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Hippie Gal says:

Interesting way to weigh down your tripod!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

bellanundo says:

It's hard to describe or even logically justify the lure of a mere finger of rock ... but the lure simply will not be denied. I've played Native flute on a similar finger on the North Rim ... not as much jumping involved, but definitely some sliding and close climbing with delicate flutes in hand simply to pray high in the air with the flute's melodies dancing with wind, rock, sun, shadow. Oh, yeah, and I took pictures, too. :-) Thanks for sharing!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

lawatha says:

I"m another one who followed Hans' link to your photostream. Good grief, he looks so relaxed, so at peace... after having jumped over, and ready to jump back... I would be a nervous wreck. I guess you have to be relaxed about it to make the jump. For all I know, he makes the jump all the time. CRAZY!!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Clow says:

A great shot.....and a perfect compliment to Hans series.

WELL captured.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

kinda_laura [deleted] says:

wow!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

_minette says:

I like how this adds to the jumping set.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

phoned says:

Ah, so that's what the tripod hook is for.:)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

carlstreet3 says:

This is a phony -- Unless it was done on a planet where the sun does NOT cast shadows....

The trick is NOT to look at the image; but, rather to look at the LIGHT; or more specifically, where the light ISN'T -- if you look at the rock formations the apparent solar direction is from about 10 O'Clock high; however, there is NO corresponding shadow either from the equipment; nor cast upon the rocks by the person in any of the sequence photos.

I was in school when I got this over the colleges Email system and could not take a lot of time -- Now that I have had a second look I also want to point out that the REALLY interesting photos that are absent from the "sequence" are the ones where this guy changed his pants -- notice he is wearing BROWN pants in the original photo; and BLUE in the subsequent photos. Pretty neat trick considering he did not have any spare pants with him on the rock. Perhaps he wove them out of his long hair and then dyed them blue -- all this taking place so rapidly it was impossible for the person purporting to take these "real life" pictures to catch a single frame of him in his underwear.... :)

Some final technical notes -- you will notice there is NO motion blur in ANY of the photos -- now, if the jumping sequence REALLY took place AFTER sunset as the text alleges; just HOW was this done without blurring?? EVEN low-light high-speed films would blur without adequate lighting and FLASH photography would be impossible for the following reasons:

1. NO flash recovers fast enough to capture the rapidly implied stop motion of the jump sequence -- given the apparent distances involved this would require about 1 full power flash every 200ths of a second.

2. No flash shadows

3. NO high-contrast burn out that would inevitably occur with a high-power flash -- Optical physics dictates that photaic values (light brightness) falls off at the inverse square of the distance. i.e. when you are twice as far away it takes 4 times as much light to achieve the same illumination. In order to evenly light the subject in the alleged sequence with a high power flash the foreground (rocks nearer the subject) would have been burned out -- that is why the foreground in high speed flash illuminated sports pictures is over-exposed while the backgrounds are dark.

4. NOW also notice how the pictures are in focus front to front to back. i.e. the background even in the distance is just as crisp as the foreground. THIS can ONLY be achieved by stopping down a camera's lens to a very small aperature. BUT, SMALL aperatures REQUIRE larger amounts of light.. MUCH LARGER -- each F-Stop of a lens requires TWICE as much light as the one before. IF the lens were stopped down to that point (at LEAST F-16), the background would be dark and the amount of artificial illumination required would be on the order of a Hollywood Studio Lighting Bank -- BTW, these normally require multi kilowatt diesel generators... and all that implies in terms of credibility for these images.

5. Next notice the subject in mid jump is back-light as indicated by the lighted fringing around the subject -- either there is light from behind the subject or this is a PHOTO-SHOP software production -- I favor the latter considering the physics of the landing and strange gaps near and under the feet in the final photo of this sequence.

5. Finally, the perpetrator of this fraudulent sequence alleges these are ad hoc photos taken over some condierable period of time. The initial photo shows a 10 O'Clock high solar illumination while the closing photos allegedly took place after sunset -- even in mountainous country this would be a time span of 6 hours or more in the winter; and considering the summer appearance more likely 8 to 10 hours. So apparently, we are being asked to believe this ad hoc photographer held his/her camera in the SAME posiiton all during that time as the framing of the photos is IDENTICAL throughout the entire sequence. NOTE, I am NOT talking about the cropping; but the FRAMING -- notice how the horizontal lines of the rocks line up with the background identically throughout the entire sequence. With steady hands like that, the perpetrator could shoot the eye out of a squirrel on the moon from NYC with a BB gun... GIMMEE A BREAK...:)

6. Legally, the perpetrator of this photo series has NO right to subject this person to publicity without a photo release -- however, he claims he has no idea who this person is. Either he is willing to risk a multi-million dollar lawsuit or there is chicanery afoot.

All in All it adds up to just another Web Based Fraud designed to promote the interests of the individual promoting the pictures by taking advantage of the gullibility and physical science ignorance of the general public.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Rocket-Sputter says:

So I guess Hans must collaborating with this shyster too:
www.flickr.com/photos/hansvandevorst/21620039 2/in/set-721...
No, I think if there is any trick here it is that you don't see that 15-feet below is the ground. Still he could break a leg from that height as well but then again, he'd have his beer to help kill the pain.
BTW, there is actually a shadow from the tripod leg. You just have to view the large image and look a little closer.
Hey, where are your photos?
Additionally, Hans has provided his original un-Photoshopped version in this thread: www.flickr.com/groups/bestphotoweekly/discuss /72157594420...
Anyway, this spot above the canyon is famous for its use in situations just like this. A common thing if you can find someone willing to make the leap as the longs fall is not far away.
This series has been explained elsewhere on the Internet and made us all more aware of getting the "whole" picture before we "jump" to conclusions.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

philethier says:

You think a 15-foot fall onto hard rock can't kill you? And that rock ledge down there is not large enought to promise to keep a person from falling off of it after the initial impact. Either way, the guy is still stone crazy in my estimation.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Rocket-Sputter says:

Hey another Minnesotan out there. Yah, I agree, the 15-footer would be enough to keep me from the jump too but maybe not so much if I were 30 years younger :<).
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

c0nstipatedduck says:

Photoshop.

That's all it is. That last shot of him lying down is the only one that is real. Look closely.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Rocket-Sputter says:

Ex-lax.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Knivesout says:

What a crazy guy! He must be dead by today...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

valkrider2004 says:

It's a fake. Read CARLSTREET's comments above
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

kcfang says:

thanks prof. carlstreet but that was the dumbest analyse I've ever read. The so called "10 o'clock" lighting and the subsequent "no shadow" (actually soft shadow) is normal as the sun cast stretched shadow before it set and after it sets whats left is soft shadows. As for the steady holding of the camera, if your notice it was shot at ISO 1600 with a IS (Image Stablizing) lens, lastly, if u look careful there IS motion blur, maybe not as much since high ISO usually means higher shutter speed. Please learn more about technical stuff before you pull off more "technical notes" in the future.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

✪ nat says:

yep, really dum carlstreet. You need a lesson in how light works.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Waterish says:

Lol thats not litter, thats the weights to hold down his tripod :P
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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