Actually the paraglider in the foreground is practicing. The other paraglider just landed and is walking up the landing zone to move out of the way in case someone is landing behind him.
March 3, 2020
February 4, 2013
Sometimes You Stick the Landing
And Sometimes the Landing Sticks you.
That’s what’s about to happen to my friend as he brings his glider in for a landing. The upper right corner of the photo shows the ridge line which starts at this end of Oahu and runs up the spine of the island called the Koolau Mountains. Just around the corner is the spot on the ridge from which the pilots launch. It’s a great view at 1100 ft above Waimanalo Bay. Naturally, visitors find the thought of flying off the ridge intimidating. The launch is the easiest part. The pilot can choose the best moment to fly off the ridge. Landing is a different situation. Once you commit to land, you’ve got to adjust to the conditions as you find them. In this case, the glider had a little more forward momentum than my friend wanted. The glider is in a nose up stall position but it pulled him off his feet. Unfortunately, the stall is about to bring them both to an abrupt stop. Fortunately, neither was damaged.
July 5, 2012
Final Turn
The hazard of getting shots of white hang glider wings under bright sunlight is the ease of over exposing it. Especially as the wing is in flight and the background changes. In camera raw with Lightroom you can bring it back to some extent. It’s much nicer to nail it in camera! Got it with this one
March 13, 2012
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December 15, 2010
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May 25, 2008
Phoenix Arrives on Mars
Considering all the images you can see everyday that express less than the best of humans . It’s nice to celebrate an extraordinary achievement with this picture of the landing pad from the Phoenix spacecraft after it successfully landed on the Polar region of Mars on Sunday. With its landing the success rate for landing on Mars is now 50%.