Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice record of the event. If I were there, I would have intruded a bit more, given that there was TV and many other photographers by the looks of it. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 02 Sep 2016, at 00:01, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > We had a special jump at the skydiving facility at our airport yesterday. > I just happened to be there. > > A young man in his 40s who has had cerebral palsy since birth, and must > use a wheel chair, resides at one of the local nursing home facilities. > He has always tried to push himself to enjoy life as much as he could. He > decided that he wanted to experience skydiving, and his family and friends > made it happen. There was a crowd, and I tried not to intrude. Here are > a few scenes. > > Loading up in the Twin Otter Jump Plane: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Loading+Up_001.jpg.html > > Nashville Channel 5 covered the event: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/TV+Chopper+Takeoff.jpg.html > > Takeoff: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takeoff.jpg.html > > His wheel chair is brought to the landing zone: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wheel+Chair+to+Landing+Zone.jpg.html > > Descending with his instructor: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Descending+2.jpg.html > > Touchdown: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Touchdown.jpg.html > > Cameras fire away: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cameras+Fire+Away.jpg.html > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >