Base Jumper Landing

Please critique/comment and rate my photos. That would truly make my day. Thanks for viewing.

Comments on how this photo can be improved. (I know that the focus is

a bit blurry, and grain is noticeable.) Please rate the photo also.

Thanks.

I think the shot is really nice. You're right about the focus and grains, but I guess it was a very tricky shot, huh? There's even too much contrast - the parachute is too white, the jumper is in too dark a shadow. I don't know that much about film (I'm digital) but I guess a slower might have solved some of the problems. Still like the shot, though.

Thanks for the comments. Its not that difficult a shot to make, as there were a lot of jumpers coming down that day. Just a matter of luck in getting one to fill the frame correctly. The contrast in the chutes is probably due to Kodak HIE infrared. Its know for its halo effect. I'll try to squeeze a bit more detail in Photoshop later and repost.

 

(As a side note, jumping off the tower is the hard part. One of the jumpers broke his leg while landing. Hope he is ok.)

 

Hey, I'm hot for contrast and skydiving, so I'm really into this - would love to see more from this day.