Rod the Comet Catcher

[iceman]

Took this on Friday 19th, up at IISAC2007 on top of the mountain :)

1 exposure, flash used, Canon 350D + 75-300mm lens. Not quite enough DOF to get Rod in sharp focus, I was too close to him :)

I think he sent this image around his office :P

[RB]

What a great idea for a photo, great work Mike I love it, nice catch Rod !

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Dennis]

Reminds me of the Hindu creation story, where the God Vishnu incarnates as a giant turtle supporting the world.

And no, I'm not saying there are any similarities between Rod and a turtle...:P

Cheers

Dennis

PS – Careful Mike – in 1000’s of year’s time, your photo, which may be all that is left of our civilization, may be discovered and construed as proof that we were a race of giants that could reach up into the heavens and pluck comets from their orbits….:whistle: :whistle:

[erick]

I had a similar idea - photos coming once I scan the slides at higher resolution. Yes, hard to get comet and foreground in sharp focus and well exposed when one's lens is wide open!

[GTB_an_Owl]

HAWKEYE say's he was gunna miss it
:doh: :doh: :doh:

[iceman]

:lol: :rofl:

[jjjnettie]

Very clever!
I think you may have started something.

[wavelandscott]

That is pretty coo er I mean "smooth"...

Nah, I reckon I'll stop trying to work in "Smooth"...it does not fit as well.

It is cool!

[ving]

:lol:
v/funny!

shame about the dof tho :shrug:

[xstream]

Great shot Mike!

By the look of it though, Rod was getting a bit red behind the ear from the strain of it all. :P

[Astroman]

Maybe next time someone could stand in just the right position for the comet to come out of their nose, now theres a photographic opportunity, just waiting to happen.

[GrahamL]

LOl,I'm with you geoff , fumbled on the fingertips and dropped sure looks
a possibility:lol:

[Rodstar]

Comet McCaught!

It kept swirling in the air.....you know how it is...very hard to catch with the stars in your eyes....but with soft hands I would have caught it had it not changed course suddenly at the end, and headed behind the far hill.

[matt]

Nice effort, Rod.

Never easy to take those high catches in the outfield with the crowd jeering and the starlight right in your eyes:lol:

[33South]

Great stuff, I had forgotten about that.:lol:

As it was so well recieved maybe the 'moon' shot should have been done..