Debdog said at 2:07 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i would love to do this! is this YOU?????
SFMatMan said at 2:21 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Oh Heeeeeeyell no. :) I thought I might want to do it once... but when I saw these guys, I realized there was no way I was going to run and jump off a cliff. Or be a pelican. Or duck. :) I do fly in planes though.
Pattymaryclare said at 2:26 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Well Matt (now that your mum YorkJodi 'outed' you as her kid (wink!) I take an even greater interest in your tabs........I had a friend back in post h.s. dayz who did this hang gliding...ken glintz i believe his name was. HE LOVED IT - took every chance to do it and then one day BOOM...bad landing - lost all left hand fingers up to first hand joint! SAD.........the pelicans tho' have no such worries I should think! (but who knows? maybe they have bad landings too or hit that ocean like i've seen em do in florida, and wham!!!!!!!! shark waiting for them!?! lol lol GREAT SET MAT! pmc
Mirella said at 2:27 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Wonderful phothos of man trying to copy birds (Icaro !!!!!!) Grazie. Ciao
Masifu said at 2:29 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: I wonder what's the birds think when they meet this new "species"! :) Great Capture!
YorkJodi said at 3:10 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: I would love to do this... have a friend who did it last year (she's 3 years older than me even)... would love to fly to SF too ;) teehee... love the pelicans & jet plane... all of these are awesome photos!!!
Ira said at 3:13 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Perfect photos. The sensation of flight is delightful! The beautiful sky and clouds.
AdSR said at 3:14 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Excellent!
Moabjeeper said at 3:16 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: No way man.
Swedfinn said at 3:58 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: A modern Ikaros o his way....great shots!
Maz2001 said at 4:01 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Wonderful!!! Would love to try that.
Wildthing said at 4:04 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Up, up & away. Terrific photographs, Matt. Nearest I've been to it is para-gliding.
Pattymaryclare said at 5:26 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: Icarus Ic•a•rus Pronunciation: (ik'ur-us, ī'kur-), [key] —n. 1. Also,Ikaros. Class. Myth.a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
YIKES BE CAREFUL OUT THERE Mike, Maz, Jodi and Deb.....we dont wantcha' MELTING then hitting the sea like those pelicans ...LOL LOL AND FOR YOU MATT AKA BURNING MEN def:
2. Astron.an asteroid whose eccentric orbit brings it closer to the sun than any other known asteroid. PATTY OUT! :-}}
Jigs said at 11:08 p.m. on Jun 25, 2008: I feel the thrill and exhilaration of that paraglider! I hope someday I get to do that! And I love the transition from the lone "Daedalus" (I prefer to call him that as Icarus flew too close to the sun and plummeted to the earth and we all know what happened next) to the flock of birds and the plane! Bravo!
SFMatMan said at 1:14 a.m. on Jun 26, 2008: Thanks folks. Patty, are you saying my orbit is eccentric? :)
21-gramm said at 5:59 a.m. on Jun 26, 2008: 100% AIR ART! great...
Pattymaryclare said at 1:29 p.m. on Jun 26, 2008: Uh er Matt! That was the 'dictionary' saying that - NOT ME! lol lol Besides, think of all the greatest eccentrics (see my comment on your newest tab...Hunter S. the late great G. Carlin, A. Nin, H. Hughes, J. Kerouac - *your neck of the woods* so many of us around, some gone and eccentric 'under control' happy's (yes, i luv making up words) up 'THIS SWEET OLD WORLD'~ emmylou harris .... :-}} womanchild/childwoman aak Patty
Hhwind said at 6:11 a.m. on Jun 27, 2008: Nice flying set, man have always like to set sail to the blue yonder
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