P3D Floating 3D Photographers

[Mark Josephson <icebox@xxxxxxx>]

OK, Dateline this Sunday showed another way to get aerial shots.  Jump
from a plane.  This eliminates the helium (and hydrogen) problems.  Of
course you use a different nonrenewable resource (jet fuel) but there are
tradeoffs with everything I guess. 

The dateline piece was about the nuts who sky surf (incredible to
watch...this is when people jump out of planes on a surfboard and do
various acrobatic manuvers before releasing their chute) and the people
who jump out of the plane with them with video cameras
attached to film the surfer.  

I'd highly recommend you Toshiba owners get ahold of one of these camera
jumpers...the footage they get is incredible.  Of course, there's always
the risk that their chutes won't work properly....high risk/high reward!

Anyone on this list ever skydived with a 3d rig?  I'd be interested in 
hearing about the results if you've done it.  If no one else has, I'll 
volunteer, if y'all pay my way. :)

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