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Rainbow Wakeboarding for Red Bull Illume

April 11th, 2013 | Robot, Space

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Red Bull Illume is an action photography contest that occurs once every three years.  Patrick Rochon recently captured 3 wakeboarders with LED’s attached to their boards to create this incredible light painting effect.  Snap! Orlando came up with the concept and fabricated the boards.  Here’s a quote from the Illume site about the project:

“The shoot… …included many challenges in preparation. It’s hard enough to shoot high-speed action in the dark – add in the tasks of outfitting the boards with the waterproof LCD light systems to staging the cameras, lighting and athletes in proper position to secure the shot, and you have yourself a serious photographic mission.

Some of the most inspired by the project were the athletes themselves.
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“It really is my movements painting this picture and helping this photo come to life!
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” says Errington, the 24-year-old wakeboarder at the top of his game.

For Rochon, the set-up and planning were extensive, but the motivation while shooting was simple: “Focus on the art, the creativity, and the beauty,” said Rochon, mid-shoot. Fortunately for him, he knew he could rely on the riders to offer performances worthy of the occasion. “I’m really impressed by the athletes,” he added. “They are so fluid in the water, and they understand naturally what we are trying to do here.””

These wakeboarding photographs are reminscent of Jacob Sutton’s Snow Surfer and also the Neon Surfing from Bondi Beach.

The Red Bull Illume competition has produced some pretty amazing results over the years.  Here are the Top 10 Winners from the 2010 competition (click photos to enlarge):

Red-Bull-Illume-Close-Up-2010-Nathan-SmithClose-Up 2010: Nathan Smith (AUS)

Red-Bull-Illume-Energy-2010-Stuart-GibsonEnergy: Stuart Gibson (AUS)

Red-Bull-Illume-Experimental-2010-Daniel-Grundexperimental: Daniel Grund (GER)

Red-Bull-Illume-Illumination-2010-Chris-BurkardIllumination: Chris Burkard (USA)

Red-Bull-Illume-Culture-2010-Vincent-PerraudCulture: Vincent Perraud (FRA)

Red-Bull-Illume-New-Creativity-2010-Eric-BergerNew Creativity: Eric Berger (CAN)

Red-Bull-Illume-Playground-2010-Tim-KorbmacherPlayground: Tim Korbmacher (GER)

Red-Bull-Illume-Sequence-2010-Miguel-Lopez-VirgenSequence: Miguel Lopez Virgen (MEX)

Red-Bull-Illume-Spirit-2010-Adam-KokotSpirit: Adam Kokot (POL)

Red Bull Cliffdive Hamburg 2008 Athlet: Jose PavoWings: Marcel Lämmerhirt (AUT)

The Illumination shot from Chris Burkard won the 2010 competition, and I must say that I think it is one of the most beautiful photographs I’ve ever seen.  It features surfer Peter Mendia riding waves off Chile’s West Coast.

Submissions to Red Bull Illume are open until April 30th, 2013. Visit this site to enter.

-RSB

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Urban Wingsuit Flying

March 16th, 2013 | Space

Urban Wingsuit Flying

This is just incredible. Jokke Sommer & Ludovic Woerth took their extreme sport to a new level recently in Rio de Janeiro.  They went up on Ultralight Planes and at 5:45 in the morning, they jumped into the heart of the city.  My jaw dropped when they approached the opening between the two buildings. Wow! I hope Urban Wingsuit Flying takes off.  I’d like to see more locations, like this one in Dallas:

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Here’s a short video of Jokke describing his passion for flying:

-RSB

[via Reddit]

Space Jump Video!

October 14th, 2012 | Space

Check out this video of the Record-Breaking Space Jump by Felix Baumgartner.  I watched the whole journey, and it was pretty breathtaking.  I’m proud to be a human today!
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“Sometimes you have to be really high to see how small you really are.  I’m going home now” – Felix Baumgartner before the jump

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-RSB

Skydive From Space – Desktop Wallpaper

October 12th, 2012 | Space

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Click on the appropriate size below to download:

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Well, I have another Desktop Wallpaper for you.  As you can probably tell, I am pretty excited about the impending skydive from space by extreme sportsman, Felix Baumgartner.  In case you haven’t heard, the adrenaline-fueled Australian will be attempting a record-breaking jump from 120,000 feet.  The current record was set by U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger back in 1960 when he jumped from 102,000 feet.

It is important to note that while this mission is being a called “a leap from the edge of space,” space doesn’t really start until about 327,000 feet, so the statement is a bit of a reach.  Nonetheless, this is the first skydive that will break the sound barrier, and the mission will also set marks for longest-duration freefall and highest manned balloon flight.

One of the reasons I think this mission is so interesting is that Baumgartner is basically skydiving in a hightech spacesuit.  It’s pressurized and comes fully equipped with GPS, g-force meters, custom parachute to prevent tail spin, wide angle cameras, and state-of-the-art thermal gear to withstand the subzero temperatures of space. Suits like this will eventually allow us to jump from all the way up to 327,000 feet and beyond.  Maybe one day you’ll even be able to eject from a space station in orbit and safely land back on Earth.

Here is a great photo of the current suit from all angles (click to zoom in):

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And here’s a zoomed-in labeled photo for all the details:

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As of now, the launch is planned for early in the morning this Sunday, about 1 day and 13 hours from now.  You can watch the countdown here.

Let’s hope the weather cooperates.

-RSB