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Wazza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 03:04
Whilst in Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand, managed to take a few shots at a couple of different bungee locations. Both run by AJ Hackett Bungy.

First two are the Ledge Bungy and Swing, up the top of the Skyline Skyrides, gondalas, and luge ride. Last two are from the Kawarau Bungy, not too far down the road.

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Photocam
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 03:12
you get a sky dive in yet?
Wazza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 03:57
I haven't been skydiving, but photographed some along the way. Saw some in Taupo, and some Paragliders in Queenstown.

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Backdropped, against the Remarkables
Moppie
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 04:02
3! 2! 1! BUNGEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..............


That brings back some memories, very nice shots of the Kawaru set up.
I did two there in the morning then one in Skippers Canyon in the Afternoon :D
GT3
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 04:02
Great shots!
gaza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 04:15
Wazza, we going to see you tied to the bungy and the ground rapidly getting closer?
Wazza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 04:36
Now that would be cool!

5 fps. :D

I would love to do the Sky Tower mast climb as well one day. For one, I love it's design, and have been drawing it, since the first concept drawings, I saw of it, back in about 1995. A pity, I bet they won't allow loose objects, such as a 1.5 kg 17-40+20D to be 300metres up a mast! :lol:
joeseph
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 05:49
that first pic is a cracker Wazza, and the paragliding one too.
Queenstown makes the Taupo bungee I did a couple of years ago look like a drop in the bucket...
Wazza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 05:58
Thanks. You'll have to do the Sky Tower jump. I'll take a pic of you falling down, with your 100-400L. :D
Wazza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 06:02
Shucks, forgot to post the outcome of the 4th image. He was complaining afterwards. Asked to touch the water with his hands, but went half in.

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RockOne
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 06:42
Really great shots. You wont catch me doing that tho :-).
rklepper
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 10:10
Wow, great shots. Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing.
Salleke
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 10:26
Stunning pictures. I can almost feel the feel of the people.
very well done.
I would like to know how you did this pictures, how many PP did you do?
Brands
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 13:30
Wow....great shots and not a chance I would try that :shock:
Wazza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 13:46
Stunning pictures. I can almost feel the feel of the people.
very well done.
I would like to know how you did this pictures, how many PP did you do?

Thanks everyone.

There's no PP on these, apart from the first two were converted from RAWs, and the other two were JPGs, so I wouldn't fill the buffer fast, for shooting lots.

All these have been edited from my 2 week South Island trip, and all I've had time for is to resize to 800 pixels, and a bit of USM to crisp them back up after the resize.

If anyone's noticed, on the 3rd pic, the girl has "64" marked on her left hand. That's her weight in kg. Let's hope the safety officers, don't transpose figures in their head, and put the wrong rope length on.
peacock
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 14:34
great shots !! the guy who sked to touch the water with his hands probablt lied about his weight:lol: & got the dunking , the woman leaping of is mint !
Ian_H
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 14:37
Absolutley stunning shots and backdrop, can't think why anybody would want to throw themselves off a perfectly stable platform but you have caught them beautifully.



CHeers
Ian
gaza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 18:29
great shots !! the guy who sked to touch the water with his hands probablt lied about his weight:lol: & got the dunking , the woman leaping of is mint !

I think everybody gets weighed, if they believed what people told them their mass was there would be a lot of heads hitting the river bed!!
peacock
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 18:46
I think everybody gets weighed, if they believed what people told them their mass was there would be a lot of heads hitting the river bed!!

:lol: very true , made for a great photo the way he hit the water though;)
Nidz
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 20:58
Love the shots.. I've been tandem skydiving but I'd never do that...
mrclark321
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 21:02
Been there, done that, to old to do it again!!!...LOL

Dan
Wazza
12th of October 2005 (Wed), 23:39
The nutcases, who jump, are definately weighed, on accurate digital scales, and observed by 2 workers, and obviously the person doing it.

Anyone notice the guys face. Jumping he looks normal, but with the rush of blood to his head, it's all red.
malla1962
13th of October 2005 (Thu), 02:59
Superb shots,they must be mad LOL.:D:D