Carbon free air travel

[ed_o_brain]

Stopped on the way home from an excursion into Huddersfield and snapped a couple of paragliders trying to get airborne near Woodhead in the Peak District.

These are my favourites from the set:

#1


#2


#3


A carbon free way to fly!

It's the first time I've shot anything like this. I'm quite pleased with the results. Files converted from raw. Quite a few approaches attempted in getting them 'pop', I hope none look over processed.

Thanks for looking.

[PrettyBoyTim]

Not sure how they're carbon free... Are they electric?

[David Martin]

Bet that is ripstop nylon.. Hardly carbon free..

[ed_o_brain]

The title was a bit tongue in cheek.

[Charlotte]

Nice shots, Dan.

My old flat mate's a paraglider.  Were it not for the fact that through her, I know how ridiculously addictive it can become, I think I'd definitely give it a go.

Mind you, she did fracture a vertebrae a couple of years back...

[andygates]

Two years now, I've tried to get a tourist tandem ride up at Tignes, only to get weathered off.  It's got to be done, it really has. 

[Butterfly]

Nice shots, Dan.

Mind you, she did fracture a vertebrae a couple of years back...

So did one of my former bosses. Unfortunately it was a fairly high one, so she's paralized from the shoulders down with limited arm movement. Not so much fun now. She did have a cool assistance dog though.

Lovely photos though .

[Mr Larrington]

You just need to learn how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.