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Some might claim that I have way too much free time with this job. On the contrary--I had to smuggle the suit onto the airplane with me along with the mail I was carrying that day, land in an out-of-the-way location, set up, suit up, and snap a few photos before anyone started to wonder where I might be. I'll admit--the time constraint along with keeping my little secret from co-workers and clients is half the fun.
The photo turned out okay considering I'm my own photographer here, but there is one thing bothering me about it that I want to rectify the next time around. That would be the use of the flash--sure, it brings out the eyes...but I also feel like it makes the airplane and me stand out way too much relative to the rest of the image. Long story short, probably going to replace this with a better image as soon as I can get one.
The photo turned out okay considering I'm my own photographer here, but there is one thing bothering me about it that I want to rectify the next time around. That would be the use of the flash--sure, it brings out the eyes...but I also feel like it makes the airplane and me stand out way too much relative to the rest of the image. Long story short, probably going to replace this with a better image as soon as I can get one.
Category Photography / Fursuit
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 1280 x 900px
File Size 773.9 kB
I think it's not so much a matter of bravery as most people think, as sheer knowledge of physics that keeps small plane pilots from being unnerved at the idea of flight. Before I married my huskybutt ( 
) I knew /nothing/ about planes, and I was terrified of flying in general, let alone those tiny little things that look like a gust of wind will break their wings off.
But after I had him explaining the ins and outs of things like how the plane lifts into the air, and what happens if the engine fails, or the propeller just...falls off, or if the gear wont go down, it becomes a really not scary prospect.
Like, how if the engine just turns off, you'll just keep gliding. Or if the gear doesn't go down, you'll just slide into the runway. The movies make planes so much more dramatic than they actually are. (Like, how if the cockpit door opens everyone is sucked out in hollywood movies. No one in real life is actually sucked out of the plane, it just depressurizes, makes your ears pop, and your hair flies around for a second. But you have to think that there's also X hundreds of pounds of force keeping that door from opening because of the wind, so the chances of people actually opening doors accidentally/randomly throughout the flight are null. )
I'd say if you google search some of the physics of flight, you'll find it to be a MUCH less scary prospect. You're more likely to die walking a crossed the street and having someone in an american made truck hit you, than you are to die in a random airplane.
) I knew /nothing/ about planes, and I was terrified of flying in general, let alone those tiny little things that look like a gust of wind will break their wings off.But after I had him explaining the ins and outs of things like how the plane lifts into the air, and what happens if the engine fails, or the propeller just...falls off, or if the gear wont go down, it becomes a really not scary prospect.
Like, how if the engine just turns off, you'll just keep gliding. Or if the gear doesn't go down, you'll just slide into the runway. The movies make planes so much more dramatic than they actually are. (Like, how if the cockpit door opens everyone is sucked out in hollywood movies. No one in real life is actually sucked out of the plane, it just depressurizes, makes your ears pop, and your hair flies around for a second. But you have to think that there's also X hundreds of pounds of force keeping that door from opening because of the wind, so the chances of people actually opening doors accidentally/randomly throughout the flight are null. )
I'd say if you google search some of the physics of flight, you'll find it to be a MUCH less scary prospect. You're more likely to die walking a crossed the street and having someone in an american made truck hit you, than you are to die in a random airplane.
The definition of awesome :D
Seriously, this is an awesome photo and the work that went into making it paid off. But being your own photographer AND having to wear a fursuit head must be a nightmare D: How many shots did it take? Maybe the background is hard to make out with this level of lighting, but there's not much else is needed--and the foggy look just makes the local seem even more remote and intriguing!
Seriously, this is an awesome photo and the work that went into making it paid off. But being your own photographer AND having to wear a fursuit head must be a nightmare D: How many shots did it take? Maybe the background is hard to make out with this level of lighting, but there's not much else is needed--and the foggy look just makes the local seem even more remote and intriguing!
Well thanks man!
Wasn't quite as difficult as you'd think to take a photo with my head on. I just wish I had more than 10 seconds to hit the shutter, run to my plane, and get into position! Took about 6 shots to get something I was satisfied with.
As for the background: there wouldn't be much of one anyway--it was really foggy on that dock. I'm really just looking to get a photo which blends the foreground lighting a bit better with the background. My thought is that I just simply move the camera further away and utilize the zoom, so the flash won't be quite as effective.
Wasn't quite as difficult as you'd think to take a photo with my head on. I just wish I had more than 10 seconds to hit the shutter, run to my plane, and get into position! Took about 6 shots to get something I was satisfied with.
As for the background: there wouldn't be much of one anyway--it was really foggy on that dock. I'm really just looking to get a photo which blends the foreground lighting a bit better with the background. My thought is that I just simply move the camera further away and utilize the zoom, so the flash won't be quite as effective.
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