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Title: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: BigAl on 24 March 2010, 22:40:28

Bloke uses weather balloons to take high altitude pics of the earth - http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2010/03/20/highburton-man-s-amazing-space-pictures-taken-with-just-a-balloon-and-a-camera-more-pictures-here-86081-26070632/

Title: Re: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: Tony H on 24 March 2010, 22:57:59

How did he get the camera back? :-?

Title: Re: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: Entwood on 24 March 2010, 22:59:12

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How did he get the camera back? :-?

If you read the article ... parachute and a radio transmitter ... apparently he nearly lost one in the sea !!

:)

Title: Re: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: Nickbat on 24 March 2010, 23:02:04

Just thinking. Tunnie's a really good photographer so we at the OOF can go one better than this chap.

All we need is a bigger balloon...  ;) ;D

Title: Re: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: Tony H on 24 March 2010, 23:24:51

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Just thinking. Tunnie's a really good photographer so we at the OOF can go one better than this chap.

All we need is a bigger balloon...  ;) ;D

It wouldn't need to be too big Tunnies built like a racing snake  ;)

Title: Re: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 24 March 2010, 23:55:19

So now we will end up with loads of rather idiots launching weather ballons with camera's attached towards the moon.

Hope none try it by me as we have an airodrome and 2 airports nearby, then when every other fekka joins in it will start raining rather camera's but hopefully no aeroplanes.

Oh and what about a deterent for a police helicopter. launch a weather balloon and if it's seen I bet the chopper gets called in.

Title: Re: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: Chris_H on 25 March 2010, 10:38:22

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So now we will end up with loads of rather idiots launching weather ballons with camera's attached towards the moon.

Hope none try it by me as we have an airodrome and 2 airports nearby, then when every other fekka joins in it will start raining rather camera's but hopefully no aeroplanes.

Oh and what about a deterent for a police helicopter. launch a weather balloon and if it's seen I bet the chopper gets called in.

You don't really understand this do you? ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: British ingenuity at its best
Post by: STMO999 on 25 March 2010, 11:20:45

That's an amazing picture. Well done that man.