Throwing the camera up in the air...

...and trying to catch it again...




One of the few where the thing was actually pointed in the right direction when the shutter fired. I caught it every time... just

OK, I've seen articles where a guy does this at weddings, Crazy.
Without getting paid to do it, still crazy!!

Nice perspective though. You need a good fisheye and throw it higher!

Nutter!

Dan

Try it on the trampoline, bounce up, and on your way up, throw the camera down, then catch it on the way up

Please tell me this isn't actually with a DSLR. Please. Tell me.


Didn't you put your brand new K10D under the shower to test the weather sealing?

Yep, real DSLR, with a Sigma 10-20 on the front, so quite heavy when it hits you on the head

About 50 shots altogether, the vast majority of those the picture was of the sky or the nearby trees... plus a few with me in but not worth using.

The likelyhood of missing the catch becomes great at around 50 tries...

You are an incredibly brave person, and I salute your bravery!

I want to see the the photo from the toss you don't catch...lol
let me guess, you're lookin to upgrade to a new kit....
$50.00 and I won't tell your insurance company, what I know...javascript:emoticon('')

seriously, one small 6x6 inch square of plywood, some cord, a bolt, and an extensible paintroller handle can get the same angle with more accuracy and less risk...(you drill 5 holes in the board, mount a ball head to the center hole, and a peice of cord through one hole in each corner....tie the four peices together and tie that to your pole).

When you have bought your K20D, can you try throwing it in my direction :

I am not too far away

But where's the fun in that ? And anyway, the shadow of the pole might be in the picture. And I'd need a glamorous assistant to hold the pole, or some sort of assistant anyway.

I'm thinking more of some sort of parachute now, it would at least keep the camera pointing down, and give me more to catch. Might even slow it down a bit...

When I woke up this morning my stomach muscles hurt like I'd been doing sit-ups. It seems that throwing and catching DSLR's is quite demanding on the muscles...

Point made. We await the next pictures with interest.

G

Well I for one don't see anything wrong with what you're doing, and as long as you're having fun...but I got an ADD attention span, and could easily find something else to do, while waiting for the camera to come back...... my kids never liked playing toss up (or hide and seek) with me..... toss 'em and then go watch tv....

I feel we should report this to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Cameras)

Neat perspective but if you miss that's one seriously expensive shot.

you are seriously wrong in your head mate

give ME your camera and lenses, I'll look after them much better but might not get as many unusual shots