I noticed the local skydiving operation has a new logo on a banner attached to the container where they keep their equipment. I quite like it, and it’s very geometric, but it does look a lot like they’re going to drop you into the ocean!
Posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 167. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 159. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Also, seven photos posted for Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Reunited.’ See more responses here.
Just the one this week, a skydiver about to be reunited with solid land, hopefully not too abruptly.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Something to Do.’ See more responses here.
There’s plenty to do here on the Big Island, with outdoor activities available year round. Here’s a selection.
The skydiving plane that operates out of Upolu Airport, has lately been making some lower level takeoffs. A couple of times I’ve been walking up from the coast, east of the runway, when the plane suddenly zoomed into view and whizzed over my head.
On the third occasion, I was ready for it and got this photo. In this case, it was the pigeon that was startled and made a sudden takeoff of its own.
I often see the skydivers operating out of Upolu Airport. I see the plane take off and I see the brightly colored parachutes descending. But I’ve wanted to get a photo of the skydivers jumping out of the plane for some time. This photo isn’t it, but it’s the closest I’ve come.
Here, the skydiver has just jumped, but the main chute hasn’t yet opened. They typically drop for a while before opening the main chute, as this one did a minute or so later.
Another view from Upolu, this time of a portion of the airport. But why is there an area of long grass, blowing in the wind, with the letters B I G mowed into it?
The reason is that this is where Big Island Gravity, a local skydiving operation, is based. This area is where the skydivers touch down after their jumps. A couple of days later, and the grass had been mowed again. The letters were still visible, but the long grass was gone.
For more information about Big Island Gravity, go to http://skydivebig.com/.
Posted in response to this month’s Becky’s Squares challenge theme of ‘Odd.’ See more responses here.
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