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Astrophotographer snaps skydiver falling in front of the sun

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471 points doener | 3 comments | 16 Nov 25 11:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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cosmic_ape ◴[18 Nov 25 06:57 UTC] No.45962154[source]▶
Tbh, do not quite get the excitement around this picture. It was staged, and the stunt doesn’t appear to be particularly complex. A lot of logistics, sure. But seems like all there is to it is that someone just bothered to do it. So not clear what’s the additional value over photoshop.
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1. fxwin ◴[18 Nov 25 10:39 UTC] No.45963466[source]▶
> So not clear what’s the additional value over photoshop.

I think photography might just not be for you (nothing wrong with that)

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2. cosmic_ape ◴[18 Nov 25 11:54 UTC] No.45964031[source]▶
Care to explain? I actually do take pictures with a camera from time to time.

Again, this was staged. Also, when Tom Cruise performed his own stunts in Mission Impossible, that value I can understand. That is better than photoshop. Because they were hard stunts. This on the other hand seems to be standard.

3. jpfromlondon ◴[18 Nov 25 13:41 UTC] No.45965786[source]▶
I like photography doubly so as a craft, and forgive me if a heavily shopped stacked comp isn't making my heart quicken.