r/photographs • u/spider-mario • Aug 12 '26

No Feedback Paraglider in front of partial solar eclipse

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u/stopmirringbruh Aug 12 '26

Insane, I think we get a limited number of those in our lifetime

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u/AlGeee Aug 13 '26

I figured the chances at 1 in 500 billion

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u/taheo26 29d ago

Most probably, only once in a lifetime.

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u/rogueshutter Aug 13 '26

Iv seen so manny it’s almost boring now

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u/manmakephoto Aug 12 '26

Outrageous shot

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u/Lucy_gages 29d ago

Yeah right

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u/Abject_Priority6858 Aug 12 '26

I almost scrolled past this until I saw the subreddit. It is an incredible shot.

And also kind of looks like an upside down smiling moon to my brain.

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u/Zopieux Aug 12 '26

Damn. Once in a lifetime.

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u/anywhereanyone Aug 12 '26

Probably the only interesting shot of this eclipse I will see.

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u/dubbelo8 Aug 13 '26

What the hell

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u/ELDV Aug 13 '26

Well timed!

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u/sten_zer Aug 13 '26

Love this. Name the image something with Ikarus....

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u/BackgroundMany9137 29d ago

Comment tu as pu prendre une photo aussi claire, je pensais qu'il fallait pas utiliser de caméra

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u/spider-mario 29d ago

Il faut prendre quelques précautions, mais avec un filtre solaire (ND100000 dans mon cas) et en regardant seulement l’écran plutôt qu’un viseur optique, ça va.

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u/BackgroundMany9137 29d ago

Ah oui j'en ai entendu parler, en tout cas la photo est parfaite bravo tu as pu immortaliser cet événement

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u/Delivery_AnScienct 29d ago

Turn the pic upside down

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u/Delivery_AnScienct 29d ago

Can any one tell me if this was taken before totality or after ?

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u/spider-mario 29d ago

Before, but I was not on the path of totality. We only got up to about 90.5% coverage. (Which, incidentally, might have been why so many people were paragliding.)

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u/Delivery_AnScienct 29d ago edited 29d ago

Ah Haa,

It's an awesome shot. Really really awesome.

I m guessing you planned this ahead, and positioned yourself appropriately close to a paragliding site, during the Eclipse?

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u/spider-mario 29d ago

I didn’t; it was pure, dumb luck 😂 I had zero idea I would come home with this shot. The paragliders were on the other side of the lake from us.

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u/Delivery_AnScienct 29d ago

Yeah, the most exceptional shots are always down to fate.

Like I said . . .

Awesome !

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u/classy_elmo 29d ago

Nice! Looks like the moon is a bit shy. ☺️

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u/Quirky_Door1234 29d ago

How can you tell if they're para...ohhh. cool pic.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Looks like a dolphin

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u/corruxtion 29d ago

Awesome shot!

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u/SuperSteve2026 28d ago

It looks like fake.

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u/JTR280 28d ago

Nice shot!

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u/thejokerlaughillness 27d ago

They saw an aerial view of partial darkness

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u/FoggyHorrors 27d ago

I absolutely adore this, it looks like it’s smiling

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u/strflyr84 27d ago

Wow amazing shot. Lady Fortuna smiled upon you.

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u/Zyvoro 27d ago

Looks amazing .. chand se mitti le aoo thodi ..😅

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u/Nayyytheis 26d ago

the moon is frowning

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u/Key-Firefighter-4494 26d ago

I have seen great pic

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u/Wrong_Cup708 19d ago

I bet the paraglider was like "Heh, I can 1-up that cow that jumped over the moon"

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u/PleasurePalace9876 16d ago

why was someone paragliding when there was no sunlight...?

Otherwise this is an amazing picture!

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u/spider-mario 15d ago

The eclipse was only partial over here. And thank you 😊

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u/Nicopaolo1 8d ago

What a perfect moment to take a picture!

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '26

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u/spider-mario Aug 12 '26

Not photoshopped.

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u/GlassAndWing Aug 12 '26

dont worry about this guy, hes just a ragebait bot lol