More, New photos | update

Below are some more photos I took the day before yesterday from the keel with the Canon 7d. I have more but I'm going to save them to see if I can get them in the National magazine.

Yesterday I tried using my spare downtube coming out of the nose for a camera mount, but with the 7D out there it just seemed so heavy. I had ankle weights on the back of the keel to counter balance. I took it all apart and I'm glad because by the time I launched there was a slight tail wind.

It would have been some great pics though because I just did a speed run right on the trees at sunset. Oh well, today I might try the same camera mount setup, but with my point and shoot, so it won't be as heavy.

The Doritos commercial is essentially done. I should be submitting it to the contest within the next day or two and then I'm thinking it will take at least 5 days or so for it to show up on the contest site. So stay tuned for that.

Oh, and Stella Artois finally announced who won their contest (not me) - HERE.

Getting ready to launch (see the newer pilot that had just launched to my right).

Getting in my harness after launching

Lookout Mountain Flight Park's ramp, looking towards the end of Lookout Mountain.

Moon in the background.

My favorite way to land - fast on final.

Voting Begins!

Well, it's midnight and it's up! A 10 minute (that was the max. allowable length) short documentary I created on a friend of mine, Eric, and on competition hang gliding.

This contest is for $50,000, so I tried to go all out on this one. Unfortunately, voting is not so easy.

To vote for mine, it seems right now, you have to register with the website and then click the "Request Rating Assignment" button, and hope the one they assign you to rate is my video. But I think they'll let you rate three or so, so if you have time, watch what they assign you and see if you can try again. (click this text to register and be assigned one to rate)

To just watch it, go HERE (but I really need your votes too!)

There are 47 days of voting to select the top 10, then a panel of judges/actors (like Kevin Spacey) will pick the ultimate winner of the cash prize.

Thanks for your help and taking the time to register with their site and hopefully be assigned my video to rate!

I hope you enjoy the film, I will post updates if I figure more out about how the voting works. More to come...

New Matrix Race Harness ! ! ! !

Now if only the weather would cooperate.