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  • I wonder what he's drinking? Gin & Juice?

    Winner of the lifestyle section in the 2007 Red Bull Illume Contest

    To capture this feat, multiple camera angles were needed. For the film crew (and myself) to avoid aviation authorities and fly below the 1,500-foot minimum flight limit, the paddlers had to set off across the crocodile- and hippo-infested waters above the falls before sunrise. The paddlers approached the edge of the mile-wide, 350-foot-high falls to scout the rapids below. This moment was captured from a helicopter circling 500 feet above the falls, battling with mist and wind blowing up from the narrow canyon. Challenges included extreme air turbulence and constantly having to wipe water from the spray off of the lens. I had initially planned to shoot wide at 15 mm, but a last-second in-air lens change in these conditions rewarded me with this shot.

    Athletes: Steve Fisher, Sam Drevo, Dale Jardine
    Location: Victoria Falls, Zambia, Africa

    TECHNICAL INFO
    Camera: Canon EOS 20D
    Lens: 28–105 mm
    Focal length, digital: 105 mm
    ISO: 200
    F-stop: 5.6
    Shutter speed: 1/500
    White balance: Outdoor

    Desré Pickers

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