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So here I am, on a spacewalk, and you want me to use a different wrench?
No, this was not shot from the International Space Station. I shot this last week at Scienceworks, where this astronaut hangs from the ceiling outside the planetarium. Believe me, it’s a tough shot without a tripod!
I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F.6, 1/20 sec, ISO 800, focal length 78mm.
Featured in CAPTION FUN, July 2011.
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Walkley Award-nominated journalist, novelist and wedding photographer at davidmcmahonweddings.com
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It is a super shot in my book, love it !
Looks so very real. David !
Delighted to hear that, Jan. The figure is suspended from the ceiling – and I reckon I shot a dozen vertical frames from different angles before I shot this horizontal frame.
– David McMahon
Nicely captured!
Thank you, Bree – I had to step away from the space shuttle first!
– David McMahon
It really looks like an ‘in space’ shot. Great capture.
I was waiting for “Earth” to appear on the horizon, Jordan!
– David McMahon
Cool great capture
So glad you like it, BubbleBlue …. I can give you the GPS co-ordinates so you can shoot it too!
– David McMahon
hahaha cool
Thanks, VampVamp … glad this one caught your eye.
– David McMahon
Bravo to your steady hand David! I really like this!!!
Many thanks, Robin. It wasn’t the easiest of shots!
– David McMahon
Looks real, i love all the details in the suit!
Thank you, Delfino – it’s a great model. I just wish it had been a ground level for a closer inspection.
– David McMahon
Wonderful work David!
Georgie! Thank you so much for this. What a great way to end a Sunday!
– David McMahon
Ground control to Major Tom…
That David Bowie track is so memorable, Dar, decades after it was first released. Great to hear from you. How’s the book going?
– David McMahon