{"id":286237,"date":"2025-11-16T06:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286237\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T06:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:34:19","slug":"a-skydiver-appears-to-fall-from-the-sun-in-a-stunning-image-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286237\/","title":{"rendered":"A Skydiver Appears to Fall from the Sun in a Stunning Image \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

After six momentous leaps from a small aircraft, skydiver Gabriel C. Brown completed his mission. Brown is friends with astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy<\/a> and now, also one of his collaborators. Together, the pair created a stunning image that shows the adventurous subject falling in front of the sun.<\/p>\n

McCarthy is known for his incredible patience and planning, which has led him to capture an array of striking photos and composites<\/a> detailing cosmic phenomena. This most recent piece, titled \u201cThe Fall of Icarus,\u201d details the roiling, fiery surface of the sun with his friend\u2019s upside-down silhouette. The pair undertook this project this past weekend in Arizona.<\/p>\n

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Like much of his work, this image is a composite that stitches together a collection of high-resolution captures. McCarthy and Brown had to coordinate the jump and subsequent shots to reveal the latter\u2019s free fall, footage of which they share on Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fall of Icarus\u201d is available as a limited-edition print<\/a> in McCarthy\u2019s shop, where you can find more of his work. (via PetaPixel<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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