Walking on Air

March 31, 2019
Joel and Remi doing a bit of slacklining practice before heading off to the mountains where grass becomes rock. I just happened to have my new toy on hand and took some vision. A tip for those thinking about walking the talk you don’t watch your feet or the webbing, apparently you focus your eyes on something eye level near the end of the webbing and let your balance tell you where to put your feet. 

Music courtesy the wonderful Aaron Takona. Vision shot using an Osmo gimbal cam from DJI.
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