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Helicopter Almost Hits Bride’s Head For Crazy Wedding Photo
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Helicopter Almost Hits Bride’s Head For Crazy Wedding Photo

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CM Leung has been voted one of the world’s top wedding photographers, but even he couldn’t have planned the stunning pictures that he took at a wedding photoshoot in Iceland recently. Because although the amazing photos below look staged, the helicopter was in fact a very surprising addition to the photoshoot!

The Icelandic Coast Guard chopper had been in the area to rescue somebody, and Leung just happened to be in the right place and had the perfect timing to capture the moment that it flew past the bride. She managed to stay on her feet just long enough for the photographer to take his amazing wedding photos before the downdraft knocked her over. Rescue personnel was present to ensure that people on the ground were safe, and although the helicopter looks perilously close, the angle of the beautiful photos makes it look more dangerous than it actually was. Still, this doesn’t stop it from being one of the coolest wedding pictures we’ve ever seen.

More info: CM Leung (h/t: PetaPixel)

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    Zinaida Aleksandroff
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing photo! And don't you guys read? They didn't know about it, it's not planned

    Stefany Blount
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! I am also a reader. Saw the photo, chose to know more by also paying attention to the words around the photos.

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    Layla Al Saady
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    8 years ago

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    Over Opinionated
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People don't bother reading anymore it's too difficult for there simple minds bored panda should have put "accidental photo" in the title so stupid people who can't read more then two words before becoming confused would understand

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    Yvonne Bernal
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    8 years ago

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    I agree. Not to mention that there are quite a few ways to achieve the same look without having a helicopter hover above your head. I let out a small cheer when the train to the dress was sucked upward... heh heh heh

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    Silent Skeleton
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is crazy perfect random timing oml THe fact that it wasn't planned makes it 100x better

    Rick Finden
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After watching the video, I guess the wedding theme is, "Tragedy". Crashed aircraft, search and rescue? How sick is it to use the first responders who happen to be working an incident nearby in your wedding pictures? Love to hear the bride tell the story as she shows the pictures. And, is he the greatest Wedding photographer, or a photographer best portrayed in the movie, Night Crawler?

    Over Opinionated
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People really don't read I know in today's world when everything is automated you forgot that reading is a useful skill. I'm just glad she's ok and it really is an incredible photo.

    Sable Keech
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Foreseeable outcome. Cool machine. What's the girl doing in the lava field?

    ClaraLudwig
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a lava field, just one of the many beaches on the coast if Iceland.

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    Mirko
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to be one of the world's too wedding photographer the lights in the post process are quite messed up though...

    Lily Iris
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bride it's photoshoped a lot in the final photo. Why bother to have a real helicopter when the rest of the photo it's so fake?

    Warren Brown
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How convenient a wedding ceremony and a funeral in the same day. I guess that would cut down on the divorce rate, huh?

    Lori Creech Loree
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idiotic. That fabric that blew off could have downed the helicopter. She could have been killed. Stupid.

    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unnecessarily dangerous. A wedding day is special anyway and a pretty normal photo shooting ought to bring fantastic shots. Going for ever more sensationalisn and putting yourself into serious discomfort or even danger us something I do not get. I deeply believe that such shots will be admired by others, but the perfect shot for you to remeber your own joy of the day is a spontaneous one with you and your loved one smiling.

    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry for being boring...but not everything needs to be big, particularly if it is qywstionable whether it is really done for yourself and not for how you will be perceived by others.

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    varwenea
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The photo in and of itself is impressive and timely/unplanned. However, the video shows how ridiculous the photo-shoot is that she is wearing a strapless wedding gown outdoors in plenty-cold Iceland when seeing the wardrobe of everyone else. Nutty photo-shoot. :P

    Peri The Nerd
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    8 years ago

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    May of been a nice picture, but someone didn't think this through. Like come on, do you want to have a honeymoon?

    Zinaida Aleksandroff
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing photo! And don't you guys read? They didn't know about it, it's not planned

    Stefany Blount
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! I am also a reader. Saw the photo, chose to know more by also paying attention to the words around the photos.

    Load More Replies...
    Layla Al Saady
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

    Over Opinionated
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People don't bother reading anymore it's too difficult for there simple minds bored panda should have put "accidental photo" in the title so stupid people who can't read more then two words before becoming confused would understand

    Load More Replies...
    Yvonne Bernal
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    I agree. Not to mention that there are quite a few ways to achieve the same look without having a helicopter hover above your head. I let out a small cheer when the train to the dress was sucked upward... heh heh heh

    Load More Replies...
    Silent Skeleton
    Community Member
    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is crazy perfect random timing oml THe fact that it wasn't planned makes it 100x better

    Rick Finden
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After watching the video, I guess the wedding theme is, "Tragedy". Crashed aircraft, search and rescue? How sick is it to use the first responders who happen to be working an incident nearby in your wedding pictures? Love to hear the bride tell the story as she shows the pictures. And, is he the greatest Wedding photographer, or a photographer best portrayed in the movie, Night Crawler?

    Over Opinionated
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People really don't read I know in today's world when everything is automated you forgot that reading is a useful skill. I'm just glad she's ok and it really is an incredible photo.

    Sable Keech
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Foreseeable outcome. Cool machine. What's the girl doing in the lava field?

    ClaraLudwig
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a lava field, just one of the many beaches on the coast if Iceland.

    Load More Replies...
    Mirko
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to be one of the world's too wedding photographer the lights in the post process are quite messed up though...

    Lily Iris
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bride it's photoshoped a lot in the final photo. Why bother to have a real helicopter when the rest of the photo it's so fake?

    Warren Brown
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How convenient a wedding ceremony and a funeral in the same day. I guess that would cut down on the divorce rate, huh?

    Lori Creech Loree
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idiotic. That fabric that blew off could have downed the helicopter. She could have been killed. Stupid.

    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unnecessarily dangerous. A wedding day is special anyway and a pretty normal photo shooting ought to bring fantastic shots. Going for ever more sensationalisn and putting yourself into serious discomfort or even danger us something I do not get. I deeply believe that such shots will be admired by others, but the perfect shot for you to remeber your own joy of the day is a spontaneous one with you and your loved one smiling.

    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry for being boring...but not everything needs to be big, particularly if it is qywstionable whether it is really done for yourself and not for how you will be perceived by others.

    Load More Replies...
    varwenea
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The photo in and of itself is impressive and timely/unplanned. However, the video shows how ridiculous the photo-shoot is that she is wearing a strapless wedding gown outdoors in plenty-cold Iceland when seeing the wardrobe of everyone else. Nutty photo-shoot. :P

    Peri The Nerd
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    May of been a nice picture, but someone didn't think this through. Like come on, do you want to have a honeymoon?

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