Military Maneuvers

Posted to Flickr on 07 June 2009. Part of the Stormtroopers series.

Not a camera trick, no strings, and no Photoshop magic! This stormtrooper really is balanced and leaning backwards at an awkward angle with absolutely no assistance whatsoever.

Stormtroopers: the Empire’s finest.

Photo seen in Flickr Explore.

Elsewhere

These limboing stormtroopers have also been seen in these places:

Have you seen this photo somewhere else? Or are you using it yourself? I would love to hear from you! It's always fun to learn where my photos turn up.

Setup

This photo was taken in my kitchen using some pretty simple Gear. You might be surprised to discover how low-tech my "photography studio" really is.

Flickr Facts

This photo was posted to Flickr on 07 June 2009. It was one of 500 images featured on Flickr Explore for that day. The last time I checked, it had 24,207 views on Flickr.

The media type of this image is "photo." The original file type was "jpg." The photo's dimensions are 1024 x 768, giving it landscape orientation.

Unless otherwise noted, the image was created by me, JD Hancock.

Selected imagery background information.

Stormtroopers

The stormtrooper is the elite soldier of the Imperial forces in the Star Wars universe. They typically wear white armor and helmets and are armed with blasters. Imperial stormtroopers were first depicted in the film Star Wars (1977). As shown in the Star Wars prequels Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), the stormtroopers were preceeded by the clone troopers, an army of soldiers cloned from the bounty hunter Jango Fett and loyal to Emperor Palpatine. In many ways stormtroopers are an iconic symbol of the Galactic Empire.

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