He has 60 more POD's than you, so I think its safe to say shut up.

 Why most artists do what they do? Since you wouldn't do it...

 @ritchierich wowwwww that number of picture of the days is impressive, think youll find the numbers don't add up though (view count) but hey the measure of how good a photographer is is by POD count...

@coralcorn so you're implying he is an artist based on nothing other that seeing him post photos online. If that is the only evidence you have and you've come to that conclusion you are dense as f*ck. A photographer is NOT an artist!

 Don't see you photographing some images for Redbull @charleyboy14? Maybe if you stopped trawling the net so often and got out from behind your screen for 5 minutes you might just get there. Your fingers must be nearly worn to the bone writing some many people off on here like you do.

 @leanback nah your right mate, I'm not photographing images for Red Bull currently. Still though, not doing too bad shooting for magazines that run in the hundreds of thousands every week...

Get educated before you criticise

 @charleyboy14 Don't need to get educated pal, if you're so professional then why on earth are you posting comments like that on somebody else's images? Real professionals keep their opinions to themselves I think you'll find.

 @leanback may I ask what you think is "so professional" is?

I was always on the understanding that if your sole income is said profession then you are a professional. Correct me if I'm wrong, unlike yourself I don't turn down the chance to be enlightened.

I'll give you an explanation as you have put a bit of time in on the keyboard to engage in a convo with me so ill humour you. I was curious/amazed/shocked that a photographer of this guys calibre would shoot a portrait so wide! And as such I commented accordingly.

If you've got this far and have decided you would like to be educated then I will say this, professionals are people, people share opinions.

 i promised myself not to get dragged into this conversation, but let me just say one thing... or rather give you a link to 'portrait' photographs, charles

www.google.co.uk/search?q=portrait+photo&rlz=1C1CHFX_en-GBGB566PL570&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=RiyQVKe0JMmtU5fhgKAN&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

i hope you feel educated and very enlighten, now

 Well done, pat on the back for you, you've made it. Nah its not that, i just dont tend to be enlightened by dickheads like you unfortunately. The reason for me commenting on here was due to being a friend of Szymon's, I wouldnt normally waste my time with keyboard warriors like yourself.

 @lunatyk First of all, how sad must your life be if you promise things to yourself? and on something so trivial as a comment on pinkbike... some one needs to find them selves a girlfriend or get a dog or something

Secondly, you were not "dragged into this conversation". you have chimed in and have tried to give yourself the moral high ground (again refer to above #sadlife)

Thirdly, "Portrait" construed from the phrase to portray, is that not what this image is? Portraying an individual (an athelete) in a familiar environment (a gym). #SitThef*ckDown!!!

Now onto Yourself @Leanback. What your saying is your turning down the chance to be educated, you seem like a wise kind of guy...

And its nice your sticking up for your buddy... i mean at 32 you'd think he wouldnt be so beat up by a simple bit of criticism on pinkbike from a so called "keyboard warrior" But you dont think that and decided to pipe up, so really how good of a "Friend" are you?

and finally you clearly don't see it as a waste of time as you wouldn't have bothered to comment which would lead any one reading this to believe that your time is actually worth f*ck all. #GetDicked

 Hahahah who is this moron? by the way hashtags don't work on here dipshit.

 I agree this isn't really a portrait and I do kind of like the stretch distortion. The angle and the distortion accentuate the motion he is doing. Cool creativity. Glad you DIDN'T use a longer FL lens.