whip off the drop... damn
This photo was POD on 2009-04-30 See more great PODs

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flag AJ26 (Apr 28, 2009 at 1:41)
nice pic dude, loooks unreal xD
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flag jasmithy (Apr 28, 2009 at 13:44)
POD!! suck a clear picture! that bike look proper old school! Wink
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flag jackass2302 (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:11)
this is an amazing pic, Groves is the man :-) POD!!!
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flag kyman09 (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:26)
Agreed, Great quality! I say POD!
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flag patrickrupert (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:53)
sick
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flag richstmanaliv100 (Apr 29, 2009 at 17:00)
diggin the tires and rims
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flag specializedrider07 (Apr 29, 2009 at 18:12)
Pod !!! Sick photo
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flag Brycerink (Apr 29, 2009 at 18:24)
this is why i should invest in photoshop instead of trying to use paintshop pro haha
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flag freeride-4-me (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:01)
this is a good sequence!!! Smile
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flag Joshwa93 (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:01)
Sick, takes guts to even do that thing, nevermind whipping off it!
huge props to the rider!
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flag woody-dh (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:01) (Below Threshold) show comment
CASEY ! Nice sequence by the way
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flag JackK (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:03)
great sequence!
really cool line to do that trick on Big Grin
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flag An0yA (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:17)
Sweet trick and sequenceSmile Casey rules!! Big Grin
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flag ben3 (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:26)
casey groves is such a sick rider
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flag kev-roberts (Apr 30, 2009 at 1:13)
brycerink, i can edit sequences fine usind Paintshop pro, i actually find it difficult to use others such as adobe
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flag addyi (Apr 30, 2009 at 1:39)
c00l
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flag cutiehamster (Apr 30, 2009 at 2:57)
damm. now thats nice.
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flag clay123 (Apr 30, 2009 at 3:22)
where did the landing jump come from?
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flag pev182 (Apr 30, 2009 at 3:32) (Below Threshold) show comment
photoshop is crap,
what are them tyres?
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flag elcripple (Apr 30, 2009 at 5:29)
id really like to see the origional photos on their own so i can try to figure out whats gone wrong here in the photoshop, it confuses and annoyes me! Razz
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flag beavola (Apr 30, 2009 at 7:03) (Below Threshold) show comment
tires look like Geax - whitewall Saguaros maybe?
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flag StevePrice (Apr 30, 2009 at 9:26)
umm, personaly i dont like it because its confusing the f*ck outta me, i need to see the originals. the right handside of the landing kills it for me.

in my opinion, itll do for POD.
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flag recklessness (Apr 30, 2009 at 12:14)
C-Groves T-whip G-star!!
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flag kev-roberts (Apr 30, 2009 at 14:14)
yeah, obv you gotta shop it to get the sequence in one shot
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flag xcracer13 (Apr 30, 2009 at 15:09)
rims look fcuking cool
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flag bigdan30 (Apr 30, 2009 at 16:07)
StevePrice, the landing is like that cause the shot needed to be photoshopped in order to fit the sequence in properly. The camera was probs moving when the shots were taken, so that's probs why the landings like that, just an fyi...nice pic though.
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 22:28)
yeah no thanks for the defense.. but i guess it was just a strange phenomenon the originals all have that gap next to the lander?
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flag bigdan30 (May 1, 2009 at 22:43)
i was referring to the blurriness on the far side of the landing...or is that just how the trees are agianst it? i guess you would know better than i would, seeing how its your pic.
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flag pev182 (May 2, 2009 at 6:23)
haha i got -15 props, hell on
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flag recklessness (May 3, 2009 at 7:26)
-16 now. Wink
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flag pev182 (May 3, 2009 at 14:28)
lmao
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flag melikebikealot14 (Apr 28, 2009 at 6:29)
POD fo sho
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flag jflatten78 (Apr 28, 2009 at 6:56)
pod
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flag roachsa (Apr 28, 2009 at 18:46)
Sick sequence buddy!
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flag konad (Apr 28, 2009 at 19:42)
soooo sick!
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flag lirow (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:14)
sick whip and nice tires
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flag chadmaclean (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:15)
Whys the background been photoshopped in?
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flag simcik (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:19)
It hasn't, thats how the sky was all weekend out there
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flag chadmaclean (Apr 30, 2009 at 2:59)
Im not on about the sky, look at the right side of the lander and where the lander is placed. And where the drop is attatched to the floor.
It's a sick sequence but i'd rather it be POD with the original background.
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flag Preston671 (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:11)
I've been wondering why the landing looked like that...
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flag buffalosoldierj (Apr 30, 2009 at 7:13)
I think the creator has blurred everything out, to enhance the picture that this is aimed at promoting, that being the magnificent Tailwhip of the jump, the landing does look rather strange though, who knows.
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flag ebrog (Apr 30, 2009 at 9:42)
yeah, I agree. I think the blurry background does wonders for subject of the picture
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flag krool (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:17)
good job dude , it's going to POD Smile
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flag dhb7 (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:20)
That's very sick...looks like his balls and rear tire had an encounter upon landing
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flag ebrog (Apr 29, 2009 at 14:28)
thats so sweet dude. you rock at pictures. POD
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flag gromhit (Apr 29, 2009 at 15:13)
pod!!
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flag DHP123 (Apr 29, 2009 at 15:27)
WTF is in his spokes?
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flag Brycerink (Apr 29, 2009 at 15:30)
they had numbers in there wheels so the announcers knew who they were
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flag camm67 (Apr 30, 2009 at 17:02)
In his spokes? Don't you know he's really reppin Oak-town? Scraper Bikes!!
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flag rivalrider (Apr 29, 2009 at 18:10)
nice picture, POD for sure
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flag oneednewbike123 (Apr 29, 2009 at 21:00)
WhyTF isn't this POD yet???
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flag oneednewbike123 (Apr 30, 2009 at 7:16)
Ahhh yes it is now good!!
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flag keith24mtb (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:16)
thats mad yo
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flag adidasss (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:19)
Background is photoshoped but still sick pod
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flag fireball-92 (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:42)
yeah casey !!! best pod in a while
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flag FRbenji (Apr 30, 2009 at 0:46) (Below Threshold) show comment
white walls look sick
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flag doug13 (Apr 30, 2009 at 1:13)
I agree, good sequence but bad photoshopping due to the focal depth.
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flag artridersierpc (Apr 30, 2009 at 1:23)
goood shit
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flag twisted-soul (Apr 30, 2009 at 1:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
best pod for ages
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flag giantrider2294 (Apr 30, 2009 at 2:03)
SICK!!
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flag PODDER (Apr 30, 2009 at 2:06)
nah.
not worthy.
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flag lewispie (Apr 30, 2009 at 3:27)
Nup, agreed!^
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flag chase03 (Apr 30, 2009 at 2:42)
what about the landing`s right part ?a bit photoshopped.....
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flag blakemallay (Apr 30, 2009 at 3:31)
i like his bike xD
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flag gear1234 (Apr 30, 2009 at 3:43)
cool sequence...BUT when you follow it down from the star and get to the down ramp it just destroys the photo.Just looks drastically retarded. Shouldnt be pod, even though its a sick seq.
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flag machin-mtb (Apr 30, 2009 at 3:51)
has he got a paper areo plane in his front wheel or sumthin, haha
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flag dancharge (Apr 30, 2009 at 5:11)
strange tires
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flag Sean140 (Apr 30, 2009 at 5:35)
Someone's went mad with the blur tool
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flag WoundedKnee (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:37)
Put blur on it, eheheheheh
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flag riders123 (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:29)
pod pod pod pod
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flag Th3-Firestarter (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:29)
Really bad photoshopping. Look at the crowd in the background, they're not looking in the direction of the rider, the edge of the lander isn't even blended in, it's just hanging there. Poor effort, defo NOT POD.
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 22:30)
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3351957/ check out the original.. just some weird thing that happened
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flag idixoni (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:31)
sick photo, the new transition double looks nice
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flag WoundedKnee (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:36)
Fake photoshop, good trick but I think we vote in a photo quality and the art on it, not only in the trick and this one is very amateur photoshoped. Sorry...
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flag rideTYRANT (Apr 30, 2009 at 10:31)
I very much agree!
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flag coldsmoke420 (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:43)
what a huge gap!! Wicked sequence.
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flag rudy87 (Apr 30, 2009 at 6:45)
Im diggin it!
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flag oneednewbike123 (Apr 30, 2009 at 7:17)
Oh yea thats a POD if i ever saw one
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flag riskyB1985 (Apr 30, 2009 at 7:37)
brill pic man, i like the white walls on the tyres to, if that's the rims soz it looks like it's the tyres !
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flag street-killa (Apr 30, 2009 at 7:39)
holy balls dude
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flag revolution101 (Apr 30, 2009 at 7:49) (Below Threshold) show comment
such a pod
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flag beastbiker121 (Apr 30, 2009 at 8:00) (Below Threshold) show comment
wow no neg. props soooooooo far lol and great pod love it
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flag dornian (Apr 30, 2009 at 8:06)
NICE CASEY!!
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flag Trevair11 (Apr 30, 2009 at 8:18)
SICK!
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flag Cptn-Inafinus (Apr 30, 2009 at 8:25) (Below Threshold) show comment
Oh Casey Grooves you babe
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flag trickyp666 (Apr 30, 2009 at 9:02)
grate pik m8
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flag chucker1luigi (Apr 30, 2009 at 9:43) (Below Threshold) show comment
Sweet thats ace.

Sick!
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 10:00)
just so everyone who thinks they are critics knows... i edit them as fast as possible to get them up on pinkbike.. i actually went back and fixed all of them but pinkbike wont let me update with the newer revisions..... glad to get pod just disapointed that its not best work.
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flag telmoberg (Apr 30, 2009 at 10:58)
it's a sick ride, but the photo isn't that good...
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 11:01)
means alot coming from a 14 year old
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flag WoundedKnee (Apr 30, 2009 at 12:31)
eheheheh
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flag wormarse (May 1, 2009 at 10:23)
oi twat!!! 14 yer olds can have a f*cking opinon too....
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flag martin-f (Apr 30, 2009 at 12:00)
wow. those guys all look the same and they are very close to each other.
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flag telmoberg (Apr 30, 2009 at 12:27)
LOOL, yeah you're right! xDD
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flag martin-f (Apr 30, 2009 at 12:48)
haha. i know.
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flag wormarse (May 1, 2009 at 10:23)
hahaha....you guys are funny
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flag treksrock (Apr 30, 2009 at 12:15)
nice pic
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flag Jmctaggart (Apr 30, 2009 at 13:03)
It was obviously photoshoped. Look at the landing. its almost right behind the big jump.
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 22:30)
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3351957/
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flag Jmctaggart (May 21, 2009 at 9:33)
not that much better but a bit...
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flag Brycerink (May 21, 2009 at 9:35)
that photo is unedited soo dont know what you are referring to. The wierd part on the lander is a bush
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flag Jmctaggart (May 22, 2009 at 18:15)
What are you talking about!?! the landing just dissapears into the bushes!! that is sooooo fake. ( the landing that is.!) You actually thought I was that stupid!?
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flag Brycerink (May 22, 2009 at 23:32)
hahahah wow im not sure why you think i would need to edit that side of the jump... i have over 30 pictures with the bush in that same place
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flag Jmctaggart (May 29, 2009 at 15:45)
Maybe not, but it looks photoshoped. Razz
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flag garrettvasquez (Apr 30, 2009 at 13:05)
shit thats good
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flag wormarse (May 1, 2009 at 10:24)
its shite....its photoshopped
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flag Will6661 (Apr 30, 2009 at 13:16)
Sick photo! Definately POD worthy
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flag wormarse (May 1, 2009 at 10:24)
its shite....its photoshopped
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flag Skleja (Apr 30, 2009 at 13:43)
Sick drop whip !
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flag wormarse (May 1, 2009 at 10:24)
its shite....its photoshopped
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flag ironhorsedownhill (Apr 30, 2009 at 14:09)
that's a really sick
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flag wormarse (May 1, 2009 at 10:24)
its shite....its photoshopped
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flag eli902902 (Apr 30, 2009 at 15:22)
sooooooooooooooooooooooo f****** fake wtf r u guys blind on the right of the landing is all of the proof u need wow how can u miss that
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 15:23)
haha what the heck could be fake about it? I took it i think i would know if it was fake or not... u should quit smoking crack
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 22:31)
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3351957/
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flag morgo (Apr 30, 2009 at 15:32)
hes killin it
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flag brett236 (Apr 30, 2009 at 15:50)
CRAZY!!!
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flag OrangeGoblin (Apr 30, 2009 at 15:51)
eli902902 i'm glad someone else mentioned this.

Brycerink - So thats just some good old gravity defying earth hanging in mid-air to the right of the landing - above a dirt jump(?), and a kicker taking off on the left into the underside of the drop structure.

I think you need to take your 12-year old-esque photoshop skills elsewhere. You can see the Jpeg artifacts and the sharpening effect around the trees where you've masked the rider.

Everyone who bought this should be ashamed of themselves. Post the original pic/s if you want to scrape back any respect.
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 22:13)
its funny that you say that... i didnt touch that part of the picture other than putting a blur on it.. seriously just let it be
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flag Brycerink (Apr 30, 2009 at 22:22)
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3351957/
I dont know why you guys all care so much.. sorry that i did a quick photoshop job... ill make sure never to do that again hah.. i can only assume that you are all jealous that you have never gotten pod.. yeah its not perfect but it got pod for a reason
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flag ebrog (May 3, 2009 at 2:34)
gravity defying earth? try a bush casting a shadow? and the originals are posted...
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flag OrangeGoblin (May 6, 2009 at 10:57)
See my retraction below.
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flag bighitrider12 (Apr 30, 2009 at 16:08)
yeah OrangeGoblin is right
the picture could be cool but it looks really fake and horribly photoshoped
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flag mister-H (Apr 30, 2009 at 16:11)
I can still see the pixels, needs more blur tool.
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flag oneednewbike123 (Apr 30, 2009 at 16:28)
HPOD
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flag krismarsel1 (Apr 30, 2009 at 17:16)
dude thats soooo bad
like its ..meh unrealistic
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flag bolesy (Apr 30, 2009 at 17:53)
saw that coming...
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flag bradchills (Apr 30, 2009 at 18:28)
ah not a good pod. In my opinion they should be un modified pictures, straight up, single shots
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flag dirtjumpersasquatch (Apr 30, 2009 at 19:03)
Sweeet!
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flag konakrazy14 (Apr 30, 2009 at 20:08)
hardcore!!, nice angle
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flag nickis (Apr 30, 2009 at 20:40)
It looks photo shopped...
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flag curly12 (Apr 30, 2009 at 20:47)
Thats so dope
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flag sabtaj1 (Apr 30, 2009 at 21:08)
Nice Photoshop!! Pretty cool>>>
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flag dirtjumper024 (Apr 30, 2009 at 21:40)
it might look fake in the pic but at 2:46 in this video its real
http://www.superhumanmag.com/content/view/1341/92/
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flag OrangeGoblin (May 1, 2009 at 5:01)
Ahhh, i see!! Its the blur tool he used that makes the thing look like a composite image, where the bush to the right of the lander is blurred but the landing isn't, make sit look like the earth is in mid air, but its just covered by the bush in front.
I take it back, its not as much compositing as i thought. Still, less blur tool next time bro.

And why the hell didn;t you just post that video ^^^ as proof before?
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flag wormarse (May 1, 2009 at 10:30)
woops so do i.....=(
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flag norcodazz (May 1, 2009 at 9:36)
sweet
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flag adsgordon (May 1, 2009 at 12:54)
So Clear Razz
Great pic
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flag doug13 (May 2, 2009 at 16:06)
The original comment i replied above on was saying learn how to use focal length.
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flag biker00029 (May 5, 2009 at 17:23)
This pic looks weird to me, anyone else think that? I love it but random parts are really in focuz and others are completely out of focus... or am i just crazy?
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United States Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

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Date: 2009-04-27
Trail: the Ranch
Riders: Casey Groves
Description: whip off the drop... damn
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