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j-brantley
(Jul 24, 2009 at 22:59)
I like!
I find it strange when ppl say that a fisheye is overused. I'd say a 70-200mm is used way more, but you never hear anyone say that it's overused 
haha ... must say that I did use mine a LOT when I 1st got it, but trying not to use it for a lil while.
haha ... must say that I did use mine a LOT when I 1st got it, but trying not to use it for a lil while.
i got what you are sayin', eric,,, but for everyone is much easier to notice when a fisheye has been used... also, i know why you are defending the fisheye ~ because you're the biggest maniac for this lens hehehe,,, which is very good,,, and i am right after you! buehehe
yeah, it just gets noticed coz of the cool distortion. I think it gets a bad rep coz ppl think you can forget about composition & just bend everything & make it look good on every shot, but we both know that's far from the truth. This pic has a great riding, compo, timing & contrast & that's what makes it good... the fact that you used a fisheye doesn't affect that at all.
Hahahaha, you know I have to defend it! Fisheye fiends forever! haha
Hahahaha, you know I have to defend it! Fisheye fiends forever! haha
CHECK OUT matti Lehiokoinens Facebook profile picture, its the same one. I think this is matti not filip polc
sweet photo, the only problem is that i dont like how his head is turned trying to look to see if it was a "roost" rather than looking where hes is going like he would during a run.
i dont think he fell off or is skidding, i just think he has just done this "roost" for the photo rather than during a practice or race run. Not that there is anything wrong with that
Smart and Brave Photographer + vary Brave and expert rider = POD......and thats what we have here ladies and gentalmen....
well you know what i mean.....not anyone can get a shot like that,,,and no rider can do that when they please
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I like your style that you have... Many pictures u see of events like this are very straight forward. When I looked at your album of pictures I saw alot more style in the imagery. It seemed like you try and keep it more artsy I dont know a better term for it, then most other photographers. I think that seperates u from most the rest of the photographers at these events and that is great!
On the money there coralcorn! That's what separates a real photographer from someone that just owns a camera 
yah man, U have the same thing. I feel its harder to shoot it more artsy at a event like a World Cup then when u are doing a personal photoshoot. Lugging everything around and wanting to shoot different areas f the course make it hard to find ur shot all the time so I give Lunatyk major props on these shots!
yeah man, races are def way more difficult to shoot. Luckily most of the ppl go shoot the big gaps & leave the nice tech sections alone, so I rather shoot that at races than try to fight 1000 fans & spectators.
yah. Shoot what isnt usually seen and that usually gets the biggest hits. This berm I feel like is shot alot but from the opposite side so this angle is new to me atleast!
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its gunna pod i can tell just like the time when i tried to clime a plum tree whilst eating some salt and vinagar packet of walkers crisp that tasted suprisingly nice as they had been in a waste skip for the last for months. then after 1 week i got food posoning and swam the english channel as i was bored and thought it would be fun to eat some cheese so i did.
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you got a better quality version of this, this is Epic! i wana use it as my Macbooks wallpaper but the compression that pinkbikes uses leaves it a bit pixelated. leave us a message if you can send me one
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Love every part of this picture except that he is looking out of the corner.....to me it shows that it was a set up shot, and that he is probably more skidding than drifting. Still an amazing photo in every other aspect.
im guessing its not a set-up shot, seeing as the photographer diddnt know exactly who the rider was, matti or filip
was wondering when this would get POD. One of the best shots I have sen for a while. Great timing, It doesnt even look like Fort William lol 
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Great coulours, SICK trail, sweet roost, all round great pic.
But filip is gonna ride off the course if he doesnt look where hes goin
But filip is gonna ride off the course if he doesnt look where hes goin
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usually i dont like downhill pods but this is sick and i bet all those stones ruined that camera lol 
PERFECT lens type use, amazing colour and contrast. Overall epic picture. Props to both rider and photographer.
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I've noticed that alot of the pods lately are from the UK.... except yesterday.. Kelowna representin !!!
That´s Matti, Filip would have the slovak champion stripes on his jersey and steve mostly rides flats.
Well deserved POD and VERY clean frame. Well done dude!
Well deserved POD and VERY clean frame. Well done dude!
that looks like such a tough corner... seriously. it looks like you get a ton of speed into it, and then, you have to get it right, or you'll fall off like a 3 or 4 foot drop... haha sketch.
That rider is Matti! He uses white shoes and Polc uses black ones. Allso that photo is in Matti´s facebook profile.
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Fort William, United Kingdom
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Date: 2009-07-24
Trail: downhill line, fort william
Riders: matti lehikoinen
Description: the roost on a corner
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