Malcolm Peters at Radloff Mini in Somerset West, South Africa - photo by ericpalmer

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amajors (Jun 8, 2010 at 6:56)

nice, everytime there more graffiti on that ramp!

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shockabahala Plus (Jun 8, 2010 at 7:53)

that is sooo euro that it makes borat look like an american

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Shred-NZ (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:00)

Big old DUMP.

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D1rtJumper (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:00)

Nase . l O
Tusk . l O

What does that mean???

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f0rbes (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:03)

This would be better if my eyes weren't immediately drawn to the green alien face.

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Rob-Chapman (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:39)

Agreed on the alien face and where is that? I'm staying near Somerset in October.

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Haonemed (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:46)

well I think thats a pretty cool picture!

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garretbradley (Jun 13, 2010 at 1:37)

Lovin' the alien head ! and the euro table Big Grin

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KyleBigHit06 (Jun 13, 2010 at 1:41)

Weird, i'm more interested in the tags than the biker >.>

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alexblayden (Jun 13, 2010 at 4:36)

Pod???????????????????????

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dandy247 (Jun 13, 2010 at 5:30)

^ur a boner..... Moon

^

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Vekara (Jun 13, 2010 at 6:10)

Another awesome shot from you Eric! Very nice!

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Booizzle (Jun 13, 2010 at 6:17)

great shot eric! this is one of those photos that is inspirational and makes me want to just go shoot like this second. you have been missed in the PODs lately nice to see ya back up here

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ebo421 (Jun 13, 2010 at 6:19)

amazing picture perfect composition.

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dj-jones1 (Jun 13, 2010 at 7:32)

another great shot from eric!

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amando96 (Jun 13, 2010 at 10:23)

Awesome, though the alien face does get in the way...

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rmx1 (Jun 13, 2010 at 10:29)

sometimes good graff makes a pic! epic lighting too

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cranxwork (Jun 13, 2010 at 11:38)

Probably the most important sporting event happening in South Africa at the moment. Razz

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kris-mk (Jun 13, 2010 at 13:00)

To D1irtjumper:
D1rtJumper
(13 hours ago)
Nase . l O
Tusk . l O

What does that mean???

Nase and Tusk would be the artists names, and the 10 is for 2010. It's basically signing something.

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nunukula (Jun 13, 2010 at 16:41)

Sweet Jump + BMX + Helmet = POD !!

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Shred-NZ (Jun 13, 2010 at 18:52)

Just realised what i says on that wall.....

f*ck the po' lesse.

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tshlock (Jun 13, 2010 at 19:02)

BMX POWER!!!!!!!! sick pic

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urbanDJ5 (Jun 13, 2010 at 23:50)

i cannot get the image of pickalo form dragon ball Z out of my mind for some reason now Razz

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ebo421 (Jun 20, 2010 at 13:26)

kid shut the f*ck up.

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urbanDJ5 (Jul 11, 2010 at 20:29)

dude your sound really tough over pinkbike - dust me f*ggot haha

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ebo421 (Jul 11, 2010 at 20:37)

that wasnt to you man haha. it was to that "skippingpro" kid that said "fav my vid" on every single POD. his comment got deleted for spam.

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Gabe1329 (Jun 13, 2010 at 6:21)

I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but as a photographer myself, this picture just isn't pod material. It's just the background on the left is too busy and distracts from the main part of the photo. No offense to the Eric though, it's still a good photo.

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ericpalmer (Jun 13, 2010 at 6:52)

I don't have a problem with you saying what you think at all man & is a valid point. I personally thought that the bright colours on the right needed something on the left to balance it & add more depth, besides as an artist you want ppl to enjoy every inch of the shot & not just the rider, so once you've seen the trick there is still more to look at, but it's all subjective & you'll never please everyone with one shot, that's what makes photography fun to me.

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Gabe1329 (Jun 13, 2010 at 7:01)

Props for the reply man, it's good to hear someone talking about their own photo on here like that. I hope you go far with your photography, I like your attitude.

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ericpalmer (Jun 13, 2010 at 7:12)

Thanks man, I teach photography & try to share that outlook with everyone. If someone doesn't like your pic it's not the end of the world & as long as they're not rude or derogatory about it, I'm always up to discuss my work. It's starting to come together slowly. Got an article in the new RIDEbmx & am so stoked on it. Need to keep pushing our scene & hopefully get to the EU & US soon to shoot with the big boys. Would be a dream come true!

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sentinel13 (Jun 13, 2010 at 7:19)

Personally, I don't see it as distracting from the shot. I think the darkness of the back of the ramp/tree behind the ramp kind of forces the eye to the lit area and actally serves to frame the rider better. I think that if the tree wasn't there and the sky was undisturbed across the top half of the picture then the focus on the rider wouldn't be as intense. I like it. POD.

Personally, I would have chosen this as POD though...
http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/129208587406651659.jpg

HAHA!!! Just good natured ribbing. Don't get too mad at me. God save the Green.

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Shred-NZ (Jun 13, 2010 at 7:35)

Yeah the bars make excellent framing for the rider. Also the way the light splits diagonally up from bottom left to top right gives a good equal composition and the rider is positioned perfectly in the frame.

Sweet!

@sentinel13...

Don't get too cocky, it was only a draw Wink

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connor-H (Jun 13, 2010 at 11:04)

Not a photographer but i do see alot of good photography being a designer, i have no cripes with the shot, there's abit going on both sides, but the lighting/focus draws me instantly to the rider...and maybe the alien head :p props for a constructive, mature and interesting read ^ .

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amajors (Jun 13, 2010 at 14:33)

epic, thats it , love the african skies!

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urbanDJ5 (Jun 13, 2010 at 23:50)

sick scenery

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baloghlevente (Jun 13, 2010 at 2:12)

"downside table"? isn't it an euro table?
but i like this ghetto park style ^^

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cranxwork (Jun 8, 2010 at 7:25)

Yer sick! One of my favourite tricks. Still not sure why it should be called a euro over any other continent. Can anyone enlighten me?

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ericpalmer (Jun 8, 2010 at 7:31)

We call it a down table or downside table... some guys do call it a euro table, but downside just makes more sense to me.

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brandonbikes6 (Jun 13, 2010 at 19:58)

yeah thats a sick pic .. sick photography .. the tress in the backround make it add more color and make it look better and same as all of the taggs. it brightens up the picture much more and brings the biker out .. looking better

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Quintonbikes (Jun 13, 2010 at 1:36)

its 1:35AM and this picture is POD

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skiingisdope1234 (Jun 13, 2010 at 10:34)

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK

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Mark-M (Jun 13, 2010 at 22:41)

Awesome shot & certainly a worthy POD!!!
There are loads more in your collection that could grab that title again and again.

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jamescowanadam (Jun 13, 2010 at 8:43)

im not in to bmxing but that is a great pic Smile

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kona-kid8 (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:12)

graffiti looks sick, killer style man!

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ridinmonke (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:35)

boooostin it

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mike294 (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:35)

all i can say is sick photo and even sicker air, like look at that epicness!!!

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kodster330 (Jun 13, 2010 at 8:15)

YYEEAAA!! BMX REPIN on pinkbike P.O.D.

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theshredder (Jun 13, 2010 at 7:36)

Kay lots of graffiti but sick pic definetly POD

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superdj (Jun 13, 2010 at 13:43)

yyyyeeeeaaaaahhhhhh bbbboooooouuuuuyyyyyssssss

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rockhopper15 (Jun 13, 2010 at 20:12)

bmx can be lame, but that is awesome! and that green dude on the ramp is boss!

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Trocadero (Jun 13, 2010 at 14:40)

why are you riding instead of going to world cup games?

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ericpalmer (Jun 18, 2010 at 11:11)

because I like sports that require 2 balls. Razz

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Trocadero (Jun 19, 2010 at 13:53)

hahaha good point

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DvBiker (Jun 13, 2010 at 4:07)

indescribable! sweet pic Big Grin

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hXcFelipe (Jun 13, 2010 at 10:13)

tusk tam byl ;p

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Gabe1329 (Jun 13, 2010 at 8:00)

That's awesome Eric, good luck with that.

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konakid1993 (Jun 13, 2010 at 1:27)

in south africa eh? i like what you did there!
and blimey, dope POD!

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thomas180 (Jun 13, 2010 at 3:04)

maga air

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LukeMoore (Jun 13, 2010 at 3:11)

once again Eric produces a great POD

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Cavaties (Jun 13, 2010 at 3:14)

f*ck yes! awesome shot eric you have to many pods man!

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outbackjack (Jun 13, 2010 at 0:56)

Sick!

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sxsteve88 (Jun 13, 2010 at 3:31)

awesome head on the ramp haha cool pod

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RiderNS (Jun 13, 2010 at 4:07)

GREAT POD

GRAFFITI

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mtbmxasn (Jun 13, 2010 at 4:05)

sweet shot! i'm feelin the airtime!

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chaz5192 (Jun 13, 2010 at 2:24)

great pic good use of flash brings out the right colours

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kowalbiker (Jun 13, 2010 at 1:35)

SICK !!!

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stephen98 (Jun 13, 2010 at 14:22)

nice pod

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konaisdabomb2 (Jun 13, 2010 at 16:46)

cool beans

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benbiker (Jun 13, 2010 at 19:24)

huge air

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bikeburnz (Jun 13, 2010 at 23:52)

great

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patto (Jun 8, 2010 at 7:08)

legit euro!

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DHbiker13 (Jun 13, 2010 at 21:23)

perfect POD

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crybaby (Jun 13, 2010 at 14:20)

this is dope!! pod!

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sweetonic63 (Jun 13, 2010 at 18:14)

that is a cool picture

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Live2RideBMX (Jun 13, 2010 at 10:49)

perfect euro tableee!!!

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alexdjer93 (Jun 13, 2010 at 3:26)

nice pod ..

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HugoLopes (Jun 13, 2010 at 7:48)

nice POD

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robbieb653 (Jun 13, 2010 at 4:06)

nice pic

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dinisS (Jun 13, 2010 at 4:53)

SWEET POD !

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jamesAnator2 (Jun 13, 2010 at 8:26)

thats some spray painted park

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tristank1 (Jun 13, 2010 at 8:42)

NICEEE

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darkelement (Jun 13, 2010 at 10:59)

You best be boostin!

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lulubike (Jun 13, 2010 at 9:42)

congrats for POD Eric Big Grin

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oranOATH (Jun 13, 2010 at 9:34)

BOOOST!

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diogodavinha (Jun 13, 2010 at 9:08)

great!!}

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mumrider22 (Jun 28, 2010 at 8:58)

mate dnt squat borrat

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mumrider22 (Jun 28, 2010 at 8:58)

lol

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wantanewbike1995 (Jun 13, 2010 at 15:20)

BOONNER

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mrowafun (Jun 13, 2010 at 1:35)

can be pod

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