elbry at 2.00am in tiverton, United Kingdom - photo by elbry

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downhillnirvana (Aug 2, 2010 at 2:23)

it'd be a gutting time to realise you have a name tag stitched into the back of your boxers lol

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guy-coulton (Mar 18, 2011 at 5:27)

I think there is an offset flash set on the speed camera, the middle of the flash is too far to the right for it to be a real flash from the camera.

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downhillnirvana (Mar 18, 2011 at 12:55)

yeah, i recon your right. it'd be impossible to time too

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fr112358 (Apr 16, 2011 at 8:04)

The flash bulb is offset from the camera lense to prevent reflection from the license place going straight into the camera lense and obscuring the characters. Same reason SLRs have high flashes that flip-up, no red eye.

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downhillnirvana (Apr 16, 2011 at 13:10)

yeah, thats right. but that flash isn't coming from the camera box!

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fr112358 (Apr 17, 2011 at 9:36)

Correct, it's coming from a side flash mounted on the same pole. I just explained the offset thing.

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downhillnirvana (Apr 17, 2011 at 12:58)

yeah dead on. i've seen footage of guys setting the traps off, but you'd just never get the timing right with that kind of quick exposure! still a cool setup tho

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fr112358 (Apr 18, 2011 at 18:10)

The exposure doesn't need to be fast, I've done plenty of night photography. The exposure can be several seconds, all that matters is the flash is very brief, that's all that is required to get a blur-free image.

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Shred-NZ (Aug 7, 2010 at 7:09)

Wait a minute, this is most certainly faked Wink

there's no way you can sync the timing of you taking the photo with the flash on the camera going off. They can go at speeds of 1/200ths of a second. Human reactions are 1/5th of a second

or did the flash of the speed-cam make enough of an image?

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xTuftyx (Aug 7, 2010 at 13:11)

I would guess he took a sequence of pictures and picked the nearest.

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jdwphotography (Aug 7, 2010 at 15:05)

Yep your right, i just took a sequence of shots.

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Shred-NZ (Aug 7, 2010 at 17:41)

how long do those flashes stay on for?

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InColour (Aug 9, 2010 at 4:11)

About 1/1000th of a sec. But if you have a shutter speed of 1/50th (like the exif says), then you have lots of opportunity to get it in the shot.

Also, if you look at the EXIF then flash did not fire, so it's most likely real!

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Muttley (Aug 9, 2010 at 11:25)

EXIF Data doesnt show up external flashes unless used with the canon built in system, which nobody uses.

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bighitali (Aug 13, 2010 at 15:20)

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timlake (Aug 23, 2010 at 6:00)

Just sayin that the flash wouldn't have gone off whilst he was there on the Speed Camera. It would have been after the road markings. Also there's a flash from the side, so to time the side flash, and the flash of the speed camera would have been pretty impressive.

Really cool shot though. Great ingenuity. Really funny!

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warhorsey (Mar 10, 2011 at 10:55)

Did the photographer simply put his remote flash on the speed camera itself? That's how i would do it. Gives the same impression.

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fr112358 (Apr 16, 2011 at 8:06)

The photographer could have used a second long exposure and gotten this shot. If you will all note, everything you can see in this picture has been illuminated by the flash directly or my ambient reflection. The short flash length would prevent any motion blur, so there is no reason to think it's fake.

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kinetic-uk Plus (Aug 7, 2010 at 15:47)

For the attention of people overseas, if you don't know what that thing flashing is, it's a GATSO Speed Camera used by the Police/Government, to catch out people speeding.

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kinetic-uk Plus (Aug 7, 2010 at 16:34)

Click here for info.

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thegringo (Aug 3, 2010 at 21:24)

That's a cracking shot Elbry m8,deffo POD worthy,simply for the comedic value.And the fact that it's a good clean,well timed shot.
Ha-ha nice one Elbry,ya should have had a builders crack showing,the pigs pic of that would be fcuking priceless.
Gary. Camera

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iamanidiot (Aug 8, 2010 at 14:52)

It really doesn't matter if this is real or not, this is excellent and should be POD.

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Ryan327 (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:03)

alex no one cares what the bloody make of the speed camera it is lol most likely a radio triggered flash placed on the roof next to the speed camera.... cool pic

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kinetic-uk Plus (Aug 19, 2010 at 6:06)

haha well I thought the same as what you said (a radio triggered flash), but it's still a good shot ent it!!

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Giant-Rider-Sam (Aug 3, 2010 at 8:35)

haha nice, just be gutted if the photographers face is in the photo. You can actually get fined for speeding on a bike, and points will be put on your driving license if caught Wink

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ben80 (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:08)

Haha nice one mate thats class!!

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elbry (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:11)

thanks, hope you hands feeling better, need to sort my sh*t out ready for this race and go faster....

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ben80 (Aug 9, 2010 at 0:47)

Yeah its getting better,im gonna ride mid week i think and get my peddaling head on for sunday!! Wheres this video!

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uttanutta12 (Aug 2, 2010 at 5:32)

SCORE!

what was the speed limit?

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melonhead1145 (Aug 2, 2010 at 6:28)

considering the road doesnt look very wide and it looks like quite an urban area i'd say 30, but you never know

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uttanutta12 (Aug 2, 2010 at 6:36)

i was thinking 30/20

could be near a school though, meaning it's a 20 Razz

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elbry (Aug 2, 2010 at 8:43)

roads a lot more of a hill than it looks and a long one, its a 30 mph road

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uttanutta12 (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:16)

nice nice

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elbry (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:31)

ye we already did 55mph, were now looking at going 70mph+ later this month Smile

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uttanutta12 (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:31)

'kin 'ell, 70+, on a push bike? you'll have the coppers doing a steak out trying to catch you Razz

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uttanutta12 (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:30)

why the negs lads?
and owl, your evidently retarded, go away.

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elbry (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:55)

well put uttanutta12

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uttanutta12 (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:58)

thank you

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owl-58 Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:19)

mate uttanutta12 am 52 not 15 like you and work on the highways and thats say's i know more about this type of thing than you do you little rug rat

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uttanutta12 (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:06)

i don't care if you work on the highways, your sarcasm/joking around dectector is still misfunctioning. meaning your a retard.

Go Away.

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melonhead1145 (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:07)

im confused how working for the highways makes you be able to say you cant do 70mph+ on a bicycle

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uttanutta12 (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:09)

yer and that.

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elbry (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:08)

lol,

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uttanutta12 (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:10)

he's taken his rant to my noticeboard :S

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elbry (Jan 23, 2011 at 22:59)

lol, ye and his facts are wrong, sad that his 52 and cant get a grip on this.

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uttanutta12 (Jan 24, 2011 at 1:10)

whats even more sad is that he has to get his sons/friends involved seen as how he cannot win an argument on his own Rolleyes

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elbry (Jan 24, 2011 at 1:54)

still, maybe he can link it up and have a groan on some forums, as that will help it hit 10,000! lol

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uttanutta12 (Jan 24, 2011 at 1:55)

lol

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STARWARS (Aug 2, 2010 at 0:12)

Haaaa

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bikounet (Aug 3, 2010 at 9:09)

haaahahaha Big Grin

that's great

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mmmm-jason (Aug 7, 2010 at 16:07)

Does it realy mater its still a sweet pic

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kinetic-uk Plus (Aug 19, 2010 at 6:08)

Who cares? It's the humour of the picture that matters...

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STARWARS (Dec 22, 2010 at 11:11)

Yeah fake - i tried too on my DH bike nothing flashed me Confused

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Mob4x (Jan 14, 2011 at 14:54)

hes going way to fast

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elbry (Aug 6, 2010 at 11:07)

thanks to everyone that faved this photo Smile

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sysavage (Aug 21, 2010 at 1:29)

awesome shot boss, f*ck all the haters on here!

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elbry (Aug 21, 2010 at 3:04)

dam right

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lil-chris (Aug 2, 2010 at 0:50)

Thats awesome!!!

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elbry (Aug 6, 2010 at 16:14)

thanks

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wipeass-jack (Aug 2, 2010 at 6:04)

POD

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elbry (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:09)

thanks

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kinetic-uk Plus (Aug 2, 2010 at 4:58)

LMAO This has got to get POD for the funniness lol

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elbry (Aug 6, 2010 at 16:13)

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kinetic-uk Plus (Aug 6, 2010 at 16:19)

I hope this gets POD mate, great photo nice quality and the humour of it finishes it off.

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elbry (Jan 15, 2011 at 3:58)

never did make pod! lol

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kinetic-uk Plus (Jan 15, 2011 at 8:21)

It's a shame it didn't! But there's plenty of time for it to still get it. Salute

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elbry (Jan 15, 2011 at 11:52)

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kinetic-uk Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 15:39)

Nearly 10,000 views Elbry Eek

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elbry (Jan 23, 2011 at 22:59)

not bad for a pic thats not pod

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konastoner (Aug 7, 2010 at 15:24)

they've been turned off where i live so i cannot accomplish this now Frown

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chris-underhill (Aug 7, 2010 at 15:32)

POD!!!!!!!!

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JamieKnight (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:28)

great love it POD!

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essexrider94 (Aug 8, 2010 at 12:41)

pod

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elbry (Aug 31, 2010 at 14:59)

100 to go and its hit 5,000

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gooserox (Jan 6, 2011 at 17:55)

POD

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elbry (Jan 15, 2011 at 11:09)

thanks

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owl-58 Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:14) (Below Threshold) show comment

pod my ass

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elbry (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:46)

lol,act your age and get over it

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mongoosemaniac (Aug 5, 2010 at 12:22)

I WANNA TRY. Big Grin

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ashdamash (Aug 2, 2010 at 10:43)

Quality!!

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hottonluiz (Aug 7, 2010 at 5:27)

WOWWW

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freeride-maverick (Aug 7, 2010 at 14:33)

dude did you actually set that thing off???!!!!!

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tbrozz (Aug 2, 2010 at 4:57)

haha good effort

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Cezar-mtb (Aug 2, 2010 at 7:46)

How many km/h

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uttanutta12 (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:17)

48km/h limit on the road, so to set it off he'll be going faster than that

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elbry (Aug 2, 2010 at 9:32)

ye the old bill came out the works lol

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lux-freerider (Nov 27, 2010 at 8:28)

on a singlecrown :O crazy mofo

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jdwphotography (Aug 2, 2010 at 13:00)

Yes mate that's awesome!

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elbry (Aug 2, 2010 at 13:40)

you might get your first pod!

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Hercule (Aug 3, 2010 at 3:43)

ha ha nice one elbry!

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elbry (Aug 3, 2010 at 8:54)

thanks

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shortywrenn (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:00)

great pic elbry

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