PODs used to brighten up my day. This is seriously shit. When i saw this appear i was like "oh shit musta clicked on something else?" but it was actually todays POD...seriously this sucks. I want 2 PODs tomorrow as a "refund" ! And epic riding ones !!!
Somewhere, on another site called PinkBalls, this photo is getting a thousand negative props because mountain biking is lame. And everybody is claiming that another photo with a dude making a diving catch should have been POD.
Personally, I would have lowered the tripod much more, showing more of a background and maybe more of the bike, perhaps going with a wide angle lens. I also would have ripped that berm up at least a foot or so, so I could rail it at high speed. Rail it enough to get the tip of your bar or hand brushing home plate. There's somethin' to work on
well, I'm definitely gong to do a revised shot if so many 16 year olds have such productive critisism supporting their opinion. I'll definntely have the consider creating an actual berm in a freaking baseball field to make these people feel special.
The comments above clearly demonstrate that over 90% of those posting are preteen or high school age, because the amount of immaturity and "I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING" attitude being displayed is staggering. My guess is that most that neg propped this pic either don't have the photo skills or the biking skills to post anything better, so they complain to make themselves feel superior. Maybe we should post the most blissfully ignorant comments of the day to show the rest of the world just how much some of you just don't get it. Now, go raid your parent's cereal cupboard for lunch and play Halo like good little trolls...
Sorry to sound like such and old man, but c'mon, find some humility, guys!! It reads like a bunch of girls ripping on the homely new girl at school. Weak sauce. Everyone is an expert sitting in front of a PC. If you think the pic is weak, post a better one yourself. Otherwise, leave the drama on Facebook and Myspace where it belongs.
dude the drama on myspace is like your favorite/only line! lmao, and biking skills are not your game at all id just leave those outta the entire website let alone picture
wow...how do you mix the laziest and most boring sport with an extreme sport and have it be something artistic?? lamest shit i ever saw on Pinkbike!!! thumbs down butchers!
Oh, look. a rare occurance of a shot of someone going up and down on mounds of dirt. hurrah!!! HURRAHHHH!!!!! oh look, Nobble knows where the negative prop buttom is. let's all congradulate Nobble on his ability to press the negative prop buttom, WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
From some one who has a clue what a good shot is, this is it, Clever idea and well executed. Good POD. Not to steretype Pinkbike users but most of the people neg commenting here never have or will have sex therefore they have no creativity so they will never understand.
love this photo! reminds me of when I was racing as a junior before moving to the elite field. Use to head down the street from my parents house with cones and set them up on the local softball field and practice sprinting and cornering. I'm sure the softball players didn't like fixing the ruts but it was great practice. Also being a huge baseball fan from America I gotta add additional props!
Awesome to see the frustration from those who are not baseball fans in the states and from different cultures that could care less about baseball. Some funny comments. Probably would be my same reaction if I saw a rugby or soccer "futbol" photo.
who the fuck through this was even remotely good for a split second it's some shit mud being churned up by a tyre and some hairy leg fucking sort yourself out pinkbike what has happened to the monster moto whip's on 20 road gap's
Haha...I think charleyboy14 sums it up nicely. So funny how people get so worked up. It's only one day kiddos. There is a basic ebb and flow to life that everything kindof navigates too. Ups and downs. Back and forth. You must be outta your silly little heads if you think every picture ever posted as POD can be " super gnarly backflip over huge gap with epic sunset in background bro"
ahahaah its definetly epic with the sand on the background and i love the movement of the shoes ,,,,,shitty fucking choice ,,,i think you guys on pinkbike smoking way to much
i think its funny people are calling your POD gay because of your leg when i can remember off the top of my head 2 PODs that had straight up naked dudes
whoever thought, hmmm this is definitely pod worthy musta been on sumfin and thought it was of a guy doin a triple frontflip or sumfin!! in short terms, its shite!!!!
WOW are u serious??? Thats No Skill at ALL. I can slide like that with a one foot down on my way to the store or home. Not impressed and definetly not POD material. STEP UP THE GAME!!! LOL
Holy, alot of haters out there. But i'm gonna have to say i like this one! I mean , the caption is a joke "just me pulling a quad grande double superman backflip", but it includes two of my favorite things in life. Baseball, and Biking. And for all the people ripping on baseball. To be actually good at it, takes a fair amount of athletic ability and skill.
POD really???? come on pink bike you have really shot yourself down on this one!! my mate takes wayyyy better pictures than this. i thought POD was about riding and the surroundings, like light exposure effect from the shot. not this CRAP
you should look at my other pictures and realize they're not all like this one. up to you if you don't like how I took this one, but realize there's more than one way to do things.
why would the worlds most boring sport and the worlds greatest sport be collaborated into the worlds most retaded and pointless picture? what the f*ck was the photog thinking???
seriously pinkbike, why the f*ck is this pod? its not even funny so whats the point, why not a pic of a huge backflip whip or something? this is just gay
Some dude dropped it out of his folder as he exited the photography class at the local junior college ! Iam telling you brothers it has to be a conspiracy theory !
^^ +1. Guys, if you don't like the POD get over it. There will be another dam POD tomorrow. The photo is very creative and to have nick have to time it right, it probably took a while to get the shot. Nice Nick.
This Pod is epic compared to this one www.pinkbike.com/photo/600 These photos have one thing in common, that they suck. Sorry tree humpers it isn't artistic.
Somebody please send this dude a commemorative Louiville Slugger bat and hat so we can all forget that this tragedy took place and tommorrow will hopefully be a knew day !
what part of the picture to you want to prove to me is shopped. should I point out the critical flaws in the picture that may spark someone's thoughts to find this picture fake? OH, but thanks as well.
It would work for that site I guess, considering it's a concept, and you have to accept it as a concept if you're ever going to think anything of it really.... now read that over again with a artsy schmuck accent and you'll hear that in my not-so-serious tone! but it'd be fun to try some istock stuff...
Haha - yeah dude, it works well and very original concept. And I think you've developed the key flipchart image for a new major league sport. Afterall, bikes often require balls!
POD is about photography, with biking as a theme. Sure, occasionally a terrible photo (terrible quality, composition, etc) with a crazy stunt gets POD, but I'd rather see a quality photo that offers an interesting perspective on the sport, wouldn't you?
i laughed when i saw it. oh yeah, ill also add, i don't care if its POD or not!!! cause I, unlike most people on here, have a.. get this...
life, outside of my computer.
"Dirt-Street-Park (2 hours ago) Baseball. Men in tight clothing wacking balls with their wood, and running around to get to the highest base. Manly..."
i love how snobbish people are about pods, the great aspect of this photo is the timing. you get 365 pods every year, apart from leap years, it isn't like this is the only one, you can have your triple backflip whip 1080 tommorow, and your sick rock garden drop transfer the day after that... etc etc so stop complaining
Why not have something different for POD. After all its photo of the day and not rider of the day or trick of the day. It is a technically good photo and is still biking related, if only just. so why should it not qualify for POD? Its not like there are 365 other opportunities every year to get something suited to different tastes. If you don't like it just wait until tomorrow and stop hating.
Hey, guys. thanks for all the comments! I'm really looking forward to posting some of my newer shots pretty soon. Don't foget to check out my other shots on my profile as well. I swear you wn't be dissapointed. There's less Baseball, replaced with some slight (sometimes full) nudity, based on your preferences! Can't wait to hear back from you guys on those shots too! Since I'd taken this shot, I've added a berm to this spot, as well as a 20 foot speed jump RIGHT after coming out of the turn. I shaved my legs to get through the section the most efficiently. Only pro slopestylers* are allowed on this bike course as of NOW.
For all those who neg proped me and the other people that thought this pic was sick. you dont understand the way PODs are chosen there supposed to be new and interesting that alot of the time havent been done before the photographer/ rider took there time to try and get an interesting shot and pinkbike wanted to show everyone it and you hating on it is just wrong.
Good creative shot, much more imagination than most. I think the bare leg looks a bit odd, wonder how it would have worked with baseball socks and pants, maybe even cleats instead of 5-10's. Also wonder how many other bike mixed with other sports type copy cat shots this will spawn.
Don't mind some people nick. I don't know why people think that you implied you deserve POD. You just shared a picture with the community and the staff of the website liked it for whatever reason. Not sure why people are attacking you personally for it.
dude whatever this is a sweet photo. it's not someone throwing down huge but tons of creative thoughts and energy went into this pic. i know i sure couldn't do this with a camera. props dude awesome shot!
Please for godsakes you guys- GET A LIFE! Stop commenting on this one of a bazillion photo as your bruising my dashboard. Move along, nothing to see here. Shocked to read so many bruised ego's. What a bunch of girls on FB.
where's your proof I did it? caaaaaaause.... I didn't. I'm sad they couldn't stay. they gave me a lot to laugh at, plus they added to the shots' comment count... highest in ALLLLL the land!
No KondziuNS. It proves your unable to compliment somebody on an original idea. He didn't copy it. Unlike your fashion. I think the real A-hole is a person who thinks its OK to even say that to another human being. WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS? Karma buddy. Your going down. Consider yourself reported and on the being watched list, which mean your in a select group that gets monitored carefully. Enjoy it. Don't get suspended now- YA HEAR!
northwestdhdad sure thing, see if I care. An oryginal idea? Why do you prejustice this photo as an "oryginal one"? Being quite a hypocrite there, aren't you? Opinions, how do they work?
omg dude yes your on a list being watched, thats okay hes on a list too! down at the copshop its called sexual predators! bahahaha,suspended omg! that would be so embarssing how would you cope, o thats right by riding ur bike instead who cares Mr. Northwestdad
And this is where I disagree, ideas fuel the world and are what drives us as individuals. Most of the things you listed might actually make good shots if shot from the right perspective - take this shot. An idea is formed, then the user goes out and repeats several attempts to make it all happen. Once they feel the success, that drives them to try more shots and possibly become great shooters, riders or both. Yep I picked this photo because it was something different and it required effort, as do must great shots, to me it's a great shot.
This is seriously shit. When i saw this appear i was like "oh shit musta clicked on something else?" but it was actually todays POD...seriously this sucks.
I want 2 PODs tomorrow as a "refund" ! And epic riding ones !!!