Marius Hoppensack at Bochum / Germany in Cologne, Germany - photo by fassbender

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POD Photo of the Day on Jan 19, 2013

Selected by Julian Coffey

Photo info

Album: street
Category: Street/Park
Date Posted: Oct 16, 2011 at 2:14
Oct 16, 2011
Location: Cologne, Germany
Trail: Bochum / Germany
Riders: Marius Hoppensack

Photo details

Dimensions:

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Shutter Speed

1/200

Aperture

6.3

Focal Length

24.0 mm

ISO Speed

800

Date

2011:03:12

Time

17:31:25

44 Comments

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Maarrk (Jan 19, 2013 at 0:01)

Not my cup of tea, the rider doesn't "pop" and the background and foreground are too distracting for me...

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njdfan101 (Jan 19, 2013 at 0:37) (Below Threshold) show comment

And the fact the place looks like its gonna fall apart.

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fade-to-black (Jan 19, 2013 at 1:56)

if he was wearing bright red or what ever it would be much better

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scrippsranchDJ (Jan 19, 2013 at 2:17)

Picture talk aside, that's a bitchin unturndown for that quarter

redrook (Jan 19, 2013 at 3:19) (Below Threshold) show comment

Should have maybe waited for different weather, or later in the day. That flat light and grey sky isn't helping anything.

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ghostrider95 (Jan 19, 2013 at 5:00)

i disagree, i think the point is to make the rider one with the ghetto-style pipe. why sould he pop out, there are plenty of pictures in that style. i think it's super cool Smile

Matthew233 (Jan 19, 2013 at 5:36)

looks super apocalyptic, i think its a great shot Smile

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david-hill (Jan 19, 2013 at 6:45)

Canadians drink tea?! Yet another reason to move.

A-Smalls (Jan 19, 2013 at 7:02)

i like it because it looks ghetto

diablo911 (Jan 19, 2013 at 8:10)

I like it. Makes me feel like I'm there. But that most likely because the room I'm in is freezing right now. BUUURRRR

punknicehole (Jan 19, 2013 at 9:17)

holy mangy

powerline (Jan 19, 2013 at 11:29)

i like how the rider isn't unnaturally popping out .......it gets a little old

rockhopper15 (Jan 19, 2013 at 14:14)

at first i thought that was a can-can table or something haha!! awesome style

drocko (Jan 19, 2013 at 15:55)

I think the darker looks is what was being sought after. The fact that it's not a flashy new saturated POD makes it raw and meaningful. Killer Shot

Maarrk (Jan 19, 2013 at 21:27)

@David-hill hell yeah we drink tea!

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dandy247 (Oct 23, 2011 at 18:09)

That place is so ghetto bug sick!

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ghettokid (Dec 1, 2011 at 8:07)

thats sick as f*ck but looks very slippy "/

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pierma (Jan 19, 2013 at 2:09)

I think the flat daylight is not the best one for this photo, but I really like the way to give life to something dead (my english is terrible, sorry all)

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seraph (Jan 19, 2013 at 0:13)

With a little bit of post production editing this shot could be a lot better. As Maarrk mentioned, there's a lot going on in both the foreground and background. The focus is not on the rider due to the busy surroundings. The rider is also a bit blurry, so maybe a faster shutter speed next time and maybe a remote flash. Just my two cents.

Maarrk (Jan 19, 2013 at 0:17)

Even some simple colour correction and the red in his bike would stand out.l

drocko (Jan 19, 2013 at 15:56)

get used to the dark side maarrk

brybry (Jan 22, 2013 at 11:00)

there is definitely a wireless flash used that is why the rider even pops and the shutter is at 1/200. i do agree that there is a lot going on, but what really needs to happen is to have the rider wear a different colored shirt that would pop even more, like red or green.

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albino (Jan 19, 2013 at 0:34)

maarrk is right, something as simple as an orange tshirt would have made this pom worthy, but still a sick shot - awesome composition and mood, nice pod.

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brettmacadam (Jan 19, 2013 at 5:45)

Such a dope trick and shot but the first guy is right. The rider need a flash on him or some neon!!

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nordland071285 (Jan 19, 2013 at 11:13)

great pic, more from a scenery point than anything else but riding a halfpipe in such a state is prety brave!

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AdventureQuest (Jan 19, 2013 at 7:41)

What is it? Second day in a row some junk yard photo gets POD. It's not that I can't see the story behind it - some rotten ramp that is far beyond its time of glory is being brought back to life by an eager rider. OK, that would be a great idea if the photographer could render the atmosphere through a proper composition. What I see here is twigs poking my face..

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makonastinky (Jan 19, 2013 at 16:56)

Almost didn't notice the rider

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tobylikesbikes (Jan 19, 2013 at 4:08)

clicked

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Mason1919 (Jan 19, 2013 at 12:20)

took me 20 minutes just to see the rider still cant figure out where his other leg is

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fedz (Jan 19, 2013 at 13:53)

what am I supposed to be looking at here ?

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beneli (Jan 19, 2013 at 2:49)

thats lake quater in Chernobil

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Draggon (Jan 19, 2013 at 0:48)

I'd be scared of landing back on that thing in the wrong spot.........

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tbsm-steely (Dec 22, 2011 at 21:16)

pod

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Mattwards (Jan 19, 2013 at 16:07)

Twigs

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wiesejunge (Nov 30, 2011 at 6:58)

Wo genau in Bochum steht das ding?
Sieht super geil aus

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mrmizzle5 (Jan 19, 2013 at 19:06)

all the way turnt down

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WDCCUTS Plus (Jan 19, 2013 at 1:42)

Cracking shot

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christianpack (Jan 19, 2013 at 10:34)

G hetto

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Cloud9-Productions (Mar 15, 2013 at 21:10)

DOPE

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Camoguy1 (Jan 19, 2013 at 7:23)

wheres waldo??

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ol751 (Jan 19, 2013 at 0:47)

oh goody another game of spot the rider Smile

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