Deep Summer Wildcard Contest - Time to Vote

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chrod (Jun 25, 2019 at 10:22)

Came to vote for the thumbnail on the main page... then found Max Barron ripping it

bunjiman82 (Jun 25, 2019 at 12:59)

Yeah but ripping out in an autumnal shot... Thought this was summer photography?!

maxbarron Mod (Jun 25, 2019 at 14:01)

@landscapeben: oh it will be

maxbarron Mod (Jun 25, 2019 at 14:01)

@chrod Cheers man

kleinblake (Jun 25, 2019 at 14:42)

If it helps, Lear Miller also show the thumbnail photo

Sshredder (Jun 25, 2019 at 13:09)

Makes me think about shelling out for some wide glass but dam that glass is expensive. Shot by Kaz is brilliant!

privateer-wheels (Jun 25, 2019 at 13:44)

Oddly I got neg propped earlier for saying I liked wide glass. But I'm with you, wide glass is where it's at.

Sshredder (Jun 25, 2019 at 14:31)

@privateer-wbc: wide ,zoom or some where in between. I choose the best focal length for the appropriate shot.
Im cheap and i doubt i will buy a 10 mm lens that starts at 500 bucks for the very limited amount of times I would choose that focal length.

privateer-wheels (Jun 25, 2019 at 15:33)

@Sshredder: i generally don't go out with a pile of lenses hanging off my back, or an intended shot. I suspect for most amateur photographers, that is the case. I take a lens out for a day and commit to it - which ultimately forces me to be creative. You can shoot any one scene with a multitude of perspectives. I think that the lens you take most often will be reflective of your style. For me, I like getting close and exaggerating perspectives - but not always of course. Ultra-wides work very well, for me. Fish eyes in particular I have grown to love, rooting back to skateboarding in my early youth. They allow you to get close to your subject and still capture 180° of environment and feature.

Sshredder (Jun 25, 2019 at 20:06)

@privateer-wbc: good point. It's great if you can have a photographic style. Really I want the wide for long exposure night photography. If I had the ultra wide I could see doing some unique perspective close ups of riding.
I should get an adapter and use old manual prime ultra wide.
You got me thinking. I can feel my wallet shrinking

woody-nz (Jun 26, 2019 at 0:27)

@Sshredder: Plenty of wide angle lenses these days from 3rd party manufacturers for well less than $500.
I got myself a 7artisans fisheye for $130usd and to be honest its build quality is much better than expected.

ArtOfPassionNZ (Jun 27, 2019 at 14:22)

15mm fish .. erraday

dargside (Jun 25, 2019 at 13:52)

The Lear Miller shit is absolutely stunning, one of the best MTB photos I've seen, definitely should be in running for Photo of the Year

ollie-jones (Jun 25, 2019 at 15:43)

Why are the wildcards actual photographers and the chooses Photographers hobbyists? Off to another great start as usual.

isaacwallen (Jun 26, 2019 at 3:03)

The palm to face never ends.

danelliott (Jun 27, 2019 at 15:00)

What about my man Peter Jamison though, he's definitely an actual photographer

Haileyelisee (Jun 25, 2019 at 15:57)

KAZZY ALL WAY BABY!

wobblegoblin (Jun 25, 2019 at 13:25)

I gave 5 points to the best photographers. . . they are all the best to me.

maxbarron Mod (Jun 25, 2019 at 14:00)

thanks for the love

TombPhoto (Jun 25, 2019 at 17:20)

Haha thanks dude! I'd certainly be happy to lose out to any of the other 'togs I'm up against!

But...I'd be happier to beat them ALL! haha

adrock-whistler (Jun 25, 2019 at 10:07)

Took me at least a minute to figure out that first photo. Well done.

TorW FL (Jun 25, 2019 at 14:11)

Max Barron's photo is sweet! Very cool perspective.

maxbarron Mod (Jun 25, 2019 at 15:07)

Thanks!!

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Patsplit (Jun 25, 2019 at 10:19)

"Long shot seventy two hundee, high speed shots comin' out the 1Deee!" Gotta give it to my man, Kaz. Plus what the hell? Talk about a lack of diversity...chock-a-block full of white people...

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kylebikesalot (Jun 25, 2019 at 11:24)

They just picked amazing pictures skin color didnt have anything to do with the choices, and it shouldn't either.

cmcrawfo (Jun 25, 2019 at 11:49)

And all the photographers are 25-30 y/o white males... gasp! So unrepresentative of the community.

privateer-wheels (Jun 25, 2019 at 12:02)

Fisheye for the win, always! I definitely prefer ultra-wide and fish to the tele shots - get up in there!

Patsplit (Jun 25, 2019 at 13:26) (Below Threshold)

@MTBingSpartan: Good god, is it too much to ask to look for A minority photographer? I am sure there are some out there that can take just as amazing photos...

parisgore (Jun 25, 2019 at 15:09)

@cmcrawfo: I think you are forgetting Katie... Not male

cmcrawfo (Jun 25, 2019 at 16:01)

@parisgore: Really? All 5 of of the photographer links take me to bros. None of them named Katie.

parisgore (Jun 25, 2019 at 19:11)

@cmcrawfo: yea really. You’re looking at wild card entries which is one spot. Look at the invited photographers page after “vote now”. Exactly why people who don’t look into facts jump to major internet conclusions tainting the truth while everyone else jumps on the bandwagon hating on something like not having enough diversity when you just were lazy and didn’t do your research ????????

cmcrawfo (Jun 26, 2019 at 5:37)

@parisgore: Oh ya, cool story. I was just cracking wise to the original comment, rather than hating. Thanks for taking the time tho