Photo Epic: The Audi Nines Sequence Gallery
Dawid Godziek's worlds first Quadruple Tailwhip on a mountain bike. As well as casually landing a world's first and generally bringing his BMX influence to the BigAir Jump, he also stomped solid runs on the slopestyle line.
The space dust has finally settled after The Audi Nines, but we still have so many incredible photos from our talented team of on-site photographers that it would be crazy not to share them with you all. Official Audi Nines photographer Klaus Polzer shares some thoughts below on what makes The Audi Nines such a special event to shoot.
 | It’s no news that The Audi Nines is a very special event ‒ not only from a riders’ perspective but even more so for photographers. For once, time schedules are actually chosen according to the best light situation on the course and the whole course design is laid out for spectacular views rather than just sponsor visibility. Sometimes one composes a nice image only to realise afterwards that it is by no means clear what the rider was actually doing. It’s often unavoidable to have different take-offs and landings in one frame and sometimes the jumps were so big that it almost looks impossible that the rider would follow the same trajectory that he did in the real world. That’s exactly the scenario in which all-in-one sequences come in handy. It even makes sense to put together a sequence of a straight air to properly illustrate the sheer size of it. These sequences may not capture the most impressive tricks shown on each obstacle, but one with good style and good light. |
Now you have had a little insight into the photographer’s mindset, let's break down some of the madness and show you the beauty of these riders sending it to the moon, frame by frame.
Tobi Wrobel captured by Markus Fischer.
Looking back: Ethan Nell was definitely one of the most stylish guys riding the quarry. Here he is with a classic Ethan Nell flatspin look-back mid freeride line.
Clemens Kaudela upside-down on the final jump of the freeride line. Knowing that all the riders were totally stoked with the setup, Clemens enjoyed his course creation to the fullest every day.
Another epic shot of Tobi Wrobel, this time by Klaus Polzer.
Adolf Silva showing how big the freeride line actually was.
'Ruler Of The Week' Sam Pilgrim ripping hard.
Bienvenido Aguado launching into space!
Nicholi Rogatkin adding a seat grab to his signature twister, a trick combo that hasn’t been done before.
Clemens Kaudela, one of the wizards behind the course build getting sideways on the first hip of the freeride line.
Fellow Audi Nines course builder Patrick Schweika sending it.
Not forgetting this mega sequence from the one and only Markus Fischer!
As we started with a world's first, it only seemed fitting to end with another! Silva relentlessly pursued this trick on a big bike throughout the week, and he took more than his fair share of slams. After around a mellow 300 attempts, Silva gave one last go and landed the cali roll. He was pretty stoked!
If you want to see more from this talented bunch, check them out via the details below:
Markus Fischer: @Fischi666 www.fischifoto.com.
Florian Breitenberger: @Florian Breitenberger www.florianbreitenberger.com
Klaus Polzer: @The_Distillery www.distillery.cc
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at 14:00 the replay looks like it stayed off the dirt somehow.