Selected by Scott Secco - Is there a better feeling than following a friend down a great trail? SL really captured the moment here and I think this photo is relatable whether it's two pros like Hunter and Shandro, or you and a friend after work. Riding bikes is the best.
Agree completely with you. SL is a great photographer for sure but almost any decent photographer could have taken this pic without expecting to have it converted into POD.
But then there's the Shandro-Hunter-Lorence combo and voilá... POD
It is all about connections... and the VOD and Movies for Your Mondays too.
Actually, this isn't true for movies for your Mondays. A video of mine got into movies for your Mondays a year or so ago when I only had about 10 followers and had only recently joined pinkbike
As for VOD and POD, I have seen amateurs get it before, however I guess it's rare.
I disagree, I think it is a frickin' sweet photo. And I suggested a photo from someone who had never had one in the POD thread and it made it a month or two later. Proof that it is possible.
Doesn't do it for me. Sure, we can all relate to the feeling conveyed by the picture, but it's too plain, the colors are muted, focus isn't great, etc etc
1) Sterling Lorence
2) Andrew Sandro
3) Matt Hunter
If a no name photographer submitted this image featuring two no name mountain bikers wouldn't have a chance at POD.
It's all about connections I guess. Decent photo, I'm not saying it's junk, but POD? Not by a long shot.