okay, for all the haters and those claiming fake, the reason it looks that way is that it's a self-portrait and the focus is off. You can clearly see in the foreground that the focus is on the leaves/branches/waterfall. It's shot at f/3.2 because it's so dark in there and I wanted to freeze the motion at 1/160s, which lends to out of focus areas. I forgot to switch the camera to manual focus, and before the intervalometer on the camera released the shutter, it refocused on whatever it wanted to. The log is about 2' in diameter and 120' long, entirely natural, and maybe 35-40' high. Found it when looking for a house to buy one day last year. It's not hard to ride if you can go in a straight line, you just can't fall off. There are other pics of this, but they look even more fake, I guess just because your mind doesn't want to believe it.
the way it is lit does make it look kinda superimposed... but im sure its not.
very nuts my friend. i dont think i would even walk over that thing. major props.
maybe u just don;t have the balls..if ur dedicated to the sport...amazing things can be done..stop doubting and believe...great pod...can't wait for more great pics
Epic shot. takes some balls to do that, and to everyone who thinks its photoshopped its not, watch the video of it, cant some people just accept that there are some really good riders around! NICE.
It's a sick picture. I think it has already had POD before but I cant remember. Anyhow its still an awesome pic, and I would vote it for POD over and over again.
NOT PHOTOSHOP...... all you people have nothing better to do other than complain about EVERY POD saying that its photoshopped. if its photoshopped you can tell. and this isnt.
EVERY1 TOLD ME TO WATCH THE VIDEO I WATCHED IT AND I NEVER SAW IT ITS A FAKE PICTURE LOOK AT THE TREE HE IS RIDING ACROSS ITS SO MUCH BRIGHTER THAN ALL THE REST FAKE !
It looks like they set up a light in the trees to the right of the rider, you can see it in the trees and down below on the foliage to pop the rider and the log. I could be wrong, but it sure looks like a lit rider and stunt
i hope he falls and his friends record it so i can watch it on mtv's scarred. but i hope he dosnt get hurt enough so he carnt ride again! =[ that wuld be awful Nice pic tho
that is definetly f uckin real man... nobody would go to all that work to photoshop something that insane just to get pod... too disrespectful nice pic though... sick as hell
Facet nie wszystko jest photoshoped, to jest niesamowite zdjecie i ja nie widze zeby to byl photoshoped i napewno to jest prawdziwe zdjecie wy wszedzie chyba widzicie photoshoped jak jest jakies niesamowite zdjecie :/
Guy not everything is photoshoped, it is an incredible photograph and I can't see if only it was photoshoped and certainly it is a real photograph. you everywhere can probably see photoshoped how some incredible photograph is like
i can understand why people think its photoshopped. the only reason why it may look photoshopped is because the photographer has used a external flash and also the lines around the rider and tree but thats happened when the picture has been made smaller. but anyway, really nice photo and definately deserves pod
whatsup with ppl and photoshop ? cant anybody just say nice pic and get on with their lives. And why think this is photoshoped ? is it that nobody thinks any one has the balls to do that or something ?
Can i ask why commenter's change their original comment to make replys look stupid? If you've said something stupid, please keep it and take it like a man. Especially you SPEC777, you said it was photoshopped, and now what? Sorry to change the subject guys but its really a problem that often makes me look like an idiot...
It may not be the narrowest, most technical bit of riding we've ever seen, but the fact that if you were to hesitate or slip even slightly you'd be guaranteed serious injury or worse...its a LONG way down. Huge props to the rider, that took some big nuts.