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I used Photomatix for the HDR & a touch of pshp for added contrast, so u can stop leaving "PHOTOSHOPPED" comments plz.
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HDR of the stream gap I used Photomatix for the HDR & a touch of pshp for added contrast, so u can stop leaving "PHOTOSHOPPED" comments plz. Orig version: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2286497/
273 Comments
  • 662
 that is sweet
  • 250
 Hell yeah! Epic!
  • 511
 COOWERRL!
POD? foh sho.
  • 284
 POD for definite, HDR is awesome and i have never seen it used on an image like this.
  • 140
 sick colors
  • 51
 woe! thats awesome
  • 21
 Sick photo
  • 62
 Whoa, very intense but also very stlyish. I'd say its POD worthy...
  • 103
 AMAZING! The quality is so good, it doesn't even look real.
  • 22
 great colour and sick gapp props dude
  • 143
 holy crap those are the most epic clouds and colors ever. looks like some shit you would see in lord of the rings. major props on makin pod man
  • 52
 the picture is great, very clear. it almost looks like a painting. I'm glad its POD
  • 791
 its a good POD choice!!Big Grin
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2248576/
i know that i will get neg prps, but looks at this..
  • 32
 go eric!! bout damn time!! stoked. well done man!
  • 43
 wow thats an amazing picture, the darkened pastel looks makes it fvckin sick!
  • 44
 sick pod!!
  • 33
 Sick POD, love the photoshop effect.
  • 44
 best photo i have seen in years
  • 53
 "unknown photo at Greyton" - unknown, but amazing.
  • 43
 Ya i agree, its hella sick!!!!POD!!!!!
  • 2214
 Sorry, but i don't like it much. I don't really think the hdr adds much to it, it just makes it look to surreal and fake. You have loads of non hdr shots in your gallery which are waay better.

*Waits for neg props* Blank Stare
  • 42
 All good, ur entitled to ur opinion & I try a bit of everything to please everyone, so if this isn't for u it's cool, just glad u like my other stuff
  • 32
 the cool thing about the hdr is it looks almost cartoon it would be a sick pic for a scott bikes ad
  • 32
 Thanks, that's the point that so many ppl r missing. I take 1000's of pics at these events & want it to look over processed/cartoony on the HDR coz I have 950 normal ones & 50 HDR from 1 day, spose my animation studies play a big role in that too. That's a good idea, will get in contact with them.
  • 31
 Sweet photo, love the effect!
  • 51
 Thumbs Down flip ur monitor around
  • 22
 its gonna rain
  • 35
 whats a HDR?
  • 22
 Read 4 posts down...
  • 11
 i can do that!
  • 10
 this pic looks like a 3d image that looks better than real life fotos
  • 20
 DELUXE photography
  • 00
 nase
  • 91
 very nice photo!!

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  • 40
 i think it looks WHIKED! perfect scenery like something dagerous is goin to happen... WHIKED! bike and jump with the followin dirt on the trail. can't get much better that this and the pricks bringin this picture down... lets see you hit that jump and make it lok as good as this guy did... no even try to take the picture that the photographer did its hard shit. anyways BAD props to the biker and the photographer for this shot pictures like this is whats keepin pink bikes pictures so amazing. thanks bro peace
  • 40
 Hey Eric- Sweet POD... I don't see why anybody should care if it was "Photoshopped" or not. Don't they understand 99.99% of what we see (print & TV both) has been touched-up in some form? Anyway... nice shot, I'm looking forward to seeing more.
  • 10
 Thanks man
nope, unfortunately not... most have never opened photoshop or ever used it properly & pass stupid comments on here to sound like they know something about it... no cure for stupidity yet I'm afraid haha
more are always on the way
Peace
  • 31
 I dont know why ppl complain about photos being retouched from photoshop and photomatix?
Professional Photographers use there programs ALL the time. Its really hard to make a photo come out just the way you want, esp when your not in a studio. Great pic and GREAT use of HDR
  • 71
 Yeah man, darkroom processing they accept, but digital processing not?!?! If you took an analogue film you take it to a shop & they process it & give it to you with tweaked colours & contrast, but you don't see it so when you say I processed the image in photoshop, because u can go further with it, they immediately think you made the gap bigger, higher, steeper etc. when u did exactly the same as any photo processor has been doing for years. I just find it interesting how ppl pretend to know so much about something they dont have the 1st clue about. I teach photography & digital processing & yeah, this is not the norm, but it has it's place... I wonder how many of these kids complained about the processing in Sin City or 300... haha... "mommy they photoshopped my movie" Frown haha
If you like the result who cares how you got there...just enjoy it.
  • 40
 Well done buddy. This is one of the most eye-catching POD's I've seen in a while. Respect.
  • 10
 Just posted the original un-HDR'd version for those of you who don't like the HDR effect & for the ones who want to see the before & after. www.pinkbike.com/photo/2286497 or view on black @ bighugelabs.com/flickr/onblack.php?id=2697469192&posted=1&size=large
  • 10
 Well done eric.I like the fact that you dont take any1s shit.they just jealous and like you said its easy to sit back and be a critic.Im not that clued up on photos and how they done but as soon as i checked this it was a hit.keep them coming!
  • 62
 One of the nicest HDRs ive seen! Props to the Photographer/Editer.
  • 22
 Thanks man...glad u like it! ... have a few more on their way in not too long.
  • 41
 To ericpalmer - I gotta say, I am not a huge fan of this shot, mainly due to the "HDR" effect. As was said above though I like many of your other shots. That being said, I have to give you huge props for taking the time to answer so many of the questions, and responding to comments. That's pretty rad, and it shows that you're very proud of your work. I respect that. Cheers.
  • 51
 Thanks man, glad ur honest & doing it in a civilized way & don't just say "u f*cked it up with the HDR". Appreciate that, Thanks! Photography is my job, not action sports specifically yet, but I'm trying to get in there (I've only bin photographing for just over a yr) & I'm very passionate about what I do & don't see the point of doing something that you don't feel strongly about... this is also my 1st POD, so am pretty stoked on that too.
Peace man!
  • 30
 Sweet quality!!! Man, that's awesome. Background looks like this from jurrasic parkBig Grin Props 4 you
  • 30
 O MY GOD!!!!!!! This is the best Photo I'v ever seen
It should be photo of the month or better!!!!!!!!!:0:0:0:0
  • 40
 this is the best pod i hve seen for ages Wink
  • 30
 Downhill meets the movie 300. Looks like a Graphic Novel. Still an amazing shot and stylish air.
  • 30
 i hate this p.o.d i give the guy props for good camera skils,but i just hate the picture for some reason
  • 20
 Hah,easy man,you'r so real that you can came in to my computer.Epic POD!Bravo.
  • 22
 love the pic hes riding a scott gambler i have the same fraim but run a 66 up front, its such a nice bike, first genoration and fells so good on eny trail. great photo as well
  • 51
 hahaha it's not even his bike. it was at a festival and he was going for the all rounder award. he wanted to do this event on his bike but his friend said no you canb use mine! so he got to do it on a gambler! i wish i had friends like that...
  • 20
 so what if its edited...if it is it looks sick if its now thats outstanding props big guy
  • 00
 i mena say if its not. not if its now
  • 10
 Awe! Awesome to see my bike on POD! Nice one Louis. Cool pic Eric. You should come shoot some epic shots on my course. Maybe we can get a POD with ME on my bike! Ha Ha
  • 00
 Haha, thanks Jaco!
Yeah man, any time, just drop a line when ur keen & I'm there.
  • 10
 reli nice pic of him at the dirtopia festival.. it was so kwl there.. many people fell on that river jump he is jumping there..
  • 10
 the way the colours have been edited makes it lok like the croud, rider and sky have all been edited into the pic, looks fantastic,
  • 10
 amazing pic, one of the best I've seen! I would like to see the original foto, damn how many pics u have in your freeride album! :S
  • 30
 looks like what ea did with the new madden covers
  • 31
 ULTRA POD POD POD POD POD mega ultra hyper crazy sweet photo
  • 10
 zomfg, wtf is he riding for a frame?!
gorgeous pod, much love.
god damn.
dont shit the bed!!!!!!!
  • 10
 It's a Scott.
  • 10
 i love how you can see his eye in his helmet it makes the pic look so intense
  • 30
 very nice *thumbs up*
  • 20
 hey.. very nice idea to use hdr in the way you do. thanks for sharing!
  • 10
 uaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh, is my favorite photo.... niiiiiiiicccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeee pic
  • 20
 nice pic... this sky is very nice ande turn the pic wenderful...
  • 10
 I looks like some art. Can't belive this is a real picture. Amazing shot and beutyfull edit. Nice jumping too.
  • 20
 POD!!

Gambler Power!! Big Grin
  • 20
 holy !@#$ man awsome photo
  • 20
 Looks like a video game. Love it. POD for sure.
  • 10
 Good to see some photo's from South Africa and one of the best events there.....Rock on Dirtopia!!!!
  • 20
 its so perfect almost like a movie shoot pic
  • 10
 oh embarrassing, nooby me thought it was an album u had that name was freeriding but it was a pinkbike photo category:P haha
  • 21
 Hahaha, nice!
This is from my Dirtopia album & in the freeride category, but I see u worked it out Razz
  • 30
 EPIC!
  • 20
 SSwweett pic! It's perfect!
  • 20
 Nice POD!! Nice to see your work up on POD Eric, well done!
  • 10
 looks almost fake, but that camara's shutter speed must have been insanely fast. colors are crazy too
  • 30
 best pod in a while
  • 20
 almost looks like a painting- effects done perfectly- masterpiece
  • 20
 haha people saying this isnt pod worthy?? i laugh at that...
  • 20
 wow thats epic !!!! kickass pic!!!!!!!PROPSPROPSPROPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 20
 A lightening strike in the background would be fantastic.
  • 20
 Holly crap that's an amazing bird in the photo! POD for sure!!!
  • 10
 People who care if it is or isin't photoshop is pic is still pretty sick aww man i wish i can do that hah
  • 20
 swweeet, near my house there is a simular jump.
  • 20
 i have no words, best pod i ever seen, POD POD POD 3
  • 20
 ya hdr does a great job nice pic
  • 10
 its a great pic and its beter to know that in a few years x-box and playstation will look this good!
  • 10
 Sic pic! Do the pics the way you c fit. Those who dont like it can go take their own. Keep it up mate!!!!!!!!!
  • 10
 Haha, thanks man...my feeling exactly. No one set the standard by following it. Wink
  • 10
 i see pics like this and go...damn i need to ride harder and second damn i need photo shop!!
  • 20
 ho ho holy shit looks so cool
  • 20
 waw very beautiful POD (scott gambler :p) I have one :p
  • 53
 best photo ever!!!!!
  • 21
 anyone care to tell me what HDR is??

good pic btw!
  • 20
 Thanks, it stands for High Dynamic Range... just google HDR... is easier than me getting all technical here.
  • 10
 anyone have the original pic with no editing.
  • 10
 I took it, so yeah... I have the RAW file.
  • 20
 luv it.
  • 10
 very nice POD, i like it Wink
  • 10
 nice colors!! very vibrant!
  • 20
 definatly POD props man
  • 10
 and by the way, sexy bike Smile !!!!!
  • 10
 another AMAZING POD props
  • 21
 HDR for prezident! ->nice
  • 10
 Nice pic!! and nice scott gambler!!
  • 10
 Oh Yeah !POD THAT SHIT !SICK PIC DUDE !
  • 20
 Nice HDR carallhou!
  • 20
 GR8.. Fantastic pic,...
  • 10
 awsome just fantastic...!!...!!
  • 10
 Nice - I like effect with sky - good job Wink
  • 10
 Hell Yeah Son!!!! This pic is dope!!! POD Fo sho!!!
  • 10
 ouuu gambler to my mind fantasticccc
  • 10
 amazing.. very nice foto... Wink
  • 10
 looks like its out of a video game and every bodys going to eat u
  • 00
 is there a landing beacause if the landing was like the jump it would kill to case
  • 30
 The landing is actually a bunch of children. So it is pretty soft.....
  • 10
 Hahahaha Nah, the landing was dirt. Have some other pics where u can see the landing a bit.
  • 10
 Wicked picture, the clouds turned out really cool.
  • 10
 yea eric! congrats.... sick photo
  • 10
 This bike is Scott Gambler???
Sick jump...congratulations.

Joe
  • 10
 Awesome the colors are great
  • 20
 awesome photo
  • 10
 awesome!
It's like a pc gameSmile
  • 20
 sick picture
  • 10
 Nice usage of HDR... wicked photo
  • 20
 nice man
  • 10
 nice man i like the angle.............and the forks lolSmile
  • 10
 lovin the colors!!! lol and the gap is flippin huge too
  • 10
 awesome pic eric palmer, respect ur words too. nice
  • 10
 Sick!!! Looks like a painting masterpiece!
  • 10
 definatly my favourite POD of all time.
  • 22
 IS IT A DRAWIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK I CANT TELLL!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 20
 Retard much?

Propz +1 on the HDR skills, nice work.
  • 20
 intense colors
  • 10
 looks like a cartoon i love it !
  • 10
 where is it tho (and are the clouds real)????
  • 10
 It's in South Africa & yeah, the clouds are real, just upped the contrast like mad.
  • 10
 Sweet photo shoppin is any of it real
  • 10
 It's all real... nothing added or removed, just HDR & a lil photoshop on the colour & contrast.
  • 10
 for some reason the word that comes to me is ballsy
  • 10
 Bloody hell that is one mint looking pic!!!
  • 10
 Just wicked. The background is amazing.
  • 10
 look sweeter if he had goggles on i think. still so epic.
  • 10
 it's so good it looks fake
  • 10
 that camera is so crisssssssp
  • 10
 Realy good HDR-pic. Worth the POD.
  • 10
 wow no neg probs that are grey ...very good gentelmen and ladies
  • 20
 woot sweet pic
  • 10
 hey thats sick omg!!!!! the coulds are edited tho ;O but whatever nice pod
  • 10
 thats insane it looks almost like it was drawn!
  • 10
 sweet pod props to who painted it
  • 10
 it's a photo man...not a painting... & thanks I think
  • 10
 Ah - Dirtopia. Congrats on the POD!
  • 10
 fucking sik top 3 of my fav shots for sure
  • 10
 best pic on this site for 4 years
  • 10
 Looks like somn you'd see in a magazine NICE!
  • 22
 thats some epic photo shop its bare good man infact i love it lol
  • 11
 haha, yeah, i realised how lazy it was to ask after i posted, cheers!
  • 21
 haha, all good Razz
  • 10
 thats amazing
  • 21
 thats dope man
  • 10
 Nice POD
  • 21
 EPIC.
  • 10
 Sweet! Big Grin
  • 10
 Gorgeous
  • 10
 very nice photo.
  • 10
 ooo it's very nice
  • 10
 :o Sweet
  • 10
 nice 'vering' of fox!
  • 10
 wow wee
  • 10
 Yea! good one dude
  • 11
 Like he is jumping out of hell or the sky.
  • 10
 mmm... photoshop rulez
  • 10
 Awesome pic.
  • 10
 great photo !!!!
  • 10
 nice photo!!
  • 10
 Sweet ! tup
  • 10
 simply...epic
  • 10
 POD....
  • 10
 amazing
  • 10
 Very Nice
  • 10
 so sick Razz great job man
  • 11
 that is sick! love the hdr thing
  • 21
 Dammm nice POD Smile
  • 10
 nice bike
  • 10
 Nice ;D
  • 10
 beauty
  • 22
 i dont like it, its to photo shopped This should not be pod
  • 21
 that's to much edit..
  • 00
 how you've done that cool color !thinking!?
  • 10
 pod for sure sweet sh*t
  • 10
 sick !!!
  • 10
 sweet pic
  • 10
 really good job! props.
  • 10
 Nice pic.
  • 10
 sic so kool
  • 10
 so sick man nice sky
  • 10
 EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 10
 Coool
  • 10
 POD POD POD
  • 10
 greate job
  • 22
 POD sweet pic
  • 14
 definetly pod
  • 23
 1 of the best pic's ive ever seen, nice!XXX
  • 22
 sick dude
  • 33
 def POD!!!
  • 12
 savage picture very vibrate!!!
  • 00
 POD!
  • 11
 how do you POD this?
  • 11
 epic!
  • 01
 Nice pic but not a big fan of photoshop
  • 01
 should have drawn me standing there too... then it would be cool.
  • 35
 how do u make HDRs with moving objects(biker)?
  • 52
 Shoot in RAW & create the bracketed jpgs from that & then take to photomatix
  • 43
 noobish question comng up ! whats a HDR? Smile
  • 52
 Haha, rather that than just saying "PHOTOSHOPPED".... so thanks!
It stands for High Dynamic Range... you get more tonal depth by either combining multiple jpg shots, but I can't do that for action so just take 1 RAW shot coz it has way more tonal depth than a jpg, so get a pseudo HDR. Just google HDR for a more detailed explanation.
  • 33
 what camera do you use? that looks like a shot from an eos 1Ds mk3.

still, sick shot and awesome photography
  • 32
 Thanks man, I shoot with Nikon... have a D70 & D200... shot this one with the D200
  • 22
 sweet dude.just ordered a d40x so i'll have to try get some hdr shots up. done them with jpegs but not turned out quite as epic as yours =]
  • 10
 aah, I lied... just checked, this was with my D70 Enjoy the cam man!
  • 35
 Hey its louis knipe on jaco's bike
  • 34
 Mmmm HDR goodness.
  • 13
 one of the best pics on here. props
  • 02
 photoshop bent this picture over.
  • 20
 & I tapped that ass Razz
  • 13
 Looks very nice!
  • 13
 yeah nice one eric!
  • 35
 hot digity!
  • 14
 He done reeaaall good in da air.
  • 03
 hdr>?
  • 20
 google>?
  • 14
 photoshoping is gay!!!
  • 30
 so are you.
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