Now thats steep. POD.

 i think you have another amazing POD on your hands...

 Dude...insane! Is the landing on the rock or what? Once again....Insane!

 thanks! yeah, landing is on the rock, it's pretty narrow as well. we made the line in about 5 minutes, even though I've been wanting to build it, ride it, & shoot it for a year

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 GNAR!

 I LIKE GEORGE FOREMAN GRILLS.

 Nice use of ASCII art ride-your-bike.

 sick shot and nice looking drop

 cool.

 such a sick pod

 Nice Rock Face. Pretty Brutal! hope u can slow down in time!!

 great shot

 GREAT POD!!!

 check ot my site ottis.yolasite.com

 noice shot thats crazy steap props

 WOW!!!

 ^^^props +1^^^

 I don't know about that sir, if fellow riders are looking at this picture, they're definitely wondering where the hell the landing is. Since its not in frame, the size of the drop is definitely increased.

 the landing is the rock right under his front tire, it is a bit sketchy since it's narrow and steep

 word, thanks!

 thanks d-sapp!

 he has got a peak if look carfully its white

 damn, your right! i made a fool of myself in front of all pinkbike! woe is me

 thanks!

 I made a comment like that a few days ago about the POD with Mike Metzger and got mega abuse !

 it's called the use of external flash, there are two on the ground in this shot. they are used to make the rider 'pop'. DH race photos in the woods are the best example.

 Eric summed it up last week so have a look: www.pinkbike.com/news/eric-palmer-interview-part-2-2009.html

 Looks really cool. I guess I'll have to start using my Flashguns and not be so lazy ! The results are really mad !

 seriously, do I really have to do this? It's an incredibly simple set up. Mid-day 12:00pm, sun is at about the 11:00 position relative to the photo, and backlit a bit, hence the lighting on the rocks and the shadow of the rear tire on the rock. It was a very contrasty scene with lots of bright highlight and deep shadow, and my main concern was being able to expose for the islands in the background since that is the brightest part of the landscape. Normally I would just use a 2-stop ND Grad filter for this but with the rider on the horizon line that was out of the question (would have divided the rider into two exposures). With the ambient light exposed at -2/3 stop, the exposure was pretty good overall, but I wanted to fill the dark shadows on the rider as well as on the rock since the scene is backlit. I put two flashes on the ground pointing up, and they are just out of the frame on top of some logs. One flash is slightly left and feathered up to bring some light on his face inside the helmet, the other is slightly right to add fill to the shadow side of the rock and his bike.

 My camera only sync's at 1/250, so even at full power two speedlite flashes cannot overcome the ambient lighting at ISO 200 and f/8 unless they were about 3 feet away from the subject. I could have shot at ISO 100 and f/5.6, or ISO 400 and f/11, and gotten the exact same exposure, no change to ambient or flash light, only a change to the depth of field. Thus, the flash only acts as fill since it cannot overcome the ambient. The fact that there is alot of light on his helmet and not his leg has nothing to do with the flach, it's about the position of the main light- the sun. Myself and the rider in the photo spent 2 years building the trail and every single time we had to climb our bikes for two hours to get to the top, and every time we passed this rock and I saw this image in my mind. I hauled up 30 lbs of gear on my back, spent an hour sculpting the line, setup the shot, Joel & I each hit it one time, then we rode down one of the gnarliest & most amazing trails in the state. There was another guy there riding with us who helped with the shoot and watched the whole thing. I am not cutting and pasting anything together, this is a RAW file converted to JPG with very minimal adjustment, originally created with alot of sweat, knowledge, and perseverence, so if you can't just appreciate it for what it is, this is a waste of time for all of us.

 Bam, that is a pro photog! Nice work Brad, your amazing!

 you're trying too hard to create an argument, chase. it's not even worth it

 Dude you got some balls to be talking smack to Mr. Walton. This man is a brilliant behind the camera. He is single handedly responsible for some of the best photographs of the sport this year....PERIOD.

You mentioned that you are just giving criticism because you are a "fellow sports photographer". Well my man, before you go around criticizing ohters work, you need to provide an example of your amazing photograph skills. You profile has absolutely NO pictures loaded, especially ones that you shot. And secondly,... you need to get off this mans d*ck. The only comments you have made on this site are regarding his photos.

Just my .2 cents Mr. photo-guy...

 thanks so much!

 Like Mike said...

 thanks KT!

 oh ya your a smart feller cus its not like anyone can catch air on a bike. nah im sayin

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 mature name

 are you actually mentally ill?