Joel Spackman at Snake in Cascadia, Washington, United States - photo by bradwalton

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POD Photo of the Day on Mar 29, 2011

Selected by Ian Hylands - Some old school photo style that is pretty timeless... This photo has some really nice diagonals and great composition, and I love the light in it as well. These are the types of trails I grew up riding, and this is how they look a lot of the time in winter... And I like how you can see the line down the rock in the background.

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Album: 2009
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Dec 21, 2009 at 23:39
Dec 21, 2009
Location: Cascadia, Washington, United States
Trail: Snake
Riders: Joel Spackman

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92 Comments

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northwestdhdad (Dec 21, 2009 at 23:55)

Stellar shot.

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konagoern (Dec 22, 2009 at 2:05)

marvelous!

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Markusr15 (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:00) (Below Threshold)

almost looks like a mercedes logo

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nouser (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:09)

WTF you on about, ^^^
great shot btw

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ryantyler (Mar 29, 2011 at 1:45)

WIll make a brilliant background for my phone

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aflo661 (Mar 29, 2011 at 2:44)

Groovy baby. Is it just me or mountain biking not the most awesome sport ever? And great photo!

gillisd3 (Mar 29, 2011 at 3:25)

love the colours

mtnbikes4life (Mar 29, 2011 at 3:39)

Awesome picture! This POD stands out from most other POD's in my opinion. Overall just a sick shot.

CrashProned (Mar 29, 2011 at 4:22)

the side of the picture got shafted by the tree....

gabbarida (Mar 29, 2011 at 6:24)

the angle of a polecat...
are there polecats in the forrest?
nice shot

Jwilcox87544 (Mar 29, 2011 at 12:55)

kinda makes me want to go to vancouver and hit up some north shore

scottiducati (Mar 29, 2011 at 14:27)

cept that's not the shore =)

alexblayden (Mar 29, 2011 at 16:35)

nice to see some natural lighting, unlike the yesterdays rubbish pod!

ProgressiveHorizon (Mar 29, 2011 at 16:37)

great photo, and what the hell is up with markusr15?

theriotact (Mar 29, 2011 at 17:38)

awesome shot, I love old school stuff, lots of fun

philipstonier (Mar 29, 2011 at 20:04)

old school north shore style photo, nice!

bikingpark (Mar 29, 2011 at 23:37) (Below Threshold)

useless picture

D1rtJumper (Apr 10, 2011 at 17:21)

HERPADERP. YOU DONT NEED TO COMMENT ON EVERYTHING.

julienbmx779 (Mar 29, 2011 at 7:57)

What a great POD! I'm not always crazy about the "non-action" shots, but this completely makes up for it. Incredible shot and work, I would qualify this for photo of the year. Congrats!

davinpena (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:24)

fog never gets old

josh24seven (Mar 29, 2011 at 5:28)

definately not POD......this is PICTURE OF YEAR. in my opinion

Shurdle (Mar 29, 2011 at 8:26)

This trail is scary, and this log ride is way off the deck (fish-eye making it look mellow). Nice work B-dub.

gerdmmando (Mar 29, 2011 at 8:42)

i always use these for the background on my desktop, problem is its widescreen. MORE WIDE ANGLE PHOTOS perhaps...

mtnbyker (Mar 29, 2011 at 16:19)

Its perfect for iphone/ipod Touch!

DARKSTAR63 (Mar 31, 2011 at 5:08)

If its obvious ............then why do people come on here everyday and moan and groan about the f*cking photo of the day. My intent was to be obvious, but that flew right over your head. What does it mean when you call someone a muppet? Like Kermitt the frog? Wtf?

dthomas (Dec 22, 2009 at 8:46)

Dude,,good eye

tgreid (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:07)

reminds me of sterling lorence, great shot.

inyunyyn (Mar 29, 2011 at 3:15)

Photo somehow reminds me of the start of Roam!

JordieGT (Mar 29, 2011 at 4:01)

steady now grommit

milanboez (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:19)

i would have thought on a site about riding and bikes the riding would have come before the photography, but n.m. there are loads of great photos on here of sik riding, but then everyone has different opinions.

nouser (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:25)

But it's Photo of day, not rider of the day

Cusalabanjura (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:50)

I can see the pub from ere

woodyc (Mar 30, 2011 at 7:43)

I bet its got a rainbow flag up overt doer son! Bum licker!!

Cusalabanjura (Mar 30, 2011 at 9:17)

Blue oysters ya fav hangout pal

kinkdirtjumper96 (Mar 29, 2011 at 12:18)

its always DH pics but still sick

exia989 (Mar 29, 2011 at 22:22)

Its not just about the riding or the angle, its the combination of it all to produce an epic photo that anyone can appreciate, thats what the POD is about

wheeldrop (Mar 29, 2011 at 23:57)

Did you use a Fish eye lenze ?It would be more impresive if the log or skinnie was 8 inches wide. To give it the "Wow factor"
(like that guy Darrel says on Storage wars).Good thing he did not wash out,& fall on you.

JJTwilight (Dec 22, 2009 at 4:30)

POD ! Beutiful

Downhill-freeride (Jan 7, 2010 at 19:09)

Absolutly fantastic picture

jackonmabike (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:05)

Nice POD, love the sunlight above the rider.

bobby182 (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:16)

Amazing shot in amazing place.

benjamin69 (Mar 29, 2011 at 2:49)

Man that pic is beutimus , POD !

trantz (Mar 29, 2011 at 6:24)

this is a beautiful shot.

scottiducati (Mar 29, 2011 at 9:58)

Congrats B-RAD! I ended up down in that hole once =)

commencalmtb (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:59)

its ok not to sure about it skys a bit blown out but good observation

llyrlloyd (Mar 29, 2011 at 13:02)

dont think it deserves pod, but still a fantastic photo! but still better pics out there!

daveydill (Mar 29, 2011 at 14:04)

ahhhh ya thats a sweet shot...

bouncer666 (Mar 29, 2011 at 23:26)

I miss the days when Shore riding was all the rage. Bring those days back man!!! What ever happened to dangerous dan and his gang?

Patman03 (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:53)

neat!

brimstone (Mar 29, 2011 at 0:56)

beutiful pic

freddex90 (Mar 29, 2011 at 4:23)

POD

Crockett (Mar 29, 2011 at 5:05)

Great angle.

bikermaradu (Mar 29, 2011 at 5:28)

POD! sweet photo!

dan9876 (Mar 29, 2011 at 5:45)

dasamazing!

pokalface (Mar 29, 2011 at 6:40)

POD for years!

momo-noriaki (Mar 29, 2011 at 6:44)

Wow!Coool!

dave-m (Mar 29, 2011 at 7:38)

Fantastic shot!

Banan725135650 (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:06)

Epic!

shijinkamisai (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:17)

pretty '.'

nouser (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:35)

nice

dirtjumper98 (Mar 29, 2011 at 12:11)

Well it's a cool shot but I don't think it's worthy of pod, the lighting isn't the best and it really doesnt have a good angle of the main thing in it

briandaffy (Mar 29, 2011 at 18:03)

That is a good picture!!!

tylertyler (Mar 29, 2011 at 18:39)

i love the pic man if it was only me

Matthew233 (Mar 29, 2011 at 19:09)

that's a sick shot, dope angle

vt6spd (Mar 29, 2011 at 19:15)

Crusing around in the fog...ON A HRAD TAIL!!! HELL YEAH!

tristannaylor (Mar 29, 2011 at 15:44)

oh my lanta

grayson101 (Mar 29, 2011 at 16:42)

very sassy
pod

RMFreak (Mar 29, 2011 at 16:49)

cool pic. sick shot

Scuch (Mar 29, 2011 at 18:55)

Great shot Brad!

josecampos (Mar 29, 2011 at 20:22)

amazing scenery!!

tdoyle1995 (Mar 29, 2011 at 21:31)

besides that is say its pretty shitty all around

milanboez (Mar 30, 2011 at 8:42)

how can an opinion be wrong? its not a fact

voltagerider (Jan 4, 2010 at 18:27)

POD all the way!

GrantR (Mar 29, 2011 at 21:50)

I just positive prop'd everyone because they're free

jimjimthehumanbin (Apr 17, 2011 at 15:12)

reminds me of Predator

adamtheace82 (Apr 22, 2011 at 11:17)

like this photo ;-)

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milanboez (Mar 29, 2011 at 1:22)

great photo, but I thought this was a riding site, not a photography one. Riding is pretty boring in this...

davidmtbDH (Mar 29, 2011 at 3:38)

I kinda agree, still, nice shot though!

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gavlaa (Mar 29, 2011 at 5:11)

Videos are better in my mind for catching the riding itself but you can't beat a camera for capturing just one single perfect moment. Ok, so both of his wheels are on the ground, but I wouldn't personally class this as boring riding. He's on a fallen tree in a massive forest.... I'd certainly rather be where he is than where I am... WORK!!

DARKSTAR63 (Mar 29, 2011 at 5:39)

Yeah...........you might be right milanboez, maybe an insane flip-whip over this log would have been more appropriate

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randybadger (Mar 29, 2011 at 11:01)

It is called photo of the day. So surely the emphasis should be on photography?

giantwhip (Mar 29, 2011 at 12:57)

Milanboez, this is called POD for a reason, because of the photographic qualities that stand out from all others

poosticks (Mar 29, 2011 at 16:25)

this pic is awesome! FULL STOP! POD doesnt have (or need) to be a huge trick everyday, this makes me wanna go out and shred way more than some tight jeaned teenager flailing limbs about over some trails. EPIC!

DavidTronnes (Mar 29, 2011 at 21:25)

im gona get neg propped but i agree with milanboez mostly.. i know its picture of the day and all but i still think that pictures shouldn't get pod just because of a cool angle and nice lighting or whatever. not hating the picture or anything but i believe the riding is more important than having it be artsy...

DARKSTAR63 (Mar 30, 2011 at 5:25)

Thats where Im afraid you are wrong. Its just picture of the day...........its supposed to be fun, and.. whats cool is, there will be another tommorow, and the next day..............and the day after that, and they will be differant styles and types of riding. Some will please some..........and others, will please others. Myself, Im tired of dirt jump shots, they all look the same to me. But thats me........ They are just pictures, they all deserve to be seen and enjoyed.

gavlaa (Mar 31, 2011 at 4:00)

Darkstar63.... you are a muppet. Thanks for pointing out the blatantly obvious.

davidmtbDH (Mar 31, 2011 at 9:23)

That is the reason he wrote it. He was saying it exactly how it is. I agree with DARKSTAR63 some photo's i like, and other i amn't into, just what your into i guess. Like biking itself, you may like DH but may not like XC. It's your own choice. So no need to go hatin' on the guy for saying it how it is.

gavlaa (Apr 2, 2011 at 8:51)

calling someone a muppet isn't exactly hating on someone is it?!! Some people are so sensitive over stupid comment lists! My point originally was that I like the picture and didn't think it is boring. I am pretty much 100% dirt jump but I love loads of PODs from all types of riding. It's a balance of the riding and photography skill in my eyes... don't really appreciate some patronising fool telling me how POD works when the clue is pretty much in the title.

DARKSTAR63 (Apr 2, 2011 at 13:56)

Its all good man, Im really not torn up over it. But you see I really think its lame to come on here an blast a picture like this for being boring because there is no sick trick involved. Its really not a big deal.

gavlaa (Apr 4, 2011 at 2:42)

Mate, that was my whole point!!

DARKSTAR63 (Apr 4, 2011 at 5:05)

Its all good man. I never actually get mad on here, this is all for fun. Sometimes thats lost in the text. Cheers!

traildamo (Apr 8, 2011 at 4:30)

I agree with Milan, last time I checked this was supposedly a biking site. I think someone has it confused with Flickr.....