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Mick Hannah takes Troy Brosnan in the 1st run of the mens small final. Mick Hannah won the small final.
121 Comments
  • 100
 two good riders in one awesome shot!
  • 101
 love how mick hannah is smiling
  • 80
 Aussie vs Aussie. Who ever wins I will be happy anyway haha
  • 50
 Neg prop me all you want, but there is nothing here thats worth POD to me.. It is a nice shot just not pod worthy in my opinion.
  • 30
 Hah my bad nic didn't realize i was on your account, this is from stew lol
  • 30
 the guy at the top that said every one in the background arnit inprotant is such a twat to say it but sort of write because it's like them showing by bluring them that the importans of them moment that whatever happens next will make the diffrence between winning and losing
  • 20
 Very well said. I have a fair bit of control over how much of a photo is in focus, and by making the background out of focus I'm shifting the focus to the riders. And if the background was in focus it would be a lot harder to make out the riders against the background, this way they 'pop' a lot more.
  • 10
 hahaha. good form mr.hylands! I, personnaly think this is a perfect picture for POD. people on here forget that biking is, just that. biking. all forms and styles are still on two wheels. and its all good. this picture is sick. keep it up!
  • 11
 thanks!
  • 10
 I don't get all the neg comments. Ian is a talented pro who shoots for bike mag, u think he tried to blur the background on purpose? Thats a sign that he knows what hes doin.thats exactly why some of those lenses are worth 12,000$. chill out boys, appreciate professional photos from the best bike comp on the planet instead of bitchin bout it..... 1 more day till whistler..... Can't wait.....
  • 10
 i really like this pic - i was in the crowd and saw you lining up your camera and thought it would make a cool angle for the dual slalom cos it shows how tight the racing was (this shot was metres from the finish line) and the track looked awesome there when the racers would come onto the same bit of track then split off again - Sweet shot keep em coming!
  • 11
 thanks!
  • 41
 these are some crappy POD's lateley, yes i know i will get neg props for an opinion
  • 10
 no, you're entitled to your opinion...
  • 30
 This is a sweet shot... crisp... the take-over. I dunno. Guess I'm not too picky. But I'm feelin the pic
  • 10
 was it overcast that day? only asking as the thing ive most admired about ians shots is his absolutely perfect use of lighting/exposure etc and this seems a tad dark...either that or its this cheap computer screen...
  • 11
 It was overcast and dark, and I could have made it a little brighter I think. This is straight out of the camera, probably should have spent a few minutes working on it..
  • 51
 sick mick!
  • 30
 agreed, except one of em is still a kid, CrAzYyYyY Shit!
  • 30
 Right on that one! What will he be doing when he is 3years older? Look out men-on-top now!
  • 63
 lets see how many thumbs down i can get on this post!!! Smile
  • 211
 grow up.
  • 10
 i meant how many thumbs up can we get for this POD!!!!! Big Grin
  • 30
 i like the 2 riders giving it full beans! have it!
  • 12
 ianhylands says I'm sad obvious knows alot seems he's stupid enough to pay for pinkbike when you can get it for free spend your time doing the riding instead of acting like your intelligent because when some one else makes a good point and your to retarded to understand most of it you call them ignorant little twat's a very cleaver statement to come out with when you don't even know the person you saying it about so why don't you stop acting like a genius and go jizz over your sad picture of a pair of shoes nob head!!
  • 50
 jofish66, if you want to insult me please say it English. "ianhylands says I'm sad obvious knows alot seems he's stupid enough to pay for pinkbike" means absolutely nothing in any language. In actual fact you made a good point above, and I didn't say "you're sad" I said your comment was "Very well said." In English that means that you said something well, that it was a good point. Kind of like a compliment if you know what that means. "Seems he's stupid enough to pay for pinkbike" I'm not sure what you're getting at with that, if you mean because I'm a Plus member of Pink Bike that's great, but I don't pay for it, and if you live somewhere where you can use it, paying for a Plus membership is not stupid, it has some great benefits. Depends if it's something that you can use or not.
As for santa-cruz-rider666's comment that you're defending, it was an ignorant comment coming from a 14 year old kid with no idea what he's talking about. He's entitled to his opinion, and saying it doesn't deserve to be POD is not a problem, if you read any of my comments you'd know that I wouldn't have chosen it as POD either. Calling it a "f*cking pos pic" however is an ignorant comment. It's a halfway decent pic and simply swearing about something you don't like when you know nothing about the subject does make you out to be an ignorant little twat. How do you know I don't know him? He lives only a couple of hours drive from me, I shoot photos in his town all the time.
"stop acting like you're a genius and go jizz over your sad picture of a pair of shoes nob head" - huh? I don't think I act like a genius in any way, although I do have a college education and I teach college photography classes. As for the sad picture of a pair of shoes, no idea at all what you're talking about, I don't think I've ever taken a picture of a pair of shoes...
  • 10
 well said, great photo by the way
  • 30
 pretty sick
  • 30
 Good POD !
  • 20
 cool as pod anyone know what forks they are both running
  • 10
 reba possibly
  • 12
 I disagree "twinsrule". Besides the fact that its super crisp and perfectly placed. The great thing that stands out to me is the two riders breaking right and left at the same time. Just my opinion though.
  • 11
 Hey "big-taco" you have -propped pretty much every comment without making a comment! Grow some b*lls or find a new forum to take the place of a woman in your life. Don't blame your sister like you did on my personal page. PUNK!
  • 22
 I was there that day as a marshall on the course. It was bad ass being right there UP FRONT & PERSONAL with those racers blasting by! Nice job folks!
  • 10
 Awesome shot! I must've been near you heres my version: www.pinkbike.com/photo/5458481
  • 11
 nice pic, I was right before the finish, maybe 2 turns past where you were..
  • 10
 Cheers man, yeah I thought that was the same place but looking at it now I see not. Oh and "Seems like everyone would rather have a shitty average photo of someone tricking a dj than a decent looking race shot" - so true.
  • 10
 well either way its better than most of the stuff on here and if gets POD who am i to complain!
  • 53
 nice shot!
  • 65
 yeah im in the background
  • 20
 nice POD!!!Smile
  • 11
 the pic is really nice with the riders giving it all but i dont think its good enough for the pod the day like.
  • 21
 Poison really comes in small bottles =D, go Troy
  • 31
 Quite Sick
  • 12
 Neg props for me, but even though this is a great picture, it isn't very unique being theres so many just like it. Good picture, but not my POD.
  • 20
 soo sweet, good work
  • 10
 nice shot and are those pikes?
  • 10
 wow pods this days are having alot of neg props!!
  • 21
 just race photos that aren't 'extreme' or crashes.... Seems like everyone would rather have a shitty average photo of someone tricking a dj than a decent looking race shot...
  • 21
 I like the picture because there's not just one but two bicycles.
  • 10
 I like the depth of field
  • 10
 Sweet Big Grin
  • 10
 sweetBig Grin good POD
  • 21
 nice POD Smile
  • 11
 troy is no match for hannahBig Grin
  • 21
 Brosnan for the win!!!!
  • 21
 very focused!
  • 10
 thata a epic shot! POD
  • 33
 great focus POD!!
  • 11
 brosnans got a reba
  • 11
 POD
  • 11
 amazing POD
  • 13
 Knewd this was gonna be POD
  • 38
flag kikon (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:59) (Below Threshold)
 BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
  • 13
 WT*?
  • 20
 that was supposed to be a new comment, not a replay, sorry
  • 10
 @vaili i think you ment to put WTF....
  • 10
 .............................
  • 20
 nope
he censored the F*CK Big Grin
  • 13
 WHAT forks are they running?
  • 2326
 POD.
  • 1923
flag jmartin7 (Aug 7, 2010 at 22:09) (Below Threshold)
 i agree!
  • 295
 Troy Brosnan: The Red Devil
  • 106
 Brapppp... total pinnage
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flag borocks (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:05) (Below Threshold)
 all the people in the background are blurred because they aren't important, hehe
  • 1826
flag NS-FreeRider (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:05) (Below Threshold)
 Sick, sick, sick shot!!
  • 1623
flag despar66 (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:13) (Below Threshold)
 pretty sickkk
  • 1332
flag scottmillphotography (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:13) (Below Threshold)
 @borocks- or ian just thinks 2 riders RALING the ds course is more important then spectatiors
  • 318
 canada likes this!!!
  • 1120
flag Louloulefou (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:17) (Below Threshold)
 Troy is a god !
  • 823
flag DeVo694 (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:21) (Below Threshold)
 pfft. biking. what do people think pinkbikes for.
  • 719
flag dangerousjohnie (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:49) (Below Threshold)
 wtf? Mick's riding like this with Holly Rollers?
  • 93
 i think they might be nevangals hard to tell tho
  • 115
 cool pic and all, but i dunno about POD
  • 41
 By Troy's right shoulder...

Is that an Advertisement for iDoser?
  • 143
 ok, this is pretty cool, but (prepares for negative comments) i only think that it made POD because it was in Crankworx. at the end of the day its two guys riding bikes, thats all. theres no amazing scenery, no jumps of epic proportions, no sick tricks or ANYTHING. its just two guys riding bikes next to each other.
  • 628
flag Drop2Flat (Aug 10, 2010 at 6:51) (Below Threshold)
 fox jersey, rockshox fork?
  • 181
 fox clothing isn't fox racing shox
  • 71
 Old School vs New School right there!
  • 37
flag clarkestar (Aug 10, 2010 at 7:44) (Below Threshold)
 proxx there are two different fox brands. one is fox racing shocks and the other is fox clothing/armour(more of a dirtbiking brand) notice the difference in symbols between the two companies. ones a foxtail ones a foxhead. as far as i know they aren't owned by the same company.
  • 105
 im sure There were started by two brothers and used to be the same company how ever they split years ago and are now seperate. I could be wrong tho
  • 55
 even though his bars are wider then he is tall, that kid can rip
  • 41
 Dont neg prop MattJ92 for that if you havent done your homework.......he's right.
  • 319
flag p-romano (Aug 10, 2010 at 10:54) (Below Threshold)
 Why are people so stupid. Fox racing shox and fox racing are 2 completely seperate companies that never had any affiliation.
  • 167
 Wrong. They were started as one company.

From the Fox website...

"Fox Racing first opened for business in 1974, when Geoff Fox, a Ph. D. who taught physics at the University of Santa Clara, launched Moto-X Fox, a tiny distribution business for European motocross parts and accessories in a 1,500-square foot building in Campbell, California. Within two years, Moto-X Fox was manufacturing high-performance suspension and engine components for racers looking for an on-track advantage. In the spring of 1977 Geoff was determined to show the American motocross public that his products were superior to those of the competition. He created his own privately-owned professional motocross team, Team Moto-X Fox."
  • 94
 now you shut up "pjrmtb31"
  • 36
 all the people in the background are blured because NO CAMERA IS THAT GOOD
  • 32
 Core I neg. propped you by mistake, lol. You are correct, pjrmtb should have looked into that before he shot his mouth off.
  • 72
 @ Raleigh...
The people in the background are blurred because if they were crisp, or in correct focus, it would pull your attention away from the subject of the photo, the riders. The whole point of the picture was to show the riders, not the crowd. If the picture was to show the crowd, Ian is more than capable of doing that too. This is known as "bokeh", in case you were wondering.
  • 11
 yes. thanks for that core.
  • 23
 @core559 - RalieghVoid was referring to Borrocks' comment "all the people in the background are blurred because they aren't important, hehe" (which I don't think deserved the neg prop deluge but what do I know? lol)

Anyhoo, just thought I'd clear that up. Oh, and thanks core559, I learned a new word today Big Grin

Top class photo Ian Salute
  • 22
 it must be tough for troy to be going up against such skilled and experienced racers. props buddy keep shreddin er hard
  • 11
 why have so many people been neg prop raped, cool pic though i like it
  • 21
 great photo but not very interesting. why there so many neg props has something bad happend?
  • 83
 Facepalm 50 f*ckin comments all over fox clothing and neg props.....WOW....
  • 34
 Not worth POD in my opinion. There are much better pictures of the DS on pinkbike, don't know why this was chosen...
  • 36
 you are so dumb, you are real dumb
  • 33
 ok...seriously. its is opinion. mtb1stdegree YOU are the dumb one. if you actually take a look its two guys riding side by side.
  • 24
 and thats my opinion about him Smile
  • 12
 okay core559 that didn't tell anything. no where in there did it say that fox shocks are the same company as fox gear. I'm not saying they aren't owned by the same mega-company. I'm just saying I haven't seen evidence for it. and you stil haven't given it.
  • 11
 scratch that last comment. I did some further research. the company was originally a shocks company. the shox team colours they wore were red yellow and white i think or black. and from that Geoff Fox decided to launch a MX wear line out of it. Apologies to core559 for jumpin on ya. Fox Shox site says nothing about this. Found it later on the Fox Head site(Fox gear)... yes its actually called Fox Head.
  • 21
 Yes, I found that on the Fox Head site. I couldn't find anything on the Fox Racing Shox website. I was going to copy and post the whole thing, but that seemed a little too much.
  • 31
 Just check out Wikipedia, explains it pretty clearly.
  • 31
 @almostwise you got it in one
  • 21
 my bad they were affiliated for like 2 seconds
  • 10
 that's neg props time here...
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