Jorn Hessen at waterfalls in Karlsruhe, Germany - photo by SebastianLehmannPhoto

Ghost-riding... Photo by Sebastian Lehmann

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POD Photo of the Day on Jan 9, 2011 ( 5 PODs )

Photo info

Album: Freeriding
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Jan 3, 2011 at 2:04
Jan 3, 2011
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Trail: waterfalls
Riders: Jorn Hessen

Photo details

Photo Size:

Camera

Nikon D300S

Shutter Speed

2.5

Aperture

14.0

Focal Length

10.5 mm

ISO Speed

100

Date

2010:06:06

Time

16:53:59

SEBASTIAN_LEHMANN

143 Comments

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fantaman (Jan 3, 2011 at 2:15)

Increable picture,i say POD worthy

An0yA (Jan 3, 2011 at 8:15)

This is amazing! Defo POD!

nouser (Jan 3, 2011 at 9:15)

Pod fo sure

r-gibson (Jan 3, 2011 at 12:30)

POD! i love long exposures!

liam-sass-jumpin (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:00)

WOW.

fitz-randolphdavid (Jan 7, 2011 at 18:36)

OMG POD

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theg-man (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:00)

took me forever to find the rider...

18 4

CanadaDiscGolf (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:01)

i think it'd be a sweeter photo if the rider wasn't a ghost but the waterfall is pretty cool i guess

rippin-norco (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:03)

im mesmerised by that waterfall. it looks like a waterfall of steam...

thats so sick! glad it got pod

beverley55 (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:10)

I really like the look of the water in this shot. Congrats on the POD. Great pic

curtalcorn (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:19)

this one would get a man wet!

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KiwiShore66 (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:30)

Didn't realise ghosts required kneepads.

Axemen30 (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:40)

sick picture , wish the rider was more visable tho

Lester22291 (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:49)

trippy.... but a very cool picture.

D1rtJumper (Jan 9, 2011 at 1:01)

How the hell can you see knee pads?!?

rippin-norco (Jan 9, 2011 at 1:14)

i lol'd that we all got spam propped by keepitfree244

curtalcorn (Jan 9, 2011 at 1:36)

keep it free keeps it in his pants!

bikounet (Jan 9, 2011 at 1:37)

sick picture again! As usual... Can you still make pictures who sucks?

jordxgreen (Jan 9, 2011 at 3:31)

I got neg propped for saying there was better pictures than that backflip one, here is my evidence! This picture is nothing short of amazing

maxbean (Jan 9, 2011 at 5:23)

might be wrong, but hasnt this already gotten POD ?

jbike101 (Jan 9, 2011 at 5:55)

damn!! this shot is perfect, ghost effect goes with the scenery nicely

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CharlesMcLaughlin (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:02) (Below Threshold)

the ghost effect suck. you cant see the rider

andy25794 (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:24)

^ man up dude, this photo is one of the best i've seen on this website

CharlesMcLaughlin (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:27)

its a nature photo, not a biking one??

guy-coulton (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:58)

would be real nice if it didn't have the biker in and was just a shot of the water fall.

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CharlesMcLaughlin (Jan 9, 2011 at 8:02) (Below Threshold)

that wat it is man , a fake pod

Matthew233 (Jan 9, 2011 at 9:10)

The POD is 100% of awesomeness

D1RTbmxjump3r (Jan 9, 2011 at 9:26)

I like the tree to the left

philipstonier (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:44)

nothing like riding on history

Lester22291 (Jan 9, 2011 at 12:43)

how was this done, long exposure with the flash set on the rider to go off halfway through the exposure?

5chmaus (Jan 9, 2011 at 16:17)

Your definitely right Lester. That's how i would do it.

konagoern (Jan 9, 2011 at 16:25)

you got it, boys...

KURTSUCKS (Jan 9, 2011 at 17:02)

The trail fairy

jamesevison (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:42)

GOD! i thought it was just a scenery shot and then after like 10 minutes of looking i finally spotted the rider! XD would have been better if u could see the rider more clearly but the waterfalls pretty cool i guess

nouser (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:20)

Noooo Way Its Supposed To Be Like That Its A Ghost Pic

garylucas (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:54)

I didn't even bother commenting on this when i faved it a few days ago konagoern,i fave 99% of your pics anyway m8,and it doesn't surprise me in the least that it got POD,and it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it turns out to be a POM contender,it has my vote m8 as always,congrats.Love the title by the way."GHOSTRIDING",very apt.
Gary.

ericpalmer (Jan 9, 2011 at 1:51)

yeah man! Glad this got pod!
Something different & pulled off... well, like Seb & you always do. Respect!

konagoern (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:45)

thanks eric!

crowe (Jan 3, 2011 at 7:27)

very cool!! i will be amazed if this isn't pod soon!

sushikarre (Jan 3, 2011 at 7:58)

geiler trail

und wenn über lenker gehst flackst im wasser

jamesrusby (Jan 9, 2011 at 3:14)

Yeh...Pods have lost their touch should be about the rider not senery...if you can tie them both into one then great otherwise no pod...

nouser (Jan 9, 2011 at 8:03)

Great POD You AND Eric Have Something Different Then All The Other PODs Like Your Guys Photos Look Soooo Much Better Respect!

RussellHughes (Jan 9, 2011 at 13:40)

picture of the day shud be a picture not photoshop edit.

ericpalmer (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:36)

I'll say it again: why would you go & talk shit about the picture like you know what's going on?
You need to learn how flashes work before you talk nonsense again.

tristan1486 (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:45)

ive probly seen this picture 10 time in 2 days and i just noticed theres a guy riding in it

lescart (Jan 3, 2011 at 5:49)

corker, love it.

gouintinovelo (Jan 3, 2011 at 7:02)

very nice

dirtbagluvin (Jan 4, 2011 at 13:35)

I'm still bummed that you guys never made it to WA!!!

konagoern (Jan 5, 2011 at 15:42)

tell me about it seth, I will have to come back again soon

jameshealey (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:46)

Good job on this one John!! Very well done!

HM78 (Jan 9, 2011 at 2:02)

nice one , still trying to make my waterfalls like that...

andrey (Jan 9, 2011 at 2:18)

very very very nice!!!

ghost rider =))

Snowdog85 (Jan 9, 2011 at 3:10)

just like a Dream! very nice Pod.

Sturgemyster (Jan 9, 2011 at 3:58)

Saaaaaaaaaaaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt !

dianna (Jan 9, 2011 at 4:40)

this is crazy. i just love this POD !

samthornton1990 (Jan 9, 2011 at 5:06)

Beautiful, stunning shot POD

filser (Jan 9, 2011 at 5:49)

das bild war mal in der bilder gallery vom mtbrider oder freeride stimmts ?

konagoern (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:46)

jep

Atina (Jan 9, 2011 at 6:08)

niiiiiice... hammer foto!!!!

Schnee (Jan 9, 2011 at 9:06)

awesome POD!
kannste mir mal sagen wo das ist?bin aus Baden-B....auf alle Fälle hammer Bild

dc2008 (Jan 9, 2011 at 9:59)

What shutter speed was used.?

Really would want to know.

ericpalmer (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:35)

just look at how long the trail Jorn made... depends on how fast he was riding, but I'm guessing round about 2 seconds

konagoern (Jan 19, 2011 at 16:48)

bit more, round about 4 seconds, had to go really slow on this one which made it even more difficult...

Huckster-McPlush (Jun 5, 2012 at 6:58)

2.5 second exposure. Its in the description next to the photo.

RedShadow (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:45)

ill be downhilling in thee affterlife too

fantaman (Jan 9, 2011 at 17:04)

This is the best POD after the new year started,hope to see more pics konagoern

Ehrhard (Jan 3, 2011 at 2:33)

Sweat, Jörn !!

STARWARS (Jan 3, 2011 at 5:16)

I can see ghost bike

STINKY-MINTY-1 (Jan 9, 2011 at 16:40)

It's a sweet pic but ahould of photoshopped two photos together with one of the rider and one of the cool stream thing so would be a good riding pic too

nickf (Jan 3, 2011 at 11:32)

lookin goooood!

Laurence-CE (Jan 5, 2011 at 14:43)

Back on the bike dood? What you riding now?

konagoern (Jan 5, 2011 at 15:41)

Unfortunately not bro, this was from before CAN, but thats my starting point to get back here on pb and to the beginning to get at least occupied mentally with riding...

Laurence-CE (Jan 6, 2011 at 1:44)

Aww dude. Nice to see man. But get your self a bike XD and then get your ass to Canada and roady with us! How is the motherland treating you?

bren-is-legend (Jan 9, 2011 at 2:13)

sick

Astars (Jan 9, 2011 at 2:26)

WTF, cant see ride just landscape

ericpalmer (Jan 9, 2011 at 8:17)

you weren't very good at Where's Wally as a kid were you? haha

CarlWard (Jan 9, 2011 at 4:01)

the ghost of riders past? sweet pic!

Vulpine (Jan 9, 2011 at 5:46)

Cool!

Jack1201 (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:11)

thats gay you can hardly see the biker but nice pic

DJ-Heaven-Boy-DH (Jan 9, 2011 at 8:43)

THE BEST POD I HAVE EVER SEEN

I just can't stop looking it

tripplewhipper (Jan 9, 2011 at 8:53)

Epic Photography

Love the effects on the waterfall

army9746 (Jan 9, 2011 at 9:36)

whatta POD, definitely deserves it!!

K0L1N (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:53)

simply. amazing

will100 (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:31)

not pod but nice anywayzz

bikebreaker (Jan 9, 2011 at 12:14)

Nice pic, but very hard to find the rider!

Lazyty (Jan 9, 2011 at 18:21)

were the fuk did the guy go ? .. pod is alright

bikejunkie88 (Nov 15, 2011 at 4:33)

this is one of the only photos on this site that really does it for me

nikoniko (Jan 3, 2011 at 7:30)

smooth slo bid!

Whouz (Jan 3, 2011 at 12:29)

leipe shit ouwe

westbayrippa (Jan 3, 2011 at 18:02)

so sic!!!!

LeonardKK (Jan 4, 2011 at 12:38)

i agree POD!!

eddleston (Jan 5, 2011 at 12:21)

So sweet

troymanessis (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:00)

haha sick stair ride'

totobike (Jan 9, 2011 at 1:16)

Ghost rider

rafa95 (Jan 9, 2011 at 2:00)

its realy sick!!! f*ck

benjamin69 (Jan 9, 2011 at 6:17)

rider in the afterlife

ndrs (Jan 9, 2011 at 6:49)

Gertelbach/B`tal?

dansands (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:00)

he's very visible...

RobcioFR (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:13)

Wow Very Very Nice

tomnorco (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:40)

boring...... and because of the low shutter speed you can barely see the rider

rideradrianoxc (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:42)

amazing and beutifful

caldwellvisuals (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:02)

wow!

Toward13 (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:05)

awesome!!

toskiba (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:14)

It looks like a cheap painting from china buffet

k0st4 (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:15)

we cant see the rider o:

konasam101 (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:17)

erie shit buddy

ITI0nster (Jan 9, 2011 at 12:33)

photo shopped ?

ericpalmer (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:35)

no, photo guru.

Deif (Jan 9, 2011 at 12:35)

look like a ghost

Arawn (Jan 9, 2011 at 13:06)

was about to say the same thing!

gillooleyphoto (Jan 9, 2011 at 14:16)

Its a good photo no doubt. but POD worthy? I think not

Lazyty (Jan 9, 2011 at 18:22)

nah sucks dick

tristank1 (Jan 9, 2011 at 19:13)

amazing

extention (Jan 9, 2011 at 19:40)

This is an awesome shot

thekingofbails (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:53)

P-O-D

DHracer18 (Jan 13, 2011 at 12:12)

POM worthy

dhmonsterjr (Jan 17, 2011 at 15:38)

best pod ever

nouser (Jan 17, 2011 at 20:51)

Sick !

mk-racer (Jun 17, 2011 at 15:38)

wo is das genau ???

hugslyh (Jan 9, 2011 at 4:30)

meh

Denis-likes-men (Jan 9, 2011 at 13:03)

I spunked like that once

dirtjumpwannabe (Jan 9, 2011 at 13:13)

...and then you woke up and realized it was just a dream.

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Vampire (Jan 3, 2011 at 5:16)

Good!!! But if U have 2 or 3 flashlights,the photo will be more perfect!!

RobbyBriers (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:02)

The bike is already overlit. Add a flash or 2 and you'd get a white spot on the photo :p

RobbyBriers (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:04)

In fact, You would have to make 2 photo's to get the effect you suggest. One where the rider is correctly lit and frozen, and another one with a long shutter for the water to look very very creamy

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RobbyBriers (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:42)

azzazz, you won't make many friends if you randomly neg prop. You probably didn't even understand a thing I said, but hey, internet is for everyone: For the ones who try to make the best out of it and for the ones who don't understand and are happy clicking on buttons.

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azzazz7 (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:43) (Below Threshold)

HAHA i did understand what you mean, im not dumb, your just a fool.

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RobbyBriers (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:44)

I am a fool. Could you explain in what way?

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azzazz7 (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:49) (Below Threshold)

Look at your profile man, you have no pics or anything, you go round commenting stupid shit on Photographers profiles and stuff and then wonder why you have neg props just fukup.

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RobbyBriers (Jan 5, 2011 at 9:57)

True, I enjoy looking at good photographs. I had a few ones online not so long ago, but I took them off. If it pleases you, I will upload some of them again. My comments on the other hand are not shit like you state. When I post a reaction to a photo, whether people like it or not, I can backup my comments with rational arguments. As far you have not said one smart thing and you were far off topic. This being said, I have no more to tell you since you don't comprehend anyway.

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azzazz7 (Jan 5, 2011 at 10:00) (Below Threshold)

Hahah tru, whatever bro just seems dumb how you have no pics or vids of anything and then go round criticizing dope photographs about how they could be better.

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RobbyBriers (Jan 5, 2011 at 10:06)

You see, now we're back on topic. You have a serious problem seeing what my comment answers. I find this photo perfect the way it is. Vampire said that it could be perfect if he used more flashes. I understand that what he meant is that the photo would be perfect for him when the rider is crisp and clear. But by adding flashes, the problem of ghosting is not completely solved, and it brings another problem called overlighting or even burn. So I told Vampire how this photo could have been made the way he likes it. I never said anything about this photo not being good?

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azzazz7 (Jan 5, 2011 at 10:08) (Below Threshold)

I know, i meant all your other comments man, dont worry man i cant be fucked explaining.

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RobbyBriers (Jan 5, 2011 at 10:13)

sigh.

curtalcorn (Jan 9, 2011 at 0:18)

...

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minami (Jan 9, 2011 at 2:36)

i love online arguments between 2 people, they always go the same way, my points best, your a di*k, no its mine, and then 1 person always tries to take in intellectual side and make sure they spell everything right and maybe use a clever word, pretend they are looking down on the other one...kinda sad really?

Ridingwhatican (Jan 9, 2011 at 4:27)

Lawlz ? ^^ RobbyBriers ftw ^^
azzazz, just stop you're making yourself look worse and worse^^
it's not because someone didnt upload pictures, that he doesnt know sh*t about photography.

paulclarke (Jan 9, 2011 at 8:05)

I admit i usually read them, so entertaining!!!!!

RavineRiders (Jan 9, 2011 at 17:14)

well that was fun

Tom-moT (Jan 9, 2011 at 19:05)

RobbyBriers: 1
Azzazz7: 0

joslatapi (Jan 15, 2011 at 19:48)

@Vampire.... nothing can be more perfect

rajko (Jan 9, 2011 at 5:04)

bike is put with photoshop in picture. but pod anyway.

ericpalmer (Jan 9, 2011 at 8:16)

why would you go & talk shit about the picture like you know what's going on?
You need to learn how flashes work before you talk nonsense again.