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Feb 19, 2011
Selected by Ian Hylands - I'm not usually a big fan of morphed sequences unless there is a real reason to do it, like a trick where you need to see all the frames to know what's going on, or something so big you need to see how far it is. This shot by Margus really caught my eye though. I think the sequence really accentuates the trail. Great angle, good light, and great composition. The line of the trail is pinned to the upper left corner and draws a swoopy line down through the frame. Looks great!
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- Album
- Margus-Riga-Feb-Post
- Category
- All Mountain/Enduro
- Date Posted
- Feb 3, 2011 at 15:54Feb 3, 2011
- Location
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Articles
- 2010 was a good year - Part 1 - by Margus Riga
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86 Comments
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j-maul
(Feb 19, 2011 at 3:43)
Notice how now Ian hylands is adding a foot note that no one bitches about the pods and when one does they get neg propped amiditly. Grow some balls pinkbike people, we all have a opinion. Personally it's a ok pod and a break from the norm, but that's all
- 6 3
That's such a sweet and smooth trail they got going down in Vancouver. But theres so many trails in british columbia its endless.
- 34 3
j-maul, that's a great observation, I don't want to stop people from expressing their opinions, and I like to hear what people have to say about photos. As long as it's not simply "I could do better" or "shouldn't be POD"
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I need Margus to back me up, this isn't from Life Cycles. This picture is at Black Rock in Oregon, not Vancouver
- 6 0
^ Pro Photographer. Really awesome shot, props to Margus and the rider. Also stoked to see the little footnote as well from Ian, or whoever chooses the photo. I think this needs to be added to the VOD's as well. -ep
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i really like this shot because its different, its at a different angle, composition and style
add to my favs for this pic
good choice Ian Hylands
- 5 1
Love the sequence of this shot, the colors are so sharp!! Makes me want to ride right now, shame its raining 
- 15 0
I love the fact that we have an explanation for why each photo has become POD. Ian says it all here, I don't think I'm ever going to read the comments on a POD again.
- 12 43
^cool story bro, imma have to write that one down in my diary of cool stories so i can tell it to my grandchildren.
- 8 2
to "bds2010" dont let the weather get you off your bike! and plus if your fast on a wet track how much faster are you gonna be on a dry one 
this is coming from a guy that lives in rainy old scotland...
this is coming from a guy that lives in rainy old scotland...
- 2 0
well dude, i love to ride in the rain, your senses come much much sharper and you can still go fast yet, and when you go to a dry track you see same awesome progression
- 2 0
who knew that taking pics could make some donkeys nuts. its just a picture. these are not the cure for cancer just somethings that others thought would look good on film and want to share them with others. i have always busted chops on pics until some rickys started busting on mine. i have changed my tune. i will never pick on someone elses picsd just cuz i dont like them. take it for what they are and stop acting like they are world changers.
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when i saw the thumbnail pic i thought the same thing love to know if it is the same trail as in the life cycles trailer
- 13 13
I'm sorry, but this doesn't deserve POD. Don't get me wrong, it's a good shot, but it is merely a cool sequence shot at a cool point of view. I don't think that this is a special shot, I especially don't think it deserves POD. They need to pick more user shots, rather than their photographers. I'm not saying my photos deserve POD, but they need to pick more user PODS.
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@ C1223 I'm not b******* about it, I'm just expressing an opinion. I am happy that Pinkbike does this for us, I just think differently than you. I'm sorry there's something bad about that to you, that I can't tell my views.
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@Morsinator - your comment is kind of funny 'it's merely a cool sequence shot at a cool POV'. Isn't that kind of the point of photography - find something visually interesting and capture it?
I do agree more user PODs would be cool, but I prefer to see the 'best' shots to give everyone something to aspire to
I do agree more user PODs would be cool, but I prefer to see the 'best' shots to give everyone something to aspire to
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@Morsinator, not debating your opinion of the photo, but your statement that Pinkbike needs "to pick more user shots, rather than their photographers." is based on what? I just looked at the last 48 POD photos and there were 2 including this one. That's about 4%, hardly even worth mentioning. People comment on my photos every day that they should be POD but they're not, and that's part of the reason. If you want to see pro photographer shots you can search for them easily if you want to see them, we don't need to fill POD with pro photos. Pinkbike is a user site, so we run primarily users photos, 95% of the past 120 photos to be precise...
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@IanHylands, I guess your right. I neglected to look at the previous PODs, and instead just threw out random comments that were false and accusing. It's my bad, sorry about this everyone...
good shot