Pat Campbell-Jenner at Woburn Sands in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - photo by swampdonkeys

Pat throwing a big no-hander

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POD Photo of the Day on Mar 23, 2011

Selected by Ian Hylands - Nice trick, full extension, great composition. I like the negative space created by the out of focus tree on the left, and the depth of the trees on the right. Jump and rider are both on thirds intersections, and that's where your eye is drawn naturally. There are crazier tricks out there, but I like this photo...

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Album: Dirt-Jumping
Category: Dirt Jumping
Date Posted: Mar 9, 2011 at 17:16
Mar 9, 2011
Location: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Trail: Woburn Sands
Riders: Pat Campbell-Jenner

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bikefanatic94 (Mar 23, 2011 at 2:46)

LOOK MA NO HANDS!

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IanHylands (Mar 9, 2011 at 18:56)

Wow, bunch of great stuff here, good work!

TremblayBKer (Mar 9, 2011 at 19:36)

Photo of the day

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jd529 (Mar 10, 2011 at 17:14)

this is raw. I'd say POD but that's up to the guy two comments above^^^

Axemen30 (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:00)

STEEZY

D1rtJumper (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:01)

This pic feels trippy. It almost feels 3 dimensional. :3

garretbradley (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:02)

Well this is moderatly steezy

killacali (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:02)

^^thas just the weed

Morsinator (Mar 23, 2011 at 5:06)

Talk about extension!

Matthew233 (Mar 23, 2011 at 6:10)

loving the hang time

awesome POD!

jeffrupert (Mar 23, 2011 at 6:18)

so sick

AndrewFitBmx (Mar 23, 2011 at 8:34)

nice shot. and local trails too

StefanGlander (Mar 23, 2011 at 10:08)

aaaahhhhAAAAAA!

sortafast (Mar 23, 2011 at 12:39)

you forgot the bit about the contrast of the bike against the trees and dirt. Makes it pop.

CrashProned (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:05)

this is a picture. hes on a bike. im on a computer. this is awesome. sorry....i felt like sayin the obvious today.

patrickrupert (Mar 23, 2011 at 15:05)

My name's Pat, and your name's Pat. Well that's two Patty's!

powerline (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:27)

I dunno should negitive space be half the photo . Kinda makes me feel like im smeagol hiding behind a tree. We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious.

randybadger (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:43)

Indeed. Like the album the whole album by the way. I get down chicksands quite a bit. Never reached Woburn. How are things down there? was there talk of trail access problems a while back?

samanslow (Mar 25, 2011 at 1:25)

all of julienbmx779 photos deserve pod there so original and the out of focus affect they all have is just pure brilliance.

shadow-ryder (Mar 23, 2011 at 7:32)

Brilliant! If you looked up the definition of tuck no, and dirt jumping in the dictionary, this is what you'll see. Great shot.

brett7 (Mar 23, 2011 at 1:39)

Woburn rocks!

craymer253 (Mar 23, 2011 at 3:23)

Sooo goood. Frame color is soo sick. This reminds me of a view from sasquatches point of view lol. Great pic for sure

mcarswell (Mar 23, 2011 at 8:25)

could have got a little better shot but the riders got it stretched out .nice

JesseBMXs (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:47)

mean ass tuck no hander, the biggest trick ive done ona bmx while dirt jumping is a no footer, pretty aick pick tho

megastoked (Mar 9, 2011 at 18:59)

sweet pic, nice trick !!

lunatyk (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:09)

ou yea! congratulations to both of you, guys

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 1:20)

Thanks so much Si

russclark (Mar 23, 2011 at 1:22)

Nice one James, this is a really good shot!

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 1:34)

Cheers Russ!

ericpalmer (Mar 23, 2011 at 5:04)

yeah, nice man!
Do you know Div? think he rides these trails a bit.

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:03)

Yeeah I know Div dude, such a smooth rider and great to photograph!

ericpalmer (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:25)

I chilled with him quite a bit while he was out this side. Such a rad guy, always amped & always killing it, love working with him. Seen a few shots of these trails & they look sweet!

lunatyk (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:51)

yeah, i have met him too,,, we were talking about you, eric... [:

ericpalmer (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:57)

Ooh, shit... now my secrets are out. haha Enjoy his stunts while you have him, I'm taking him back soon!

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 15:02)

Aha we'll fight for him

cariokabmx (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:09)

'm almost pulling no hands ... I liked the picture I'll put on my POD: D

freddex90 (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:42)

very good pics , one of my favorit

skippy888 (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:55)

Big up Woburn.

scrippsranchDJ (Mar 23, 2011 at 1:17)

Those jumps look reeeaallly fun.

benjamin69 (Mar 23, 2011 at 3:31)

Nice looking hit , but found myself being wanting to shift the pic left to move out the treee!

LucBenoit (Mar 23, 2011 at 4:14)

Perfect shot!

crazy-freerider (Mar 23, 2011 at 4:49)

man i love woburn! sick photo, of a sick place!

moppop999 (Mar 23, 2011 at 6:28)

the colour of hat bike just stands out so much in that picture... nice

i-i-i-i (Mar 23, 2011 at 7:17)

Nice. Great composition and space. A gnargnar pic....

JRock36 (Mar 23, 2011 at 15:00)

Wow, only one neg propped comment. That's actually quite impressive.

neallynberg (Mar 23, 2011 at 20:14)

he looks like an eagle... haha sick

jwje (Mar 23, 2011 at 22:14)

I cant wate till summer so I can start riding!!

konasam101 (Mar 24, 2011 at 21:16)

Like the Frame! limes the best

swampdonkeys (Mar 10, 2011 at 0:36)

Thanks guys!

zweiradmechaniker (Mar 10, 2011 at 4:14)

damn thats a great pic!!

Android12 (Mar 10, 2011 at 8:26)

Im thinking POD

Id-rather-b-ridin (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:05)

Mean pic!

connorjrunge (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:32)

Giant tuck no

duncanp (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:49)

about time james!

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 1:20)

AaronGorton (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:49)

Wallpapered..

ChinoJ10 (Mar 23, 2011 at 1:37)

Nasty !

llyrlloyd (Mar 23, 2011 at 5:30)

love it!

fhbbiking (Mar 23, 2011 at 6:54)

nice tuck no!

Vulpine (Mar 23, 2011 at 10:02)

Cool man!

road-psyclist (Mar 23, 2011 at 11:23)

Awesome POD, liking it.

Nico-T (Mar 23, 2011 at 11:51)

Good work brother!

JordieGT (Mar 23, 2011 at 12:49)

NOM NOM

santacruzbullit5 (Mar 23, 2011 at 13:43)

i know people will get pissed off, but honestly this is a stupid looking trick

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:00)

May I ask why its a stupid looking trick?

powerline (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:06)

hes throwing up a Y for ymca you cant get any cooler than that lol

mtb-bmx-er (Mar 23, 2011 at 19:27)

you could do an x-up sick pic here, basic yet great.

santacruzbullit5 (Mar 24, 2011 at 6:48)

Well i mean props for the skills man, its just regardless who is pulling this trick i just find it silly looking, im not bashing you or your skills, just the trick...I dont know why just ever since i first saw someone do this trick i thought it was goofy looking

motomachine (Mar 23, 2011 at 14:24)

nice:p

julienbmx779 (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:27)

another terrible POD delivered by ian haylands! like really what the fuck. tyler maine should be picking all of them, hes got the only decent ones picked. god damn

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:32)

Oh lol

randybadger (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:36)

That didnt sound terribly objective!!!

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:39)

People like this guy make me laugh. Seriously, if you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything at all. I mean I warmly accept criticism, but that comment would hardly be considered crit.

lambert1994 (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:51)

Awesome!!!

BOBSAGETJr (Mar 23, 2011 at 22:28)

Rad!!!!!!!!!!!!

brockanderson (Mar 23, 2011 at 23:52)

great color!

bykrzychu96 (Apr 12, 2011 at 10:46)

Nice

aaronrh (Mar 23, 2011 at 17:47)

terrible photo

swampdonkeys (Mar 23, 2011 at 18:51)

Thanks

chrris (Mar 24, 2011 at 14:12)

Aaron stop being a hipocrit - Ali

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F8L-DJ (Mar 23, 2011 at 0:54)

Don't like it. I feel like that out of focus tree is eye gouging me. It takes up half the photo too, seriously?

velociraptor-clintthrust (Mar 23, 2011 at 2:03)

pfft...

Andrelf (Mar 23, 2011 at 5:36)

Very nice!

IanHylands (Mar 23, 2011 at 10:52)

Seriously, that's part of what's good about it...

randybadger (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:20)

Sorry guys I think I agree with F8l-DJ. I'm no pro photographer. I like the the trick but I find the tree distracting. I don't think it adds to the composition. If it was a shot on the fly maybe but I am guessing it isn't. I just don't see how incorporating an out of focus tree into the shot enhances it. Sorry.

randybadger (Mar 23, 2011 at 16:32)

Before I get shot down. Please check the whole album. There is some cracking shots in there.

IanHylands (Mar 23, 2011 at 17:31)

Hopefully you won't get shot down for expressing your opinion... I also really liked this one but I didn't like the composition and the trick as much... Art is subjective, that's the nature of it. Out of focus elements in an image really focus your attention on what's in focus in the shot, almost like a little window of clarity. They help to make it more interesting.

elliotgraham (Mar 24, 2011 at 10:14)

I think the tree would have worked if it was only using a third, not a half. with it being pretty much exactly half the picture, i would have cropped in personally. but then again, i've not got much experience to talk from!

F8L-DJ (Mar 26, 2011 at 20:31)

Is it largely a thing of personal tastes with the tree here Mr. Hylands? The photographer looks to have taken the shot right when the rider was peaking (height/extension at fullest), something I've found hard to get with tuck no handers.

IanHylands (Mar 26, 2011 at 22:24)

Not sure exactly what you mean by personal tastes with the tree, but yes I personally like this shot and I like the way he used the tree in the shot. It looks like an out of focus tree on the left and a vertical shot all in focus on the right. But if it was just a vertical shot it wouldn't be nearly as interesting to look at as this horizontal one with the tree. Everything all perfectly in focus can be interesting, but photos tend to look better when they have depth.

ericpalmer (Apr 2, 2011 at 14:28)

subjective perspective. This type of compo is good for articles & posters too... text on texture.

IanHylands (Apr 2, 2011 at 18:37)

Yes, I really like it for that as well, would be a great spread shot for a print article...