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May 18, 2011
Selected by Ian Hylands - We haven't had a good street MTB POD in a bit, and this one really jumped out at me. I really like the lines of the ditch, and there's a lot of texture in it as well with the gravel. Subtle colors, not all bright and rich and flash lit, but that's okay, sometimes life looks better that way and I like how this shot looks...
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Photo info
- Album
- park-street
- Category
- Dirt Jumping
- Date Posted
- May 11, 2011 at 9:13May 11, 2011
- Location
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Trail
- drainage ditch
- Riders
- sam pilgrim
- Articles
- Road Trip to the Roots - Blake Samson
Photo details
- Photo Size:
- Camera
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Lens
- EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
- Shutter Speed
- 1/640
- Aperture
- 4.5
- Focal Length
- 102.0 mm
- ISO Speed
- 160
- Date
- 2011:05:05
- Time
- 17:21:08
93 Comments
- 27 5
jezzah
(May 11, 2011 at 9:32)
Sick riding, think thhe photo could benefit from a bit more light. Though its a dull day so I guess that can't be improved without flashes and that isn't your style..
- 10 0
I like it without a flash! Goes well with the grey in the ditch and the overcast day... if there was a flash, I don't think it would mesh well. Great shot!
- 28 18
Canada has the best mountain bike parks in the world such as Whistler. I think youre completely brain dead...
- 3 1
anyone else thiink this would be a sick B&W?? with a little higher exposure..
not that it isnt already siick
not that it isnt already siick
- 1 0
nepali, he throws down street better than you ever could....http://www.pinkbike.com/video/196009/ thats the video of it about halfway through
- 4 0
It's a street spot, it's not dirt jumping, it's not trail riding, it's on concrete but it's not a skatepark, and he's riding a hardtail. Just because it doesn't involve an actual street and he's not grinding something doesn't mean it's not street riding. But you're also absolutely right in that it's not street to you, and you're entitled to that...
- 7 0
Yes! Such a rad spot! Sam is def a good man to know, this shot is sick & his edit was super good for doing it all himself!
- 2 1
ah yes... my comment on sam's news page thing is confirmed!
I hoped you had been following him around with a camera when he was making that movie..
great shot as always
- 1 1
yeah, thanks very much, man
acctually, when it comes to his latest edit, i have met sam in that overflow and woburn sands only...
- 1 1
it's not that bad, i have been on an awesome roadtrip with blake samson,,,
yeaj, i am going to be in fort william, will you be there too?
yeaj, i am going to be in fort william, will you be there too?
- 2 1
That resevior overflow is normally filled with sludge, someone must have put a lot of effort into cleaning it out for you!
- 2 1
that's true... well, from what i know, we were extremely lucky that the workers cleaned it up a day before we went there...
as you can see here, they have left stones inside [to stop from riding?!], but for real it is not a big obstacle
as you can see here, they have left stones inside [to stop from riding?!], but for real it is not a big obstacle
- 2 0
I'd imagine its more about stopping people who venture in there from slipping over and getting hurt. Councils love their health and safety!
- 4 4
I am so unbelievably jealous of anyone that has a giant ditch like this that they can ride in. One more reason to hate Florida. Anyways, nice picture! POD fo shizzle.
- 17 2
Excuse me, wait... "one more reason I hate Florida." It's a drainage ditch, for when it rains all the f*cking time. RAIN, as in the wet stuff that makes riding miserable and cold- that's the stuff that you don't get very often, and seem to be complaining about?
- 3 2
What are you on about!? We don't have these ditches in Florida. It rains like every day in the summer.
- 1 1
yeah i wish we had a cool ditch like that around my area too, be good fun when its not being used for rain.
- 2 1
Siradam, I'd stick with Milton. Florida is one of the flattest places I've ever been. Plus it's pretty sandy. Not one of North America's mountain bike hot spots. Unless you are judging based on temperature in the summer, in which case the humidity/temp combo probably puts it in the running. Yeah, I'd rather wait for a dry day in Scotland (or England, in your case and the case of the photo) than have to live with the best that Florida could offer on a daily basis. Just sayin'...
- 2 1
yeah, we have met there for a session, but i have been shooting photos as usual. sam has got his own camera and basically his edits are fully selfmade, just handheld filmed by friends...
- 1 1
If you could do all of us a favor and report him it would be much appreciated, he goes around chirping tons of Canadians just because he lost his balls in a terrible scooter accident.