....as demonstrated by Mitch Ropelato. Ropelato was absolutely pinned coming over this drop. A few riders pulled up and launched, but Ropelato just flat out sent this.
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Selected by Ian Hylands - Mitch Ropelato, flat out pinned! And a great shot that captures every bit of it.
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Photo info
- Album
- Val-di-Sole-2011
- Category
- DH Racing
- Date Posted
- Aug 22, 2011 at 5:42Aug 22, 2011
- Location
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Commezzadura, Italy
- Trail
- Val di Sole DH Track
Photo details
- Photo Size:
- Camera
- Nikon D3S
- Lens
- 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
- Shutter Speed
- 1/250
- Aperture
- 5.0
- Focal Length
- 44.0 mm
- ISO Speed
- 640
- Date
- 2011:08:21
- Time
- 14:40:46
- Copyright ©
- COLIN MEAGHER
106 Comments
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WAKIdesigns
(Aug 22, 2011 at 13:41)
That is one of the most intense pics I've ever seen. It has supersonic written all over it.
- 5 1
It is an oakley kit. go on their website: oakley.com and check it all out. they make really great product.
- 12 20
the first thing i saw when i looked at this pic was the face of a scared black man in the tree is it just me ? :L
- 3 0
i actually do see it too but really? haha...the first thing i noticed was rope-a-dope f*cking pinned
- 1 0
yea inZane! My theory is that the photographer tilted the camera on purpose so that this speed-mayhem looks more realistic. You know in case some PS scam specialists would come along 
- 4 1
HOLY CRAP!!!!! did anyone else notice the big tiki-devil face above the riders head?????? i just noticed it
- 1 0
holy shit fuck i see two black faces, one in the trees top left ish and one above riders head hahaha
- 1 0
ok I know that this year in Europe the mushroom picking season has started a bit earlier than usual, but don't eat those similar to champignons anymore - they bring visions... as well as a raging diarrhea
- 1 0
no, I see only some filthy Nikon lens in the down corner. Gotta go, the spiders are crawling all over me again!
- 1 0
Leica FTW!
Gotta sell my D80, flashes and lenses... then my bikes, then my car and then "maybe" I will afford a Leica. I'll be modest: M9 and a set of 35mm, 50mm and 135mm M lenses is enough. I will fit everything into my little camelback, put a couple of sandwiches on top of it, go to a race and get an ultimate action-photo-hipster experience .
Gotta sell my D80, flashes and lenses... then my bikes, then my car and then "maybe" I will afford a Leica. I'll be modest: M9 and a set of 35mm, 50mm and 135mm M lenses is enough. I will fit everything into my little camelback, put a couple of sandwiches on top of it, go to a race and get an ultimate action-photo-hipster experience
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- 10 3
And I still see a comment about the flash/blur pic from the other day. I don't give a shit what anyone says, it was a cool picture. If you feel otherwise, you are a f*cking idiot. To add to that, take another picture that is better. Most people could never pull that picture off despite how shitty they feel it was. Now drop it.
- 2 0
If I feel otherwise about the picture, it means I have a different opinion about what a good picture, not that I'm an fucking idiot.
- 2 0
You're not an idiot. But how about: unblurred, perfect, short exposure action shots are static and straight boring in a way? And blur adds dynamics to the pic? Go talk to any film maker, you'll know how are they shaggin their brains out to get a proper motion blur. Some photographers have problems with acknowledging motion. This is a downhill rider on a world cup, not a studio with a bottle of fragrance, or emo street session with Leica
