Chris showing us how its done as usual. Just your usual XC ride?
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Selected by Ian Hylands - wow, amazing shot, and amazing color. The even cloudy day light helps this shot look super vibrant, and the dark stormy clouds really add to it.
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Photo info
- Album
- Our-Neck-Of-The-World
- Category
- All Mountain/Enduro
- Date Posted
- Jan 19, 2012 at 1:50Jan 19, 2012
- Location
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Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Trail
- Moors
- Riders
- Chris Akrigg
- Articles
- Top 100 Photos of the Year: 50-1
Photo details
- Photo Size:
- Camera
- Nikon D200
- Lens
- 50.0 mm f/1.8
- Shutter Speed
- 1/250
- Aperture
- 6.3
- Focal Length
- 50.0 mm
- ISO Speed
- 200
- Date
- 2008:04:07
- Time
- 02:27:11
92 Comments
- 166 3
ridenz
(Apr 18, 2012 at 0:31)
Dressing for the occasion LIKE A BOSS
- 10 0
Would be bad timing to hit the button for your dropper seat post 
One of the best PODs I have ever seen , looks so surreal
One of the best PODs I have ever seen , looks so surreal
- 9 0
Had no idea places with scenery like this exsisted! I need to leave the US for some riding one day.
- 8 22
honestly if they planned to match his sweatshirt with the flowers before the ride, thats just gay. but it does look cool, and that rock is pretty awesome looking too.
- 5 7
I love the shot but I don't think it's awesome about the purple top- it's just a step too far. Makes it feel like Gok Wan was involved- that's never going to be cool.
- 6 0
the purple top leads your eyes towards Chris. he was the 1st thing i noticed in the shot. davio615xx, come to Yorkshire when you visit, it's got more to offer than London!
- 2 0
@davio: the UK may be a small island, but it has some epic riding, and it seems altogether too often overlooked. 
- 8 0
Its not a true HDR no. Just a wee bit of dodging and burning here and there. The sky was pretty washed out in the RAW shot, so i toned it down a little (maybe a tad too much). This shot appeared in Singletrack Magazine a while back, I didn't burn the sky quite as much in that version of the shot.
The purple is pretty much natural. The colour is bumped a little but the heather on the moorland is pretty sweet!
The purple is pretty much natural. The colour is bumped a little but the heather on the moorland is pretty sweet!
- 4 2
Great color and terrain! However, I can't love a POD that is so "okay I'll climb up this rock and ride down it!" As sick as the whole shot is the rider part of it is to set up for me.
If someone knows this spot and confirms that this guy actually is flowin and rode UP that rock as part of the trail then I will gladly walk away with my tail between my legs :-)
If someone knows this spot and confirms that this guy actually is flowin and rode UP that rock as part of the trail then I will gladly walk away with my tail between my legs :-)
- 2 0
I suggest you watch some Chris Akrigg videos. The man doesn't take shortcuts... For example - vimeo.com/2925527
- 20 2
Going by the current wind direction, my last bowel movement and this shape I just drew with my eyes closed; I'd say it was photoshopped.