goldfinger himself:) at Luzerner Hinterland in Lucerne, Switzerland - photo by Goldfinger

Photocredit: Philpp Schmidli /// German: http://www.philippschmidli.com/?p=2139 //// English: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2316646/The-magical-picture-mimicking-famous-scene-ET-took-patient-photographer-FOUR-MONTHS-capture.html /// http://petapixel.com/2013/04/27/silhouettes-in-a-giant-moonrise-captured-using-a-1200mm-lens/

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POD Photo of the Day on May 11, 2013

Selected by KarlBurkat

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Photo info

Album: twoWheels-special
Category: XC Riding
Date Posted: May 5, 2013 at 13:20
May 5, 2013
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Trail: Luzerner Hinterland
Riders: goldfinger himself:)

Photo details

Photo Size:

Camera

Canon EOS-1D X

Lens

EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +2x III

Shutter Speed

1/250

Aperture

25.0

Focal Length

1200.0 mm

ISO Speed

2500

Date

2013:04:25

Time

21:23:51

Philipp Schmidli

62 Comments

olexex (May 7, 2013 at 8:29)

E.T. Part 2 - The Bikeadventure

velociraptor-clintthrust (May 11, 2013 at 0:31)

A wild were-rider appears!

scott-townes (May 11, 2013 at 7:36)

E.T. is back and he wants revenge... and reese pieces.

mnorris122 (May 11, 2013 at 7:54)

Dat focal length...

yoyokev (May 11, 2013 at 13:37) (Below Threshold)

"E.T. Phone Home?" Nah,how about E.T. Bike Home!

ericpalmer (May 11, 2013 at 14:28)

fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/936168_583828774971835_1292744230_n.jpg

shishka (May 11, 2013 at 21:45)

I gotta full moon you can munch on right ova heee ehhhh oOOOo.

flowyridestilltherestofmylife (May 11, 2013 at 22:36) (Below Threshold)

www.google.si/imgres?client=firefox-a&hs=m2k&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:sl:official&biw=1920&bih=891&tbm=isch&tbnid=QpGyDzi-hYRMpM:&imgrefurl=www.candycranks.com/archives/1280&docid=otDUwNLoeVDcqM&imgurl=www.candycranks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/et20-11.jpg&w=485&h=359&ei=-CmPUZTcDueE4ATx_4Eg&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:23,s:0,i:159&iact=rc&dur=725&page=1&tbnh=170&tbnw=216&start=0&ndsp=32&tx=96&ty=69

shishka (May 12, 2013 at 7:54)

What

patricknewborough (May 11, 2013 at 3:51)

this reminds me of GTA SA where you shoot the moon and it goes huge

lostlunchbox (May 11, 2013 at 0:12)

i'm over the moon about riding bike too.

jvanheel (May 5, 2013 at 15:41)

HOLY SHIT!!!!! Talk about over compensation!.... That compression is INSANE! Nice work

pierma (May 11, 2013 at 5:15)

1DX + 600mm + 2X?!?!? fit very well inside camelback!

phobospwns (May 11, 2013 at 7:00)

As far as the work that went into this shot, and the quality of the final product, this may well be the best picture I have ever seen as POD. I recommend reading the article by following the link below it. Incredible.

jungo (May 5, 2013 at 15:49)

I think of ET when i see this

Adamsstg (May 5, 2013 at 15:55)

Where it is possible to see so big moon ! ?INSANE !

Lordofdogtown (May 8, 2013 at 9:52)

Switzerland

scrippsranchDJ (May 11, 2013 at 0:07)

Adamsstg, through a big lens. I believe it said the photographer was 3/4ths of a mile away to make it appear this big behind the rider.

Adamsstg (May 15, 2013 at 13:37)

thx dude ! : )

kerberos (May 6, 2013 at 0:25)

Hatte das schon in 20min gesehen - super beeindruckend, fantastisches Bild!

garydonosti (May 11, 2013 at 0:26)

We need this in a proper resolution. Great shot.

joalst (May 11, 2013 at 2:01)

You want better resolution than that???

garydonosti (May 11, 2013 at 7:43)

Bigger, I mean.

inkdbiker (May 11, 2013 at 4:22)

I didn't realise the'man' in the moon was riding a bike! Great pic nice one

nordland071285 (May 11, 2013 at 10:42)

this is my win8 lock screen

awesome image

stevocxt (May 11, 2013 at 12:33)

Just set it as mine too!

Cusalabanjura (May 11, 2013 at 12:25)

This picture in my eyes is amazing ! Will be trying to get this on canvas asap

t-turi-mullett (May 11, 2013 at 18:19)

i was going to asses this photo but there is nothing to be said. speechless.

crashvictom (Jun 15, 2013 at 21:18)

This is bad news for anyone living within 500 feet of sea level!!!

KenMac (May 6, 2013 at 18:13)

focal length: 1200mm...... wtf

RayMan7 (May 11, 2013 at 0:03)

wow that's so awesome, wasn't expecting that

Dally666 (May 11, 2013 at 0:28)

Shussh there are no words... .. .

bradbradley (May 11, 2013 at 0:36)

Imagine biking on the moon...imagine the tricks you could pull off

amirazemi (May 11, 2013 at 0:40)

the only problem would be how would we call the gravity bikes there ??

finnrambo (May 11, 2013 at 21:52)

be great, could ride a karpiel uphill!

dh-rider98 (May 11, 2013 at 0:51)

Now we can say someone is Living on the moon

caldwellvisuals (May 11, 2013 at 1:51)

4 months and 1200mm?! Wow

AAAustin (May 11, 2013 at 2:32)

Im glad im not the only one who thought.
Et?

pkabat (May 11, 2013 at 4:00)

now that is hell of a moon

Lilshredman (May 11, 2013 at 7:09)

He got mooned!

benko (May 11, 2013 at 7:30)

How

Turqoise (May 11, 2013 at 7:32)

This photo is out of this world

demrgo69 (May 11, 2013 at 7:46)

perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SDKmann (May 11, 2013 at 7:53)

So sick, this thing has been everywhere over the last couple weeks

DaveRevell (May 11, 2013 at 13:25)

Sickest pod ave seen for a while

ElMatilda (May 11, 2013 at 16:20)

Nice photo .. it's like the real ET !

jedras (May 22, 2013 at 10:42)

and the bike went howling.

AustinFilms (May 11, 2013 at 0:02)

ET COME HOME

jmag (May 11, 2013 at 0:57)

Elliott hurry up...

Its-That-Guy (May 11, 2013 at 4:27)

Meta 5?

Goldfinger (Sep 18, 2013 at 15:26)

yes meta 5.5-good eyes!
what you think... carbon or aluminum?:-)

Its-That-Guy (Sep 21, 2013 at 7:54)

Defiantly carbon (random guess)

Goldfinger (Sep 22, 2013 at 13:58)

hehehe exactly, carbon:-)
next question: white version or the green one?

anguscameron (May 11, 2013 at 5:26)

little low for Elliott

cunharider (May 11, 2013 at 5:33)

no flying bike for this guy and e.t is int the bag:b nice shot

Brettz (May 11, 2013 at 15:03)

it looks photoshopped

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