Selected by Matt Wragg - While this shot may be uploaded on my account, it isn't one of mine - it's by Blake Jorgensen. We were passed it by the EWS to use in an article and it was too nice not to make POD. It's a really nice example of what a lot of people (clients, magazines, etc) are looking for in a shot - great, dynamic action and a stunning background behind to put the location into context.
Great shot, bang-up job behind the lens. But, I wonder who got there first? I've seen about a half dozen shots of this same spot, same basic frame from a whole bunch of local photographers...let the debate begin!
How did he turned the bike in such a short corner? or is his rear wheel holden and sliding in the picture. Think I should have a larger screen for watching Pinkbike.
The work involved to "fake" or photoshop is astronomical. Blake is a phenomenal photographer, arguably one of the best ski/bike/mountain photographers out there, and Whistler is gorgeous. There is zero need to fake a photo around here, and I doubt anything fake would make it as POD.
johnson5 you should look into how the focal length of the lense affects the compression of the background of a picture and you'll understand why this picture looks like it does. This picture looks just right for being shot at 165mm with a full frame camera.