@Bullitproof, are you serious? Of course it has been edited, PODs wouldn't even be close to the standard they are if they weren't nearly all photoshopped.
Just saying, photo shop is a photo editor. Just because it's been through photoshop doesn't mean they've put something in/removed something from the image. It might just mean they've played with contrast, brightness, etc.
i know i am just gunna get neg props again, but as the post below states clearly, i could take like two awesome whotos, then shop them together.. and get pod... every time...
Here's the background photo, identical photo and identical exif data to this one. Personally not a huge fan of this level of editing, but it has its place. At least the Turnip's upfront about it being more than just a standard edit.
Thanks. I've been looking at the original pic for a year wishing there was a rider in it, so when I got bored at the weekend I decided to add one to see how it looked.
For anyone neg propping the image then get real - it was a race I ran last year in October and there are heaps of images around and all similar. It was about 9am, prob first lift and an absolutely stunning morning.