Tod Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 ha ha, I was hoping someone would have got the fall on film, I wanna know what it looked like. I didnt ride the rest of the day because I trashed my rim when I landed on it, BIG thanks to Dave and Adam for getting me up and running for the next day. I rode all the other demos apart from the last one on sunday when it was too painful to ride. It still hurts a little now, like coughing or sneezing and sleeping on my left, the doctor said I have bruised ribs. ← Eeeeep!!! :P It really did look painfull from where I was stood (Just behind where all the riders were waiting for there runs) Was it your hub that skipped or something? Sorry, I did'nt manage to get it filmed, it was one of the worst looking bails Ive ever seen I have to say though made me cringe big style. Huge respect for getting up and walking away from it. Anyway, hope it heals soon, back to the topic... :-" Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 my finger slipped off my brake lever due to, arm pump, sweaty fingers and nerves. thats another one of Chris's pics (one of my faves). Its from Tech 04 where I had a crash very much like at the bike show, I fell off the reels I am gapping too, somthing went wrong and I fell off 6ft on to my back across a kerbstone, that hurt loads (look at my foot on the pedal) I think chris should have a gallery where he posts his pics and then people view them and can pay for copies of their faves, I recken that would be ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..johal.. Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 thats an amazing picture though! well worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Wicked pics mate I can really apreaciate them! The flash effect really looks good! What camera have you got? A very expencive one I can imagine! Canno 10D mk 1 or D70? somethng like that I reckon! The first one looks like some really cool photoshop effect or is it supposeed to be like that? The effect is very dieeferent from the bog standard snap shot! One more thing how did you get in there to take pics, like in with the riders? Some sort of media pass? Cheers Rob :P :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Wow! They are some really good pictures you have taken there mate! Nice one :- :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Thanks for all the feedback, really good to hear! Yes, I shoot digital, and those shots don't have any fancy photoshop effects applied to them, just creative use of flash. Digital really worked for me at the Bike Show because it was quite tricky to shoot in there - just ask any of the video guys! - so I could play around and know straight away if it's working. I'm hopefully sorting a gallery out this year, but I have two options. I can either go the custom route and just display images, or I can set up one with a company and be able to sell photos easily, as well as display ones I've taken. My only thought is, would people buy them? So, my question is; would you buy images of trials? And/or images of yourself from events? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 One more thing how did you get in there to take pics, like in with the riders? Some sort of media pass? ← Not a media pass, I actually had a riders band for a number of reasons... Anyway, I was commentating for most of the shows, and took one show off a day to take snaps. You can get good shots from the barrier, but I had a lot more mobility to find a position I liked and get some good angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 ← How the hell do you make something thats moving not blued, and the still background blured? (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 its like the opposite of probably making the fore ground blurred and the back ground still as nuts (Y) :P i would have to say if chris took pictures at competitions of different riders most people would want them. the quality and the angle that he gets it awesum (he must be sum kind of professional :P ) i think the blurrness actually adds to you more concentrating on looking at the riders position and facial expressions (Y) :D so you can sort of gauge how hard or tricky it is for the rider. Waynio.......................... but yes id buy pictures :P :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave84 Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 How the hell do you make something thats moving not blued, and the still background blured? (Y) ← This effect is created when you're shooting with a slowish shutter speed (which Chris would have been because he was in side where it was quite dark). The flash on his camera would go off and freeze the rider but due to the slow shutter speed everything the flash didn't hit would blur. Sorry if thats confussing im a bit crap at explaining stuff!! (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 I think they look PHOOKIN mint. Like how everythin is blurred but the rider!! Cheers, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 How the hell do you make something thats moving not blued, and the still background blured? (Y) ← Instead of holding the camera still you move it at the same speed as the rider so the background is moving. Then if you want you cna use flash, in a technique which is called fill in flash I'm not exactly sure on the science of this but it makes the rider less blured. If your taking a picture in which the rider could get blurred use the flash, even if its quite bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Ok, is that a mongoose trials bike!!! What do mongoose trials frames ride like, thats if any of you have tested. I've saw there downhill bikes lately and its got to be said there looking pretty sick (Y) . thanks snowy (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 that blue frame in Akkers pic is actually a GT Hans Rey model, mongoose didnt have a frame for chris in time (for that demo at least). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 There are shots and video of Chris's black bike if you look around. Nothing too special just yet though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 So what was the black bike? Another 'Rey'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I think it was some off the peg Mongoose, which Chris then threw his bits on to get something decent to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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