half pipe double take
at the aspen winter x-games
This photo was taken on January 27, 2006 in Pitkin County, Colorado, US.
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D.James | Darren J. Ryan, roddh, SF buckaroo, Kyle Jones, and 80 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Life As Art (77 months ago | reply)
ooh nice!
forgetfulmare [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
I like this shot; colors and action and composition. Everything.
Neil Bernhart [dextr] (77 months ago | reply)
so dynamic! this is great
Kyle Jones (77 months ago | reply)
very nice!
mattyp_ (77 months ago | reply)
Now, that is cool! In more ways than one obviously. Action and colours, like it!
Martin Bahl (77 months ago | reply)
awesome composition, the background of the halfpipe against the foreground texture really makes the snowboarder fly, beautiful colors and spacing/cropping, too
Sky Kite (77 months ago | reply)
Wha ? ... How dya ? ... Wow !
Another superb shot dm - I'm never going to get near to capturing anything as superb as this but one question - how did you get everything in focus ? The DOF is huge here.
Oh, and another question - why is it cool for snowboarders to have the arse of their pants round their knees ? We call that builders bum over here and, in the snow, I'd have thot it would add to some frostbite worries !
riazorenho (77 months ago | reply)
Great.
Spectacular lighting and textures
wasaby (77 months ago | reply)
i'd say Sky Kite's first reaction pretty much sums up my feelings about this photo, too :)
another fantastic action shot! i could almost feel his movement, especially after seeing those "ripples" around him. keep it up!
Gali Roze (77 months ago | reply)
WoW! fantastic catch!
Michael™ (77 months ago | reply)
Another spectacular shot! Such great colors and sense of motion.
sharwest (77 months ago | reply)
this is really a spectacular shot. you've captured the sport in a unique way. love it!
micah_J (77 months ago | reply)
niiiiice
freakin awesome. keep it up
Coolnamestaken (77 months ago | reply)
You can see all thet texture in the snow and the lines from the tpeople turning into the lip of the halfpipe. Theres also the blue lines on the other side
I'm not shure but my guess that's Risto Mattila
VickiVale (77 months ago | reply)
Very nice effect. Great timing on the shot.
~~Lisa~~ [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
wow, this is very neat...great shot.
nj dodge (77 months ago | reply)
real nice, cool blue
darkmatter (77 months ago | reply)
thanks snow surfers! i figured out how to take rapid fire shots just before taking this, thanks to the hot shot next to me whose camera sounded more like a machine gun.
Coolnamestaken (77 months ago | reply)
i can do rapid shots too, im just wondering how you put both pictures together in a small area
pablobuenrico (77 months ago | reply)
awesome shot!
Automania (77 months ago | reply)
Very cool shot. Love it.
chrisseserville (77 months ago | reply)
reduced to a one syllable word...WOW!
Rune T (77 months ago | reply)
Dig it!
Bukutgirl (77 months ago | reply)
I dont' even know how to tell you how awsome I think this shot is - I was a racer for a long time - I've seen a lot of picts of people doing this sort of stuff in the snow - but this is phenominal! the light and action - the sharpness of the snow and the detail in the background - I'm totally blown away!
mathmandan (77 months ago | reply)
What an impressive photo. This should be winning an award somewhere!
Thomak (76 months ago | reply)
Very good capture, I really enjoyed it!
Chris Lombardi (76 months ago | reply)
Mr. Physics (76 months ago | reply)
Wow! Extraordinary image! Great color. Terrific capture.
shutterpixel (62 months ago | reply)
Great shot! nice colouring..
Third Place Award-
*Excellent Photographer Awards*
Davis Hammer (54 months ago | reply)
How was this shot?
Multiple flash shots I am guessing?
darkmatter (53 months ago | reply)
davis - multiple exposures taken in quick succession
jackmakio (44 months ago | reply)
great effect
Dah-veeth [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
Sick exposure....great treatment.
Aspen Chamber (23 months ago | reply)
Awesome photo! Have you considered entering our photo contest? Details are available on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/aspenchamber) or our website: visit www.aspenchamber.org/facebook-photo-contest. Entries are due tomorrow!