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I know. Filthy. I really need to scrub the whole bike down…

fender support stays

canada olympic park

rocky mountains, on the other side of this weather

love the warp gradient :-)

sorta still shiny new Snow Stud tires. MUCH harder to ride with these on (as opposed to the Crossroads I usually use), but worth it.

searching for the Magic Bit™

the road blurs past me on the ride home today - only the bike in sharp focus - everything else dampened, lost in thought.

I'd wanted to try a shot like this since getting the 10-20mm lens (I tried before at 50mm, but that was just too long. this was more what I had in my head). I wrapped the camera strap tightly around my left hand, and pumped of a whole bunch of shots while leaning down as I rode. I was going about 25km/h when I shot this.

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konarheim says:

Just......AWESOME!!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

D'Arcy Norman says:

thanks!
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chateauglenunga (Harvey) says:

Dangerous and brilliant!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

idarknight says:

Gutsy... but well done.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

D'Arcy Norman says:

Thanks! It probably looks more dangerous than it really was… I may take some risks to get a shot, but I'm not crazy :-) *cough*
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Alex Ramon says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called PedalZine, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

dibytes says:

Beautiful! Your risk paid off. I'd be worried about harming the camera :-)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Dillan K says:

That's neat! You're combining two of my favourite things: bike riding and photography. Usually for me, though, it's one or the other.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

stinkyshoes3801 says:

like it! the clouds are a nice addition =]
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Iridiai says:

awesome shot!

please visit my new pictures
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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

buckchristensen says:

That's a wicked angle! Nice job.

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kriskoeller says:

Great composition. Nicely done.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Pisi Photography ♥ says:

fantastic!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

D'Arcy Norman says:

thanks, everyone. I'm blown away by the reaction to this shot. Glad people are finding it interesting.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Synesthesia Photography says:

great work, D'Arcy - the fork/rim/disc in focus, and perfect motion blur on the pavement. your patience paid off.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

animal_farm says:

great one,
its not a so common pic!
i like it!
well done!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Stephen Rees says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Transportation, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

artland says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called artland, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

D'Arcy Norman says:

Thanks!

I put together a short video to describe how I took the photograph.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

iMan (TM) says:

The shot is really good!

It is really nice of you to post info on how you did it. Thanks!

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aMaRaa* says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called = World Through My Lens =, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

macg5555 says:

sensacional punto de vista, buena foto
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

benitojuncal says:

Gran trabajo, felicidades por el Explore.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

khosey1 says:

Beautiful shot. Very well captured.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

ρrakaz says:

Congrats on making it to Front Page! You can grab the FP screenshot here:
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You can keep track of your FP photos in the future here. :)
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Bern@t says:

Congratulations!!! your photo reach Explore Front Page
You can download the capture in lab.bernatcasero.com/flickr/frontpagecapture? user=5103564...
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

PAL1970 says:

Fantastic and interesting image. A well deserved EXPLORE. CONGRATS!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

idarknight says:

Congrats on the explore!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Boshaft says:

sweet motion shot
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Klisu says:

Nice panning and perspective
:)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Sassodipicche says:

fantastic shot!!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Guillaume_photo says:

Nice shoot
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Fred. S. says:

Superb perspective !
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Trois Têtes (TT) says:

Great shot - blogged

Thanks for using creative commons licence
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

ancorcolombia says:

Esta imagen ademas de ser muy muy bien lograda , genera una sensacion de miovimiento no es facil crear esta sensacion. Felicitaciones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
Posted 2 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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