Bomberos

Falta retocar, la velocidad de la fotografia no conuerda con la congelacion de la rueda.

Aquaplaning ;-)

ZIz Zas, interesante observacion, seria un tema interesante para discutir en cuna clase de fisica. Creo que la zonas mas cercanas al eje de la rueda no deberian verse tan borrosas ya que van a una velocidad similar al al del camion. Puede haber efectos estroboscopicos tambien.

such a calm face...
must feel like run of the mill

Notice how the blur "softens" around their bodies? Evidence of photoshopping in a motion blur.

missed this spot

Sabía que la foto era de Perú, esas zapatillas no se encuentran tan fácilmente en otra parte :D

I agree. It's still a nice shot, though.

Frenos?

In Perú from Huánuco to Tingo Maria, where the road from the Pacific coast across the Andes finds its way towards the Amazon lowlands. This is near the top of the last mountain pass. From there, soapbox rider can enjoy a vertical 1000 meters of gravity assisted ride.

Since these kids help stranded truck drivers along the road, they're called bomberos (firemen). They transport drinks, food and spare parts to broken trucks.

Thanks to ZU from Perú for additional info:

"I usually use that highway go to work. I saw a lot of those cases of children with their skateboard or a board with wheels (artesanal) (those wheels are metallic and they tolerate the speed) they have had many fatal accidents and some times they do it for work like "fireman", I work for this highway 4 years, most of them are poor children that don't have money neither for the bus ticket, to move from a place to another in long distances and some for "enjoy"."

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kasia wska says:

omg, this is so dangerous.
a great capture.

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donrenexito says:

excelente, muy buena foto
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CC_Baxter says:

wow. great shot. love it

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piotrek plecke says:

wow! some people just have very wild schemes
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Phil-KI says:

unbelievable!

TWTME
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Red 10 says:

awesome...the shot...the narrative...the sense of movement
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Optical illusion says:

Fantastic panning shot... great story to accompany it as well! A fav.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

athinaf says:

amazing shot, great capture, great movement
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

tinfish425 says:

Thats crazy! Very cool shot.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Baz In Briz says:

Looks fun
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

angie_dj says:

Muy buen momento captado. El movimiento es genial.

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Visserligen says:

oh my, what a catch!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mollykiely says:

Fantastic shot -- I get dizzy looking!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Impressive shot!

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marios savva says:

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usr.c says:

Beautiful panning. Love this shot.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Le Troubadour says:

great shot
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Kiran Kumar PY Pilly says:

Good one :-)
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minoltacamera6 says:

good photo
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

©miguel valle de figueiredo says:

Great panning.

Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

fredcan (away) says:

Impressive capture! Excellent movement and focus. I love it!

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collidedwithgod (http://exposedtolight.com) says:

Awesome shot!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

odecurtis says:

wow, what an awesome capture!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

cupi says:

great and awesome shot ....
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Rizwan Quraishi says:

great shot, u travelling on some vehicle thats going alongside the one you've shot?
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

photo61guy says:

Looks OSHA approved for sure. ^)
Great shot.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

rdaniels says:

gorgeous shot, excellent movement
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Klearchos Kapoutsis says:

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PabloF says:

fantastic!!!

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acastellano says:

incredible picture and story!!!

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Aandix says:

Great shot
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Monia Sbreni says:

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bangkok_diary says:

Fantastic shot. Poor kids go through so much trouble making little money !
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Miquel Armengol says:

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Nicolai Kjærgaard says:

Wow, wanna try to drive behind a car on that way! Great capture, fantastic movement !

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Rohan Phillips says:

Wow that looks a little bit dangerous, very nicely shot!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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Mr. Mark says:

crazy!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Nicolas Brachet CAMBODIA says:

Great capture.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

mona, eh says:

oh my goodness. Great capture for something so crazy and stupid.

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dotnethed says:

Wow -- that looks dangerous! (but fun, as long as nothing goes wrong.... :)

Amazing capture!! Wonderful!!!

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EDIC says:

Todas tus fotografías son fantásticas
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trondjs says:

Amazing! Great photojournalism!
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a_chiriboga says:

Amazing shot!

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bom_de_ver says:

2nd PLACE

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mukesh shah says:

vote 3#
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-Pierangelo - says:

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Very fine shot.
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Lori Greig says:

Excellent!

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stryker66 says:

Top shot!

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wrrroah says:

Great movement capture!
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MonsterK says:

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Yilud says:

Excellent capture!
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magusita says:

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SAKmd says:

Fabulous shot. Woosh!!!

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Khashayar Zand says:

greaaaaat panning
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:: I S O B E L L E :: says:

Terrific!

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faelius says:

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liwenli says:

wonderful shot, it looks still at action !

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Fatima2t says:

this is so much fun! its incredible the means people choose to transport themselves!! amazing!
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Swamibu says:

Just amazing, great shot!

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mëlow says:

You're a winner of the Weekly 50+ Favorites Contest.
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Debby Champion says:

What an incredible shot! And thanks for the info!
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MarceloRuiz says:

Great, great, great shot !!!!
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Joanot says:

Increïble!!!!!

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platane31 says:

I saw a documentary in TV about that.
Great speed capture

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This picture is purely fantastic !! A FAVE !

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misterken says:

I don't think I'll try this mode of travel! Great shot.
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fizuleika of the swamp says:

This is such a unique photo! Very interesting!
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bom_de_ver says:

2nd PLACE

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jeffpearce73 says:

Congratulations on winning 2nd Place in the Contest: Street Perspective, in the Themed Contests Group!

awesome shot. You can feel the movement. You had my vote.
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smurfie_77 says:

SHIIIIT! Amazing photo and crazy kids.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Tilyudai says:

perfect!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

kcfemme says:

Scary photo ... nice catch.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Great shot and sense of speed - interesting back story too.
I think this will do very well in the LP photo challenge. Good luck.
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darkenergy777 says:

What a great shot,fabulous capture.!!
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Akano Tho says:

Incredible !!!!
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