Won a photo competition.....

[nessiemac]

Sort of!

As well as a very amateur photographer i am a very keen mountain biker as well. I was out at a riding spot a couple of months ago using off camera flash for the first ever time and managed to get a few decent pics from the day.
My mate in the photo sent one away to a popular mountain bike magazine and they have just printed it as their readers photo of the month and received a spanking new £80 helmet which i am rather chuffed about. No other reason for the post apart from i am over the moon!

[fatpasty]

Well done mate. Good pic

[MartinP]

Well done!

[Vieste]

Aye well done.

[Ali2202]

+1

[paul911]

Another well done. Tis a good photo too.

[nessiemac]

Thank you all. Just happy that managed to combine both passions in life together and managed to get something out of it which is nice!!

Now all i need to do is stop falling off my bike!

[john185k]

Excellent fella, i would be very please with that shot - loads of energy

[Adz The Rat]

Well done, that is a great photo.

[Robert C]

Well done, great picture.

[RobDickinson]

Great pic, well done on the win and the prize!

[ian in lancs]

Fantastic on all counts. As A 'tog myself its excellent! As a one time cross country racer its a great action shot!

[Vieste]

nessiemac said:

Thank you all. Just happy that managed to combine both passions in life together and managed to get something out of it which is nice!!

Now all i need to do is stop falling off my bike!

Stabilisers

[mattdaniels]

Nice.

[Speed addicted]

Nice shot!

Do you usually take the camera mountain biking? I'm getting back into it after about 14 years and I'm scared to take the camera incase I scatter it during the inevitable off.

[nessiemac]

Speed addicted said:

Nice shot!

Do you usually take the camera mountain biking? I'm getting back into it after about 14 years and I'm scared to take the camera incase I scatter it during the inevitable off.

Thanks for all the comments guys. Much appreciated!

No i don't normally take the camera all the time and only to ride to a photo spot when i do. Only when i have the intention to ride in the morning and take photo's in the afternoon. This day i was forced to stop biking by this very bizarre crash in the end of this video....

http://www.youtube.com/user/bfbjock?feature=mhum

which stopped the day's riding for me!!! (still have scars from the handlebars being bent my ribcage!!)

[RobDickinson]

Love the framing and the timing, I must get out and get some mtb shots one day, I tend to be riding rather than shooting tho..

[Jezz172]

Perfect lighting on that shot - very jealous!

[Thom987]

Great pic, well done.