On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 20:46:18 +0200, Sylwester Pietrzyk
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sep 9, 2004, at 7:58 PM, frank theriault wrote:
>
> Frank! This is fantastic! I especially love the second photo - it is
> just weird - legs and bike's wheels coming out from water with a splash
> - you couldn't do that better :-)
>
> Cheers
> Sylwek
>
Well, thank you! I think that Bicycle Dock Jumping should become an
Olympic sport. Just think: there could be events for distance
(equivalent to the long jump), and judged events for style (like
diving). Even Synchronized Dock Jumping, with whole teams of bikers
jumping at once!
Seriously, I sometimes find it odd that a couple of "throwaway shots"
like that seem to be rather popular. My last two "serious" photos for
PAW ("Spine Cracker" and "The Confrontation") didn't garner much in
the way of comment or discussion, relatively speaking.
My Waterbomber shot (another "non-serious" photo) started a thread of
over 30 posts (most about waterbombers, not my photo <g>).
I think I shot about three rolls at this Dock Jumping event. I got
there about 2 hours before the event started, so I was nicely liquored
up by the time the first bike rolled down the ramp. <vbg> I just
happily snapped away, not trying to be "artistic" (as if I ever do),
but rather just trying to capture a few friends having fun.
Maybe it's the fun and whimsy of the event that somehow comes through
and interests people. Whatever, I'm glad you like them, and thanks
again for the comment.
cheers,
frank
--
"It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it
as a hobby." -Eliott Erwitt
