Crouching Tiger..... Photo

Photographer’s Note

.........Hidden Dragon

Dune Jumping has got to be one of the safest dangerous sports around – the point of view here emphasises the height of the subject but this was also some leap. A guaranteed soft landing! No somersaults in this one but plenty of flying through the air….the right way up this time!

Link number 13 in my twenty photograph renga! To recap we have had:

1. Ride a White Swan
2. A White Swan in a Nest
3. A Black Swan in a Nest of Drums
4. A Black Faced Morris Dancer
5. A Face Painted Kid (or two)
6. A Bus Shelter with a Painted Face and a Passing Car
7. A Message about our over use of Oil and Transport with Another Passing Car
8. Wash Me I’m Yours!
9. Heading for A Fall
10.Rebel
11. When I Grow Up….
12. I Want To Do This!
13. Crouching Tiger…..

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bantonbuju (48630) 2005-06-06 3:34

kev :-))))))))
you are unbelievable - is there anything else that you can invent in order to surprise us? you are definitely not an ordinary photographer
love this one!
have a nice week, jerzy

RGatward (19743) 2005-06-06 3:35

Another fine action shot, and good in B&W. I'd never even heard of that sport, seem to learn something new every day on TE.

khmelins (960) 2005-06-06 5:20

are you planning a 36-pictures renga or maybe 50 :)?
cool shot here, simple
i miss a bit of blacks here though
anton

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-06-06 5:22

Morning Kev,
Excellent action shot with good timing.I like your compo with the almost empty space on the right.
regards,
hermann

sandip (3492) 2005-06-06 5:24

This is awesome Kev,I liked the B/W here much.. may be the color will not have muc inpact on this as i can imagine the blue sky and some other color of his shirt ( may not be a good contrast as it is in B/W). nice choice anyway.. and the POV.. its incredible.

djnik2004 (1696) 2005-06-06 6:22

Nice shot Kev! this is such a popular passtime with so many youngsters, i remember doing exactly the same when i was younger! youve caught this very well, i like the large space into which he is jumping, black and white suits perfectly! loving the series... keep it up!

nerve (10212) 2005-06-06 8:26

Hi Kev,
A great picture, perfect timing, very sharp image!, (r u a real sport photographer or something working for one of those well-known sport magazines that you dont really tell us?)
you make me surprized more and more really..
;-) i really love this shot.. So well done!!
Congrulations my friend.

mrbialy (2568) 2005-06-06 11:20

I like this view. Jumping guy with that sky on the background- very good. Ground on the bottom looks interesting. This man is like frozen. good work, good luck

Homerhomer (4005) 2005-06-06 11:41

This image could make a promo poster for
this movie
very funny.
Peter

convey (170) 2005-06-06 15:10

excellent shot! i had never in my life heard of 'dune jummping'. it really tells us something about where you live, unlike a nature photo or perhaps even an architecture photo could do. great job.

kensimage (8541) 2005-06-06 23:55

Nice composition, Kev, it's good that he's jumping INTO the picture. An interesting activity, too, I hadn't heard of it before, either.

The tones are maybe slightly bland for B/W. You could bring out more contrast in the sand, and perhaps make the guy almost a silhouette, though I'm not sure if that would work. But the main point is the activity, and that's very well depicted already.

bullabulla (3488) 2005-06-08 15:54

Hello Kev!

Good catch really how did he fall maybe it will be on a next photo or maybe not it was too terrible.
I can't do that it is like catching bird I never manage I'm to slow maybe!!
very well done
Laetitia

keribar (42748) 2005-06-12 23:31

Hi Kev,

What is exactly dune jumping ? I mean where does he jump from ? But you caught him so well that he is litterally flying: His place in the composition is also perfect and so is your angle of view. Well done - Izzet