Downhill mountain biking... with a difference

[martsharm]

I did a shoot at Hamsterley forest to get some promo shots for a tours business. Downhill champ Scott Mears was the model, and he did pretty much anything asked of him!

This is the classic shot I was after, man jumping van:


Hamsterley Ecocabs bike shoot-6286 by martsharm, on Flickr


After a few goes round I edged closer to his flightpath:


Hamsterley Ecocabs bike shoot-6335 by martsharm, on Flickr


And perhaps got a bit too close!


Hamsterley Ecocabs bike shoot-6336 by martsharm, on Flickr


Overall something like this was the objective of the day, everything nice and sharp in a lovely square:


Hamsterley Ecocabs bike shoot-6361 by martsharm, on Flickr


Thanks for looking.

 

[sbowler579]

Very good I like the last one.

 

[cmcm789]

The last one is probably the best as the perspective, crops and strength of flash in the others all look very unnatural. I assume you want the van prominent in the photos, although this doesn't come across as it's in the background with the front slightly obscured by the bank in your last photo.

I don't envy your task and guess the area is quite tricky to get bike and van in shot the way you want.