The 2012 DH/FR Your Best Shot of the Year Thread

[Iceman2058]

Since we did one of these last year, we should make it a tradition. It's only February, lots of you guys will be snowed under still, but I'm sure there's already some great shots out there. I'll start us off, here are a couple of me, taken yesterday by my good friend Reuben Shaul:

[chillindrdude]

[mtbnozpikr]

Nice pictures! Still covered in snow here...

[Moosey]

Mine so far... These were just simple shots, I'll try to get some better ones later.

[dankist4x4]

This is from a race up in Wisconsin. Funny thing is I didn't realize I was putting any style into any of the jumps till I saw this pic.

[William42]

This is from a race up in Wisconsin. Funny thing is I didn't realize I was putting any style into any of the jumps till I saw this pic.

gonna be the ******* here, but if you don't realize you're doing that in the air, you're probably not very good/riding dangerously stupidly, and probably shouldn't be in the air that much.

But honestly, I bet you realize that you're steezin, and you just didn't realize you were getting it that steezy, in which case I take it all back!

edit: also, because opinions are like a5sholes, heres some content of my own!

[dankist4x4]

haha, yeah I guess I knew I was putting some style into it I just didn't realize I was throwing the steez down.

edit: I just realized that this is for 2012 pictures and not last years

[genemk]

Here's a few.

[William42]

I really like that second one genemk, it looks rad.

[SHIVER ME TIMBERS]

I am humbled...can't even put any of mine up....great photos !!!

[ustemuf]

oh come on william.. that picture isn't from 2012, who are you tryin to fool!

2012 so far:

[ianjenn]

Only went out 2 times so far but here are a few....

[William42]

hahaha, I only have video of me esploding my wheel on that drop in 2012, no pictures, but you called me on it so I guess I should go produce a 2012 pic.

[bullcrew]

[Will Goes Boing]

oh come on william.. that picture isn't from 2012, who are you tryin to fool!

2012 so far:

Dude that made me LOL.

[Moosey]

does it look better after some editing?

[Iceman2058]

does it look better after some editing?

Much better colors, yes. But I don't think the cropping works with the fence, you'll need to leave at least a little sky in there still. The original has a nice sense of size and scale to it, there is room for a little cropping for sure, but maybe not as much as your second version. My two cents'...

[scottvt]

This is from a race up in Wisconsin. Funny thing is I didn't realize I was putting any style into any of the jumps till I saw this pic.

YES! I was racing that day too, all the pics Joe took of me were on the steeper rocky part just before this jump. Sounds like they will be bumping the race up to early spring this year.

[Moosey]

Much better colors, yes. But I don't think the cropping works with the fence, you'll need to leave at least a little sky in there still. The original has a nice sense of size and scale to it, there is room for a little cropping for sure, but maybe not as much as your second version. My two cents'...

noted, thanks for the advice, i was thinking the same thing, but wanted to try this too. I'll work on the cropping a little more.

[AndyN]

No real faves, but here's a couple

[CharacterZero]

noted, thanks for the advice, i was thinking the same thing, but wanted to try this too. I'll work on the cropping a little more.

Agreed with other poster - colors yes, composition:no...

Moosey, check out the photography rule of thirds and keep it in mind when you are cropping. This is a very elemental form of adjusting image composition to make it more appealing to the human eye.
Rule of Thirds

[eabos]

So far this year, I'm liking these. Not so much for the riding content but from the photo aspect, pretty sweet.

[Calhoun]

No real faves, but here's a couple

Nice Angel Fire shots! The second pic is awesome.

[B-Mac]

edit: also, because opinions are like a5sholes, heres some content of my own!

Nice frikkin drop!!!!!!!!!!

Any idea how big that was?

[genemk]

Thanks William42. Your drop photo looks sick! Would love to have stuff like that to ride.

Ustemuf, that photo is too amazing for words. Thanks for a good laugh.