Some recent pics

[JSinclair]

These are a few B grade shots. If nothing happens with the A stuff I'll post em up.

Sea_Tac session
Andy Sundbaum twhip
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/andy_bowl.jpg

Sea Otter SRAM Jumps
Timo No Can
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/Timo_noc.jpg

Phil Sundbaum No Can
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/Phil_noc.jpg


Jordie IScream Jump jam
Gareth Superseater
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/gareth_superseat.jpg

Ryder twhip
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/Ryder_twhip.jpg

Ross measures twhip
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/Measures_twhip.jpg

McCaul Dump 360
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/McCaul_dump3.jpg

[FIDUN]

swet Jay! ur getting alot better, keep it up

[Jaysin]

Nice pics Jay!

[safetee]

wow, way out of focus, hideous lighting, and boring content. Those have got to be the worst photos I have ever seen in my entire life. Better luck next time!

[.243racer]

^

ugh, my purpose in this thread is no more.

[JSinclair]

wow, way out of focus, hideous lighting, and boring content. Those have got to be the worst photos I have ever seen in my entire life. Better luck next time!

Go back to riding CBC when it's closed.

[BrendanHowey]

wow, way out of focus, hideous lighting, and boring content. Those have got to be the worst photos I have ever seen in my entire life. Better luck next time!
shut uppp

sweet, sweet pix

[billytalented]

wow, way out of focus, hideous lighting, and boring content. Those have got to be the worst photos I have ever seen in my entire life. Better luck next time!

i cant tell if you are serious or sarcastic

[StuKen]

Did you shoot those with your monopod?

[redsdisease]

Dump Three!!!! That shot is amazing. Sweet pics!!!

[Shrew]

Rad Shots jay, the ones at Iscream seem a bit hot.. I dunno how to change it though. Nice timing on all the shots!

[JSinclair]

Rad Shots jay, the ones at Iscream seem a bit hot.. I dunno how to change it though. Nice timing on all the shots!

Yeah the lighting is mediocre at best. thats why they are the B shots. I sent the A stuff to decline, I'm not holding my breath though. Although I got some really good shots both Harookz and Hylands were there.

[JSinclair]

Did you shoot those with your monopod?

Actually the shots at the SRAM Jump comp are on a monopod.

You still shooting really dark emo black and white or have you grown out of puberty yet?

[.243racer]

You still shooting really dark emo black and white or have you grown out of puberty yet?

Sorry Jay, but your "B" grade shots, do not allow you to make such comments.

[strahan]

Thanks for putting up some pics of actual bicycle riding!

Lots of hate getting thrown down here. They may not be "A" shots, but they're 10x better than looking at some more NBR or half built bike shots.

I'm sort of digging the perspective of the clouds in the first one. I think it would look awesome framed looser with the rider's shadow laid out in the foreground. Just a thought...

[JSinclair]

Sorry Jay, but your "B" grade shots, do not allow you to make such comments.

So will I be seing you tonight Jordan or will there be an excuse thrown up here for your lack of attendance?

[StuKen]

Actually the shots at the SRAM Jump comp are on a monopod.

You still shooting really dark emo black and white or have you grown out of puberty yet?


Yup, infact, I've got 30 rolls of film in my backpack waiting to be turned into "really dark emo black and white". That doesn't make your photos any better.

[Air Supplier]

I love the third pic with the no-foot can, a work of art!!!

[JSinclair]

That doesn't make your photos any better.

Your right, which is why they didn't get submitted anywhere.

[horn_thrower]

i like the first one, nice shots

[.243racer]

So will I be seing you tonight Jordan or will there be an excuse thrown up here for your lack of attendance?

Why would I not come? As I remember, I sent YOU the invitation.

And if you could not see the point of my post, then you have a HUGE double standard.

[Dan CH]

wow, way out of focus, hideous lighting, and boring content. Those have got to be the worst photos I have ever seen in my entire life. Better luck next time!

Id like to see you race Jay down the mountain.

And sick pics jay! that 3 is DUMPED. How was jumping on tuesday?

[skimtb1]

Yup, infact, I've got 30 rolls of film in my backpack waiting to be turned into "really dark emo black and white". That doesn't make your photos any better.

wasn't it you who those dinosaur extinction pictures?:S

[StuKen]

Your right, which is why they didn't get submitted anywhere.
I stand corrected. After all, unless you're submitting shots to the next Decline, whats the point of focusing?

wasn't it you who those dinosaur extinction pictures?:S

Those photos were far from anything serious, if thats what you're implying. I figured a thread title of "Digitally captured lifestyle shots" and the content consiting of a kid in a stenciled up cardboard box talking about dinosaur extinction, wouldn't be taken seriously. Alas, yet again I'm proven wrong.

[Luke]

Thanks for putting up some pics of actual bicycle riding!


WORD!!!!!!

[skimtb1]

Those photos were far from anything serious, if thats what you're implying.

I wasn't implying anything.

[lukkk]

WORD!!!!!!

X2!!

so much nbr and seek for "the art shot" lately i see... (or has it been always?)

[JSinclair]

I stand corrected. After all, unless you're submitting shots to the next Decline, whats the point of focusing?


Can you teach me how to focus like you?

http://www.nsmb.com/jay/stuken1.jpg

http://www.nsmb.com/jay/stuken2.jpg

[Jaysin]

:lol: Oh the drama

Jay is a rad guy.....let off

[hard_core_biker]

wow...isn't ross measures liek 8 feet tall?!

:lol: sweet pics

[.243racer]

Can you teach me how to focus like you?

#1 is in focus
#2 is in focus but blurred.

[Jamie_k]

This thread is funny. Im just happy to see pictures from the event. That IS the purpose of it anyway. Who cares if they are not up to your perfect standards. I just cant believe how many times we have been over these same arguments.

Jamie

[StuKen]

#1 is in focus
#2 is in focus but blurred.

Yup.

[Hip Hop!]

nice pics jay.
they are getting better

[frmstreetrider]

dope riding
ok pics

[dirtjumpforever]

you guys are all such complainers. seriously, i'm just happy to see some actual biking shots instead of all those "99.5676894321675432% done" threads. its nice to see some BIKING pictures. they may not be the best photo's in the world, but they're better than no pictures at all!

Dumped 3 looks sick!!!!

[mudpuppy]

Wow....a lot of you sound like whiney bitches....put your e-peen away and enjoy the shots for what they are.

EDIT: Thanks for the shots jay...good to see some more pics of Jordies comp.

[seand]

These are a few B grade shots. If nothing happens with the A stuff I'll post em up.

Sea_Tac session
Andy Sundbaum twhip
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/andy_bowl.jpg



seatac washington skatepark? Are bikers now allowed in there, or was that a covert photo-op mission? :)

[JSinclair]

seatac washington skatepark? Are bikers now allowed in there, or was that a covert photo-op mission? :)

This was a skatepark at a school that andy and Phil took us to. There were 2 hippy skaters there that left after 7 of us started riding. We had a great sesh that day, with no hassles.

but no, you cannot ride bikes in the skate park.

Covert photo mission.

[johnathan]

I will make this clear the pictures are very good simple as that. Whoever said they are not is either clearly jealous or enjoys causing an argument, they are not the best ive ever seen but are good all the same.

[DangerBoy]

I will make this clear the pictures are very good simple as that. Whoever said they are not is either clearly jealous or enjoys causing an argument, they are not the best ive ever seen but are good all the same.

well what if someone just doesn't like them? It's not as simple as the pictures being very good. Everyone has their own opinion, not everyone has to agree with you.

Nice pictures btw.

[slang]

jonathan: it's through arguments that a lot of us learn.

jaysinclair: pictures aren't good, but they're definately getting better. flash exposures are far better. you just have to get your focus right on more occassions and zoom out more. maybe get more creative with the composition and angles. they are very standard long-lens-infront-of-jump shots. not that decline will care about that.

[johnathan]

jonathan: it's through arguments that a lot of us learn.


Very well said i forgot about that and it happened twice yesterday.

[JSinclair]

jonathan: it's through arguments that a lot of us learn.

jaysinclair: pictures aren't good, but they're definately getting better. flash exposures are far better. you just have to get your focus right on more occassions and zoom out more. maybe get more creative with the composition and angles. they are very standard long-lens-infront-of-jump shots. not that decline will care about that.

The ones I am seding decline are not standard in front of jumps long lens shots. They are sharp and have good composition. Otherwise I wouldn't send em.

Yeah these shots are whatever. I thought I would throw something up instead of nothing so people could see something.

The zoomout thing is interesting. I do shoot wide on a lot of occasions and am starting to shoot wide more so, but when I look at mag covers most are pushed in so you can see rider face, not composition of shot.

thoughts?

[slang]

you are right. covers tend to be zoomed in. but the question isn't only about how zoomed in you are, it's also about what you are placing in the shot. what kind of vibe do you want to get across with it? long lenses are good for compressing a scene and giving you a way to select what you want in the shot, essentially cropping in real life. the shots you have are plain shots, there's nothing ttoooo wrong with them, they're just rather.. boring and standard. iscream was a huge media frenzy, maybe you can zoom out more and include more cameras in the shot, giving the editor more to write about. walk 360 degs round the area to find a more interesting angle with better elements in the shot, maybe find an angle where you can see all the jumps. that kinda thing. the environment and atmosphere is just as important as the rider/trick.

for the curious, this is a good site to check up on covers for bmx mags. i haven't found something similar for mtb mags yet.

http://www.23mag.com/mags/rus/rus03.htm

[burn it to keep warm]

A lot of you guys talk a lot of shit although I'm pretty sure none of you are published regularly and pretty much all of your portfolios are nothing special from what I've seen on your websites. Some of you don't even have the basic techniques down but you seem to give harder critiques than any of my professers ever did.

Cool shots, and props on having the guts to post on here. If I were you I wouldn't even bother with the comments that are thrown around.

To the guy who shoots 30 rolls of b&w and is really hating on this Jay sinclair fellow, heres an honest comment that may get through to your high perch: Your black and white is terrible. Take a basic college darkroom course and learn how to make a fine print before you rag on anyone else.

[DaveM]

Jay did you get lots of good shots at the Ripper?

[JSinclair]

you are right. covers tend to be zoomed in. but the question isn't only about how zoomed in you are, it's also about what you are placing in the shot. what kind of vibe do you want to get across with it? long lenses are good for compressing a scene and giving you a way to select what you want in the shot, essentially cropping in real life. the shots you have are plain shots, there's nothing ttoooo wrong with them, they're just rather.. boring and standard. iscream was a huge media frenzy, maybe you can zoom out more and include more cameras in the shot, giving the editor more to write about. walk 360 degs round the area to find a more interesting angle with better elements in the shot, maybe find an angle where you can see all the jumps. that kinda thing. the environment and atmosphere is just as important as the rider/trick.

for the curious, this is a good site to check up on covers for bmx mags. i haven't found something similar for mtb mags yet.

http://www.23mag.com/mags/rus/rus03.htm

Thats a cool collection of the mags covers. Looks like they tend to use nicer images than most bike mags. I'll have to keep checking back to see the new shots.

I find most though push in a lot, not as artsy, but shows the face of the athlete. i guess it depends on what shcool of editor you are. Old school editors will want faces, new school will want artsy shots.

here is another B-Shot but wider for you.

http://www.nsmb.com/jay/McCaul_3_Iscream.jpg

[JSinclair]

Jay did you get lots of good shots at the Ripper?

No, but I got a lot of funny ones

[JSinclair]

I threw some pics up for fun.

http://photos.nsmb.com/browseimages.php?c=47&userid=

some of the ones that made me laugh...

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/7/2/8/1/_MG_2923.jpg

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/7/2/8/1/_MG_2910.jpg

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/7/2/8/1/_MG_2890.jpg

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/7/2/8/1/_MG_2878.jpg

[pedalfile]

that pic of cam is dope!

[slang]

Jay: that shot's better than the standard ones. you get a sense of height and the feeling of being there cuz it was taken from ground level and looking up. that and you showed both the jump and landing (altho' it'd be cool to see the lip). that wall on the right is distracting tho, but nonetheless, the shot's more dynamic than the rest.

[kthnxbi]

Artsy!

[cove_boy]

nice cool pics and sweet tricks

[::Liam::]

McCaul Dump 360
http://www.nsmb.com/jay/McCaul_dump3.jpg


what the fuck !?!?!?!?!

that is sick!!!

amazing shots!! why the hell are they b grade ones?!

[.243racer]

amazing shots!! why the hell are they b grade ones?!

maybe because the "A" grade shots are better?

[sChLeYeR_666]

A lot of you guys talk a lot of shit although I'm pretty sure none of you are published regularly and pretty much all of your portfolios are nothing special from what I've seen on your websites. Some of you don't even have the basic techniques down but you seem to give harder critiques than any of my professers ever did.

Cool shots, and props on having the guts to post on here. If I were you I wouldn't even bother with the comments that are thrown around.

To the guy who shoots 30 rolls of b&w and is really hating on this Jay sinclair fellow, heres an honest comment that may get through to your high perch: Your black and white is terrible. Take a basic college darkroom course and learn how to make a fine print before you rag on anyone else.
ya that guys pix r horibble. C grade.

[kthnxbi]

artsy!

[::Liam::]

maybe because the "A" grade shots are better?


hmmm well that makes sense...

[JSinclair]

I have the same angles but better shots. In that dumped 360 for instance it is a bit soft in focus and you can't see his face. Although I can process that shot in Photoshop to get it sharper, I had a better one in my arsenal.

Thanks for the ups though, always appreciated.