Langebaan - Trio

Posted by Graham Russon (Cape Town, South Africa) on 2 October 2008 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

In the foreground is my brothers 18 year old daughter. His 16 year old son in the background , and my brother and his 12 year old brining up the rear.

We planned and orchestrated this shot, and I only had one shot at it. I was a bit disapointed that I didn't get the whole of Mikes bike in.

Thank you for visiting my site and for leaving a comment. All and any criticism is most welcome as it helps me grow in a hobby I love. I may not have time to thank you, but I will try and visit your site and leave a comment.

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Comments (24)

Jaynee from Cape Town, South Africa

What an amzing capture, well done Graham. This one will surely get framed.

2 Oct 2008 5:02am

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

WOW MY SHOT OF THE DAY!!!!! Get it blown up and framed, perfect timing, well done

2 Oct 2008 5:16am

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

wow!! 1 - 2 - 3...!!! and in unison!! just brilliant!! a faaabulous shot Graham!! just amazing!! i agree -- get this one printed and framed! bravo!!!

2 Oct 2008 5:57am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Spectacular Graham!

2 Oct 2008 6:29am

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you so much

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Wow! Awesome action shot! Fantastic capture!

2 Oct 2008 6:33am

@Magda: Thank you very much, and thanks for visiting :)

Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Absolutely fantastic. And I agree, definitely one to be framed.

2 Oct 2008 6:52am

@Mike: Thank you for visiting and commenting :)

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

Great job, Graham. The missing part of the boat doesn't detract from the shot all all - I wouldn't worry about it - all the people that you wanted to capture are there.

2 Oct 2008 7:53am

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Just Awesome!

2 Oct 2008 1:37pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Never the less Graham, this is one awesome action shot! you should be very pleased with this.

Thank you for the birthday wishes :)

2 Oct 2008 4:31pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Super action shot.... I'm sure these images would be saleable.

2 Oct 2008 8:55pm

Tracey from White Hall, United States

My son is here with me and his first reaction was "Wow, they look like dolphins!" :0) The timing is superb. Amazing to catch them all in the air at the same time. What fun they are having!

2 Oct 2008 9:15pm

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

cracking image, looks ace fun

2 Oct 2008 9:58pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

You're rockin' these action shots, Graham ... killer shot!

3 Oct 2008 12:26am

Walter from Watkinsville, United States

A true artist you are, for no matter how good it is, it is never good enough. I know I am that way. I wish I had ..... I wish the angle was....I wish I had the sun..... But the matter of fact is, most ordinary people (those not like us) will think this is a truly awesome photo. And remember, you could have missed the photo on the front side and been short on their landing area. I think the front water allows the viewer to image them all landing at once and then looking at each other saying, "Was that cool or what!"

3 Oct 2008 1:10am

@Walter: thank you for your kind comments

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Cool action shot!!!

3 Oct 2008 1:48am

@Stunner: Thank you for visiting and commenting

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

People will think this is an awesome shot because it is. I believe the black boat entering the frame, rather than being fully in the frame, adds much more drama and makes for a much more powerful composition. Great job!

3 Oct 2008 3:20am

@Steve Rice: Thank you for your encouraging comments and for visiting.

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

this is an awesome shot!! great capture!! well done!

3 Oct 2008 4:18am

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Beautiful action shot. The left "bike" seems to fly very high as we don't see the water behind and is over the middle bike. Very powerful.

3 Oct 2008 6:56am

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

great catch and framing

3 Oct 2008 11:48am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

You've done exceptionally well here, Graham, even though you didn't get that one complete, as you've mentioned.

4 Oct 2008 7:44am

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

Very impressive shot, Graham. You should be proud of this! I bet they all think it's pretty cool too!

6 Oct 2008 1:53pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

just brilliant! this is still such a winner! bravo again!!

7 Oct 2008 6:18am

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Love the action! Great shot :)

10 Oct 2008 9:18pm

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

Great action schot, Bravo!

20 Apr 2009 6:55pm

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