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by rcrawford

Comment by DigiPique:
This happened to be the very first image I saw when voting last week and it remained a favorite as I reviewed the others - congratulations on getting 3rd!

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by rcrawford

Comment by rcrawford:
Thank you all for the great comments. FYI no humans were injured in the making of this photo. We were on vacation at Lake Mead and as we came up to the dock after a great day on the lake, we saw three teenage boys jumping their bikes off of a homemade ramp into the lake. They were more than happy to let me photograph them. I was just luck to be in the right place at the right time. rcrawford

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Comment by mcmurma:
Very nice air. (From the title you would think he didn't land so good...) Congrats!

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Comment by Gracious:
This is soooo excellent. Congratulations. This picture deserves it. I do hope you'll give a little detail about it. Great work!

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Comment by jmsetzler:
rc, congrats on third... excellent photo :)

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Comment by GeneralE:
This is very dramatic, but I'd feel better if I saw a fully-armored biker. Of course, when discussing motorcycle helmet laws years ago with my dad (a science teacher) he pointed out it was just natural selection -- riders with helmets had a better chance of living to reproduce...

I guess you get a "bonus point" for offering up such a "negative" example...

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Comment by Gracious:
Very nice...perfect timing and just very strong image. Definetly in my top few. In fact I'm giving you a 10. Good luck in the challenge! Grayce aka Gracious

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Comment by Gotcha:
What a shot - Perfect in every way - Except for the helmet, (its a parent thing). I think you will do well with this - One of my 10's this week - Good Luck, Gotcha

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Comment by Mckinlee:
Nice!!!

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Comment by karmat:
Great stop action and colors. I think I would wear a shirt, though ('course i'm a female, so that goes without saying). karmat