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Mikkel Bang - Action

This photo was taken in the Whistler backcountry, accessed by snowmobile. it was a long spring day. i was getting tired but the riders wanted to keep going. we shot this about an hours drive from the parking lot back to the trucks. the jump was a quick build, and while they riders were doing that i drove around looking for an angle. i really liked this angle because i could frame a perfect diagonal line through the frame, something that is rare for action sports. mikkel bang hit the jump a few times trying different tricks and the shots are great but it wasn't until the took too much speed into the jump that he went this big. in order to stop his rotation he had to open up his arms, keeping him from spinning into orbit. usually with a shot like this the rider would look out of control, but with mikkel’s style, and my composition, it creates a very unusual and stylish photo.

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This photo was taken in the Whistler backcountry, accessed by snowmobile. it was a long spring day. i was getting tired but the riders wanted to keep going. we shot this about an hours drive from the parking lot back to the trucks. the jump was a quick build, and while they riders were doing that i drove around looking for an angle. i really liked this angle because i could frame a perfect diagonal line through the frame, something that is rare for action sports. mikkel bang hit the jump a few times trying different tricks and the shots are great but it wasn't until the took too much speed into the jump that he went this big. in order to stop his rotation he had to open up his arms, keeping him from spinning into orbit. usually with a shot like this the rider would look out of control, but with mikkel’s style, and my composition, it creates a very unusual and stylish photo.
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