Parkour

[afx]

Oh wow...
Excellent.
How did you get in position? Was there enough time to see and adjust?

cheers
afx

[simato73]

Absolutely remarkable action series, I am very impressed!
As already mentioned, the very first two stand out because of the background providing context and, in the case of the first one, a funny sense of proportion (the giant leaping over the city!). The second is ever so slightly tilted and could do with minimal straightening.

Other stand-outs for me are the last of the second series, for its dynamicism and the intensity of the look, and the one with the cherry blossom - one has to be monstrously ripped to be able to pull that stunt!

[Anthony]

Arthur, Afx, Simone, thank you for your comments.

Arthur, no HDR was involved, just some tonal adjustments mainly in Capture One.

Afx, the action was set up in advance, so it was a matter of trying to anticipate where the best angles and backgrounds would be presented.

Simone, thanks for spotting the slight tilt, which I will correct on my master version.

[bobfriedman]

most impressive, congrats!... also impressive is that your D3s has made the grade this long!

[CS]

most impressive, congrats!... also impressive is that your D3s has made the grade this long!

Bob, sending shivers down the spine of D3s owners...... 

[Anthony]

most impressive, congrats!... also impressive is that your D3s has made the grade this long!

Thanks, Bob, the D3s has provided wonderful service for many years.  I do not use it so much these days, as the weight and size cannot really be justified for me in most circumstances.

[Fons Baerken]

Well that vintage setup still delivers, ... and skilfully done.

[Mongo]

when timing and skill really count. Fabulous series of images. Also an extra tick for #2287 out of an incredibly great bunch

[Anthony]

Fons, Mongo, thank you for your comments.

[Peter Connan]

Fantastic!

I especially love the image with the spray of sand.