Yes that really is me photographing the FMX rider whilst he jumps over me some 80 feet in the air and travelling at 60mph!!Working as a professional photographer its sometimes quite easy to be in the right place at the right time but even on this job I still got to know the guys who were jumping and spent several hours watching them practice before the competition started. Vital if you need to know what it is they are actually going to do. I guess its a bit like wildlife photography you have to know your subject to capture the right images. I think this is true for every type of photography, I also attend weddings and always make sure that I'm in on the rehearsal just in case they have planned something unexpected. One wedding even saw a look a like Elvis walk a bride up the isle of a catholic church singing "the wonder of you". Always expect the unexpected!
The images above were taken by my partner at NASSFEST last year as she couldn't believe exactly where I had positioned myself for the competition. You can see the photos I took at http://www.nassfest.com/ in the photo section of the website as they are being used to promote this years event which I will again be attending. You will notice that the final images barring one were taken from a better vantage point but it was still fun to have those guys flying over my head during the practice runs. You will also find many other images in the photo section from around the event. If you like photographing extreme sports there is no better summer festival to catch all the worlds best riders and jumpers as well as some very cool music to while away the evenings.
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