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Roof N’ Style Avoriaz- Biking off buildings

July 23, 2008 By: thewidelens Category: Extreme Sports No Comments →

On July 15th a unique form of Slope Style biking competition took place in Avoriaz, France. Aimed to push riders to their limit while displaying big-air capabilities, 360’s, back flips, drops and gaps- this event has been literally upgraded.

Gravity Only- a Chainless DownHill MTB contest

May 12, 2008 By: thewidelens Category: Extreme Sports 1 Comment →

On May 3rd, a unique and original sporting event took place in Manara, Israel. A group of friends, avid mountain bikers, arranged a mountain bike downhill competition on the northern cliffs. Nothing unusual on its own, only that this time…

Getting back on Track- The Wide Lens Relaunched

January 27, 2008 By: thewidelens Category: Extreme Sports 1 Comment →

The Wide Lens is Back!

True, this Blog had just a few posts on it before going into a 3 month hibernation period, so I’m not sure how dramatic a statement that is.

Anyway- The Wide Lens, an International stage for amateur…

Skydiving Photography - 120Mph Shutter speed

September 19, 2007 By: thewidelens Category: Extreme Sports 2 Comments →

This is about as extreme photography can get. Jonathan Ran, Skydiving instructor and free-fly specialist, shares some of the experience and difficulties of photographing tandem skydiving.

“When Skydiving, pictures are taken at a high speed situation, with both the photographer and…

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