Archive for the 'Extreme Sports' Category
This set of amazing back country skiing photos is a must for every fan of alpine sports, extreme sports and outdoors enthusiast. Photos by Ian Mackie Continue reading
If you're seriously considering going into some action photography- an external flash will provide a serious upgrade to your photography abilities. A remote controlled (wireless) flash will expand that even more, as you can see from my experiments with the Olympus FL-36R external flash. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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 around, competitors had to apply a slight modification to their bikes- take off the chain and then complete the run.
Sounds easy perhaps, as going downhill shouldn't require too much pedaling… Continue reading
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 and professional photographers to share and display their work and the stories behind it, is up and about. I have implemented some adjustments to the old Wordpress.com based blog. It's… Continue reading
