Trembling Beneath the Wheels!, a photo from Lancashire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

Please click here to see the larger Beta version.

I have had to restrict my use of the computer due to problems with rsi but it is so difficult not to take part on TE!

This w/e, it was our local agricultural show, a very important event in the village's calendar.

It is a very big, one day show featuring all the usual farm animals, show jumping, craft tents, vintage vehicles and a multitude of trade stands and side shows. Along with these there are, also, entertainments in the main arena.

This year the 'Stunt Monkeys' were the main attraction. The group consisted of two very talented bikers and a compere who held the whole show together with his chatty comments, jokes and general interaction with the riders.

My photograph shows one of the stunt riders riding along a narrow bar, whilst the compere trembled underneath! His pleading comments created the mood, electrified the atmosphere and thoroughly entertained the crowd!

I wish you all a happy day, Bev :-)

CLODO, jhm, ikeharel, bukitgolfb301, COSTANTINO, tyro, macjake, adores, ourania trouve(nt) cette note utile

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lousat (127475) 2015-08-12 1:25

Hi Bev,summer is always full of events like that in countryside villages in Italy too,not crazy like that but always nice to live and great moments of work for my bar....ehehe...very very nice pic showing us this funny moment,great quality as usual like the usual cloudy british sky..ehhee.have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

CLODO (44816) 2015-08-12 1:28

Hi Bev

We are part of the show, mixed in the crowd, looking at the motorbike riding a fence. The laying man seems to say something funny as everybody is smiling.
By the way, what means sri for a non engish person?
Best ragards
CLODO

holmertz (90416) 2015-08-12 2:23

Hello Bev,
I like this very well composed and rather amusing photo. You did very well to include the slightly blurred heads of spectators to the left. They frame the view nicely and connect me with the performers through their obviously keen interest in what is going on. Besides, I like the contrast of red hair and green grass. But the weather was a lot sunnier in London last Sunday :-).
Kind regards,
Gert

ikeharel (104149) 2015-08-12 3:54

Hi beverly,
I can detect the concetration on the rider's face expression, a meticulous riding and quietness from the people around is a "must".
Perfect timing with your shot as well.
Best reghards,
Ike

*** Really did not rememeber why the horse came to the scene in my Montreal pic., too long ago...

Nicou (193806) 2015-08-12 5:03

Hello

le présentateur a un position bien étrange originale il voit de bas en haut les exploits sueprbe et originale vue de ces jeune en train de faire des acrobatie.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

Sergiom (117241) 2015-08-12 6:18

Bonjour Bev

Cela doit être un très dur moment à passer.C'est comme rien, il doit avoir durci les muscles de son estomac au cas où. Tu as très bien saisi le moment. J'aime bien ce ciel en arrière plan.

Amicalement

Serge

Silvio1953 (201716) 2015-08-12 6:39

Ciao cara Bev, lovely composition with amazing scene, beautiful sky, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

bukitgolfb301 (53766) 2015-08-12 17:43

Hi dear Beverly

Wow that is a kind of circus and great report for his life. Greatly deceicive moment you did catch. Adding the audience is a great idea to be more vital and vivid.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

COSTANTINO (101174) 2015-08-12 22:35

Good morning dear beverley and
have a nice time and a happy day
you captured this event perfectly
what could I say for the courage
of the man on the ground?
one shot is one thousand words
regards from Samos islandcostantino

emka (149149) 2015-08-13 0:00

Hi Bev, I imagine the excitement of the visitors and I wouldn't like to be in the place of this brave presented. What fun for local people.

Have a beautiful day

MAlgo

jean113 (20427) 2015-08-13 12:42

Hello Beverley,it looks as if the weather stayed fine for the show!
Excellent sharp focus on the 'Stunt monkey'doing his stuff!
And I have just noticed the commentator lying down with his microphone!
Good composition with the action slightly off centre, and some of the audience in the fg.Everyone seems to be enjoying the spectacle.
I too seem to be having trouble with my wrist!Too much TE?
Regards Jean.

rychem (72179) 2015-08-13 21:01

Unbelievable! This commentator with microphone must have confidence in the ability of the motorcyclist! Very well captured scene.
regards Ryszard

tyro (30513) 2015-08-14 6:50

Hello Bev,

Did you not volunteer to lie down next to the compere here? Just imagine what brilliant close-up shots you could have had of that motorbike and rider!

But actually this is a brilliant shot too - we see the stunt rider, we can even see the worried look on the compere's face, we see the expectant crowds beyond and even the out of focus foreground head of the boy next to you has an air of expectation and excitement!

Brilliant!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. Hope that RSI settles soon. Can you still lift a glass? :o)

Tue (79554) 2015-08-15 3:54

Hello Beverley,
Never will I be persuaded to do something like this, no matter how skilled the biker is, so I find this a very brave man. ;-) Great photo of this event. Perfect composition, I like the inclusion of the people in the left hand foreground.
Lars

Matyas (0) 2015-08-20 1:34

Hello Beverley! Dangerous boys. Dynamic scene. Good moment. Good POV and DOF. Fine composition. Original effect. Good luck!

macjake (95689) 2015-08-21 13:31

Hi Bev
first off, i like your note...we get a good sense of the activities and the mood created by the people involved, thats awesome.

not so sure i'd want to be that guy on the ground, but i'm sure they've done this a thousand times.

fun photo, fun note, fun times :)
i'd like to see more of these.
have a great weekend
Craig

adores (46979) 2015-08-22 16:45

Hi Beverley!
It was a good idea to include the heads in foreground, this kid seems to be completely concentrated on the performance. The clouds are great!

ourania (51103) 2015-09-21 7:25

Hello Bev,
you captured the electrifying atmosphere as well as the essence of the event and the scene with superb timing and effectiveness. Your picture tells a thorough story, including characters, setting, plot and mood and is structured in a very intriguing and pleasing way. I like how the main scene is so clear and framed by the spectators at the left hand side and in the background. Including the boy in such an eloquent posture in the foreground was an ingenious idea that's affected the scene profoundly. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great evening,
Ourania