Crazy

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 70 – 300 VR
f/5.0 at 1/500
ISO 400
Wow! That exclamation is not for the photograph but for what the guy is doing in the photograph. There were at least 4 guys doing these sorts of tricks for a show at the 2008 PNE. As you can see, amusement parks offer lots of photographic opportunities.

Technically this was not the easiest photo to get. It was cloudy and just starting to get dark. Also, the subjects were backlit by what little sun there was. If I zoomed right in I frequently cut off part of the bike or the rider. I opted to zoom back and rely on cropping to produce the final composition.

Finally, there were some distracting background elements that I could not avoid getting in the pictures. However, with this photo I felt that the flag and pillars worked helping to balance the composition.