Pumped
Ty Bowmaker entered a wide range of photos in the AMB Photography Awards this year. This image went very well in the public voting for the Wide Angle category, but just missed out on placing. I really like it as the conditions are very evocative, with the light breaking through not just the canopy but also cloud or fog. The lens really shapes the trees to draw your focus to the rider, and only when you start to look closer do you start to get a scale of the rock drop. Ryan’s photo is a sharp sunset image with a rider who has been happy to send it on the big jumps on the lower slopes of Maydena Bike Park. And while it could be taken anywhere, the clear layering of…