6:47 PM US MTB Championships

Just got back from the US MTB Championships held at the SolVista Bike Park in Granby, CO. The higher altitude and mid-day sun were a bit challenging- not to mention my 2 hour hiking detour the morning of the U23 race with my camera pack. That pretty much ruined my legs and feet from the start but I got through it.

Funny things go through my head when I'm at a "big event." What am I shooting? Am I doing it right? Is my stuff going to look different? Unique? Will anyone say wow? Just when I'm really second guessing my self I usually settle down and see something. when I know I have something good I take a look around to see if any other photo nerds are around. If they aren't or their camera has a different lens or is pointed some where else I know I'm in business.

When I get home I start checking sites to see what others shot. It gives me a good view into how others approached each event, and how they see things. For this event I'm pretty happy how things turned out. for some other pics be sure to check here Giant's FaceBook page

10:59 AM Point Of View

Even though my website and company name is "jakespointofview" it's not often that I actually shoot a P.O.V. shot. The name jakespointofview was actually coined by my wonderful wife Tricia when I was struggling for a website name. I wanted something more than just my name and something unique, related to photography but expandable. It has stuck since then.

Back to the post at hand after that little fun fact. This was shot last November on one of the local trails for the Giant P&A catalog. The camera is mounted via 2 superclamps, 1 bicycle seatpost and a ball head. I used one flash, camera right, shot the whole thing remotely as the model rode by.

How many giant Logo's can you find in this one?

6:18 PM Sea Otter Classic

Got back from the Sea Otter Classic late last night. I'm not sure how many I've been to but I think my first was back in 93 or 94. I've missed a few and it's always been a love/hate based on what I was doing there. The last few have certainly been good for me and this one will go down in the memory books just based on the unreal weather. Guess 10 days of junk weather for Giant Team Camp payed off!

Been sorting through photos for most of the day and this one popped out at me. It's from Sunday during Pro DH practice. It was probably the largest field of pro's I'd seen at Sea Otter ever. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing but it is what it is.

I shot the photo below just as I got to practice. I seem to have a habit of making my first shot of the day one of my favorites. I'll probably have some more photos from the otter later.