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Description Cochrane Winter Rally, 2009. Alberta Canada. 04 Subie STI rolls completely over right in front of me, this is the last shot I got before I started to run frantically.

Drive and Co-driver were unharmed.


If you look closely there is a backpack in the left of the picture...where another photographer was standing for the passes of all the previous cars on that stage, he moved by chance across the stage just as that happened to help a friend change a filter that was stuck...lucky he did!!!!


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Edit: A DD! When I suggested this, it was just because I didn't see many automotive sport shots up there, I never thought it would actually get accepted!!!!

Thank you for your support and all the kind comments on my work, I cant personally thank each of you, so , THANKYOU! (Capitals make it better)

And to any aspiring rally photographers, watch out for rocks, and keep a knee brace handy!
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Comments: 193

hotmetal53 [2009-05-04 19:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Note to self: When shooting race cars, stage camera on the inside of the corner.
--
Allen Brown [link]
Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin. --- Anatole France

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ThrashATL [2009-05-04 19:09:44 +0000 UTC]

What a GREAT catch!

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Twoozle [2009-05-04 18:59:41 +0000 UTC]

Aaahhh.
Wow- this is amazing. The chances of a shot like this seem really slim (I'm not a photographer, but I can appreciate some number work)- this is really cool It made me wanna scream "Aaahhh!"

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xXJohnnnYXx [2009-05-04 18:44:12 +0000 UTC]

wow, u sure cant take a pic like this every day

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fusedcolours [2009-05-04 18:33:01 +0000 UTC]

He's gonna loose his no-claims bonus for sure with his insurance company!

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supremextreme [2009-05-04 18:31:58 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations! Fantastic shot!

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DJjitlee [2009-05-04 18:26:35 +0000 UTC]

That is an awesome action shot.

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RussianAlfaSubmarine In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 18:19:51 +0000 UTC]

Awesome action shot! I love it! The most DD-worthy photo I have seen scince I joined DA! *favs*

Scubies also happen to be my fave car

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JonasRasmussen In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 18:18:17 +0000 UTC]

Great shot there. Now I need to watch some ultra slow motion sport shots

Hehe I can only imagine the situation, if it was me!
I would still be trying to hit the right picture even though the danger of getting hit by a car

What a difficult choice to make

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spittty [2009-05-04 18:05:54 +0000 UTC]

thats pretty sick

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PonyFierce [2009-05-04 17:59:33 +0000 UTC]

amazing capture

Well deserverd the DD

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kvapil [2009-05-04 17:51:19 +0000 UTC]

amazing shot!

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nosKILL1343 [2009-05-04 17:38:17 +0000 UTC]

OMG, I'm simply crazy love this stuff...
Cool

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TerraRhapsody [2009-05-04 17:34:57 +0000 UTC]

incredible capture! congrats on the DD!

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true-soldier [2009-05-04 17:25:06 +0000 UTC]

roflmao, great shot, and hilarious info. Truly awesome shot though. Glad no one got hurt.

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NlCe [2009-05-04 17:18:44 +0000 UTC]

wow, close one

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DeanKreger [2009-05-04 17:00:03 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh, I looooooove winter rallies so much! Great shot!

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LPORTAL [2009-05-04 16:54:32 +0000 UTC]

Did he run? LOL nice shot, great car!

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ShadowNeko13 In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 16:28:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh you car. You sexy sexy BEAST. That is my dream first car right there. RAWR. BABY!

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MetalShadowOverlord In reply to ShadowNeko13 [2009-05-04 16:35:26 +0000 UTC]

Epic win!

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ShadowNeko13 In reply to MetalShadowOverlord [2009-05-05 02:12:23 +0000 UTC]

Uh, thanks? You like the STi too I take it?

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MetalShadowOverlord In reply to ShadowNeko13 [2009-05-05 02:43:58 +0000 UTC]

The car looks cool, but what you said about it was funny!

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ShadowNeko13 In reply to MetalShadowOverlord [2009-05-05 03:06:31 +0000 UTC]

Well thanks haha. It's a Subaru Impreza WRX STi, in case you're wondering.

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MEMNOCH08 [2009-05-04 16:00:48 +0000 UTC]

Damn. That's an amazing shot!

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Zeaphra247 [2009-05-04 15:58:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow....just wow. Thank goodness no one got hurt.
Wow

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zJoriz [2009-05-04 15:49:14 +0000 UTC]

Wicked shot! Amazing, what a timing. Did you get away in time to not be buried in snow?

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BlockJuice In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 15:07:03 +0000 UTC]

apologies if I call a fail on this one.

But nonetheless, great shot!

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CallMePlisskin [2009-05-04 15:02:17 +0000 UTC]

This shot is as exciting as it must have been standing there taking this shot!

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digital-story [2009-05-04 14:42:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow amazing capture, this is what i call "be in adequate place at the adequate time"

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Otakuprincess [2009-05-04 14:35:27 +0000 UTC]

Amazing shot!

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isischneider [2009-05-04 14:31:11 +0000 UTC]

brilliant shot

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jonskow [2009-05-04 14:27:08 +0000 UTC]

Awesome shot! Lucky photograph

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voidSkipper [2009-05-04 14:10:05 +0000 UTC]

The only way this shot could have possibly been better is if you could see the drivers faces through the windshield. They still wear half-head helmets, right?

Either way, balls of steel behind this shot.

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etheris In reply to voidSkipper [2010-03-02 21:06:05 +0000 UTC]

yep! That would have been awesome, and if I had been using a polarizer you would have seen it. But in that light I didnt want to risk losing detail with the polarizer.

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DiogommAlves [2009-05-04 14:08:29 +0000 UTC]

Lol well caught!

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vanheart [2009-05-04 13:51:56 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!
Now this is rally.
the perfect shot on the perfect moment!

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Trevone [2009-05-04 13:47:39 +0000 UTC]

this is one of those really rare shots few photographers will be lucky (or unlucky) enough to take. hehe.

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zkn [2009-05-04 13:39:09 +0000 UTC]

f*ckin' awesome!!!!! great shot

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dragon-shadow In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 13:03:50 +0000 UTC]

It's amazing how you could spend forever setting up the right lighting, angles, subject matter etc. only to have real life & a chance moment to totally beat a composed photograph hands down! Amazing photograph, scary, but amazing.

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etheris In reply to dragon-shadow [2009-05-04 14:36:31 +0000 UTC]

I'm finding more and more as I shoot Rally Sport that it comes down to luck more often than technical skill. At my last shoot a spectator standing to my right with a Canon Rebel XTi and a kit lens caught the best photo Ive seen from the rally, and all of us "pros" with our 70-200 f2.8 L IS's and our Nion D2X's and 1DS MK III's just stood there and gaped.

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NekoFlameAlchemist [2009-05-04 12:50:57 +0000 UTC]

What a great capture! You really caught this at the right moment!
Well, maybe not right for the driver but still...
Glad nobody was seriously hurt!

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Kovaneer [2009-05-04 12:49:38 +0000 UTC]

this picture is just fantastic
the noiselessness and the beautiful colours are made it even better....

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WindyLife In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 12:24:04 +0000 UTC]

Great shoot
As Japanese I really love subaru and I had impreza WRX previously.
(now I have forester)
Btw I'm so sad that subaru pulls out of WRC...

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zymotic-error In reply to ??? [2009-05-04 12:12:43 +0000 UTC]

wow I did something like this
I mean my dad did it with his car, and I had the camera ;]
nice shot, congrats :]

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Maxerateur [2009-05-04 12:05:26 +0000 UTC]

wow. Lucky you, lucky other guy and lucky drivers etc. A lot of luck in this picture. And also a lot of skill! Very nice capture.

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ironmanbr [2009-05-04 11:58:51 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!

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GirlDee [2009-05-04 11:52:11 +0000 UTC]

Eeeeeeeeek! *runs away from the crazy out-of-control car!*

Amazing picture!

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Vrykol-akas [2009-05-04 11:49:36 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! Your story really fills up to the image

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JohannesCourtens [2009-05-04 11:46:35 +0000 UTC]

awwweee :*( poor subi.. Amazing shot.

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hafoot [2009-05-04 11:18:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is an insane shot! Nice one.

Lucky for the photographer infront of you!! That stuck lense probably saved his life.

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