STRAIGHT FROM THE HIP

This is a shot from the hip. I had my hand dangling by my side holding the camera when these off-road bikers came along. So I just turned my hand round, pointed the camera blindly in their direction and this perfect shot of them came out.
Joke: A young married man was crazy on mountain biking and very often he left his wife at home by herself while he enjoyed his sport. One day, his wife told him she wanted to go with him, so he reluctantly accepted to take her with him, riding on the seat behind his back. Some distance from home he was stopped by a police car.
"What've I done, officer?" asked the biker.
"Perhaps you didn't notice sir, but your wife fell off your bike half a mile back . . ."
"Oh, thank God for that," said the biker - "I thought I'd gone deaf!"
Thank you very much for looking and for the lovely comments on yesterday's picture.

[Sue Wilde]

This is a fabulous hip shot Dione...I always get them crooked but yours is perfect

[Margo]

Well done! Its a wonder you didn't fall off your bike

[sally agnew]

Great shot Dione, they certainly have been off road :)

[Phil Howcroft]

Hey hip shots can work well dione , this one makes for a great pov

[Dianne]

Clever image - pretty good from the hip!

[Margaret Obey]

What a fabulous from the hip shot. Fav

[Danny G.]

Great hip shot! I started riding dirt bikes in 1973, they are a lot of fun! And funny joke, too!

[Carole Imes]

Fav! You nailed it! Love the view, too. I did a hip shot only once and it turned out great.....need to try it more often.

[richard saffold]

i shoot from the hip or waist quite often, the angle is usually much better.

[alia_801]

Great shot of them all zipping along!

[Sheralee S]

It worked so well! Great shot. It doesn't always work for me :)

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Sue]

Oh brilliantly done! I bet they didn't even know they were being photographed!

[Gena Pegg]

Excellent shot!!! Love the joke!!! Maggie Mae might enjoy that one too!!!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, turned out perfect. I'll have to try a shot from the hip sometime. I'm always why when it comes to point a camera at strangers.

[Joyce]

Great hip shot Dione. I keep trying this but usually just get the pavement!

[Margaret Brown]

Nice action capture, looks a bit muddy!!

[Ivan]

Great 'hip' capture!

[Yao RL]

This is a cool shot, Some men talk non stop too.

[Claire]

Great hip action

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the motor bikers and the nice view on the road and country.
The rose was buy in a flower shop for my wife`s birthday. We can buy them all year round

[tony gig]

Lovely action shot Dione...Fav

[Peggy Scroggins]

Very nice hip and action shot.

[Call me Joe]

Super cool- hip hip hooray!!!:)

[Milanie]

Great action shot - so clear and detailed- if I tried that, I'd have wound up with a perfectly focused mud puddle!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good job shooting from the hip!!

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[Dione Giorgio]

@swilde @777margo @hermann @phil_howcroft @dide @ceilidh @soboy5 @cimes1 @chard @alia_801 @bella_ss @kerristephens @sioux @eyesmile @mittens @thistle @craftymeg @ivan @yaorenliu @claireuk @pyrrhula @tonygig @miata2u @joemuli @milaniet @olivetreeann @bkbinthecity Thank you very much for your lovely comments and the fav's. Very much appreciated.

[mervyn hobbs]

Just shows you should of been a cowboy.

[Chris K]

great sneaky shot.

[Dione Giorgio]

@carwyn3 @cruiser Thank you so much for your comments.

[Paula W]

Super shot Dione, they never seem to work out for me I usual end up with the ground or the sky!

[Dione Giorgio]

@paulaw Thanks. I guess I was lucky because I had all the settings set already.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Great shot from the hip fav!

[Kate]

Excellent, love shooting from the hip but mine don't turn out like this one! Well done!!