Congratulations
I was wondering where you'd been. And then you posted on the PhotographyREVIEW.com forums. Congratulations on the new camera. I'm psyched for you. A digital SLR makes a huge difference in the quality and timing of your photos. They're definitely a drag to ride with. But you get used to it, and the photos usually make it worth the effort. I did two big rides on my DH bike, in Moab, last November. The photos totally made it worth the suffereing. And I'll be doing it again, in just a few days. But now I've got a lighter bike
I really like that first photo a lot. I'm picturing it with a rider fully pinning it into those rocks, though. I don't know what leads up to them. But just imagine someone with their chin on the bars and the front wheel floating a little. That would be SICK!!!!!!!
The hip photo with the orange post really annoys me. But the other one is great. Slight angle changes can make such a huge difference.
Psyched to see more from you, buddy!