I didn’t know about Kenny Stremes. Now I do.
We travelled North through Germany and Holland in to Belgium (only France and England to go on that day!). I’d heard of MX trails but the general concensus was “just go there”. We went there and I would repeat the concensus. You should probably just go there. MX is tucked away in some hard to find woods and it’s been that way for a long time….before that it was a motocross ‘track’. Red Belge was there to greet us and give the guided tour. There’s enough lines that it’s really easy to get lost just wandering around. It felt like we had hours to spare but after untarping Jonny and some locals rode a ‘small’ line for a short while and it was nearly time to go. Jonny bent his bars and had to sit this one out but thankfully we got to watch Kenny Stremes and Red Belge ride one of the bigger lines. Needless to say it was a privilege!
A couple from Red Belge. It’s pretty much impossible to convey scale in these photos. There’s nothing but thick woods for reference. This isn’t even the biggest line!
Taking photos in places like MX is a bit of a conundrum. You can’t just walk about in any direction. There’s plants, bushes, trees, nettles, and a lot of undulation to contend with. You kind of have to stand wherever you can and set up flashes in much the same way. Once I find a spot I usually take about 10 test shots (sometimes with people riding) to find something that I’m relatively happy with. Then (once I’ve got something passable) I’ll start playing around with slower shutter speeds, narrower depth of field, flash settings, composition, and my position in the hopes of getting something a bit more artistic. Then I’ll move on and repeat the process. I’m certain theres’s a photo to be taken at MX that really does the place justice…..I’m sure someone else has taken it. I’ll have to wait for my version!
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