My goodness! What a sight to behold! I had thought I had the wrong website at first glance. Not exactly a pretty sight but, nonetheless, a fascinating photo. This is hysterical...and a really good capture to boot. I'm amazed at the clarity, considering the lighting situation. It made me laugh...and it made me look back at it several times. As they say in the South (Tennessee, USA)... What a hoot!

Great shot, but I seriously don't know whats scarier, the backside, or the fire!.... I assume naked cyclists jumping through fire happens every other week in Blackpool!!! csj

woa. Actually this is really cool... hero/cyclist going through portal/gates of hell to save the universe... perfectly believable... well... until you see the thong... then...it's just *shudder*...Marvelous picture, tho'!! I love the fire and the composition... I just wish he had pants on... really.

Great capture and a perfect title! Thanks for the laugh.

Spot on timing, looks a tricky stunt though! :D

Thank God he at least put his socks on! Amazing shot, but would it have killed him to put some clothes on. Hurts my eyes.

Great shot. Directly to hell

What a surreal scene! The title is absolutely perfect.

You could have called it 'The Ring of Fire'. Beautifully exposed (no pun intended).

I understand why he has no (more) hair, except on the head: probably last time he had a cap ! Impressive picture

Lol! You really don't see that every day... (thankfully ;)

Ha! Well, I suppose it does make for a great shot. ;) The fire is amazing.

Cracking!

8-p

Wow... I don't know what's more impressive, the way you've captured the flames, of the guy jumping through them. Nice shot!

I can't stop laughing.

Awesome.

what the hell? it seems like a really interesting festival.

fine shot !
cant help thinking waxing would be less dangerous though :)

See, the problem is not that Dave attends these ridiculous events... or that he photographs them... it's that he posts these as "photographs of fine art" ;) And then people deem them as "fantastic shots" .. I wish we could go back to 2004 when the [photoblog] world was a tiny bit more intelligent and those comments were saved for, well, better photos...

Craig: yes, pretty much every other week ;-)

Miklos: who are you quoting when you say "photographs of fine art"? Anyway, leaving aside that what you actually meant was "fine art photographs" - this is a near-naked guy on a bicycle, not the Mona Lisa - you seem to be forgetting that this is a photoblog; i.e. a near daily thing, with photographs. Sure, we describe the company as a "fine arts and commercial photographic" company, but that doesn't mean that stuff I blog should only be fine art or commercial. Clearly, as most everyone else has managed to recognise, this one is a bit of fun. You know, ha ha, smile, that sort of thing ;-)

Colours are great and it made me smile.

I'd rather collect Asda's trolleys and return them to the trolley park than do what he is doing ...what a nutter. Well it kept you warm Dave. richard

This is a fabulous picture. The devil is crossing fire! Great great great!

I'd like to see him try that on a unicycle. mal

puts a spin on ring of fire doesnt it...! good catch

can we say stopped action from hell. lol. wow.

Really amazing! Is that proper fire or some sort of fire that isn't as hot as normal flame? I guess he was pedalling for his life, too ;)

this shot is amazing! you can instantly feel the heat

Now this is a funny one, and I'm not sure i would do that in a g-string!

Hahahaha! Loving the comments! This is a photo of me by the way!!!