New York City - Day 1

Set foot towards The Big Apple today for a 4 day school trip. We had lot's of things planned for the week such as a view of the city, NY Yankee's game, Broadway shows, and a cruise around Manhattan. I thought i would make a daily blog on my very first Journey to New York City, and The United States. Enjoy!

almost there...


NYC skyline


not too sure what to say about this one


pedestrians making do with what they got


busy streets of New York City


Chaos in Time Square


Headed up to the "Top of the Rocks" nd got a good view of the Empire State Building


A nice view of "The Big Apple" form the top of the Rockafella Centre


New York City Nightlife


Although this is the city that never sleeps, It's time for me to get some rest and see what The Big Apple has in store for us tomorrow! Stay tuned

Spring 2011

Spring has finally arrived, and the we finally got our first day with some nice weather! I really wanted to make this season count so I decided to call up a few buddies and go shoot some photo's as soon as possible! Really not too much went on, just a fun little sesh to kick Spring 2011 off. Take a look for yourself.


Evan Thomson, Ollie


The day wasn't going right for Justin....


Pissed off his older brother rolled away with the ollie before he did.


So in return, Evan decided to do it again, this time with a different angle.

Thanks Mike Kaz!

Finally some good news. Just got the word that my friend Mike has got some Pocket Wizards coming his way! He offered me to buy his Flash triggers, 1 transmitter and 3 receivers! This means I'm am going to have a lot more blogs come with photo's! So stay tuned. Take a look at Mikes blog to while you're at it!

Winter Ward

Made a short little trip to the Ward today and got some quick snaps. Hoping to show up ready to shoot with some off camera flashes, my camera had something else on its mind and decided not to cooperate.

Dillon Flemming, 360 Flip, I'm aware i should have been on the other side (courtesy to Daltons filming)


That's what you get for getting mad...


I was hoping someone could explain to me how a picture of a Bs Tail on the across hubba exposes like this with 1 SB-600 flash to the right side of the picture


28 tries later, Andrew rolls away with a Crail grab down the step-up.

Old

Just to get the season off to start, I though i would post some of my old photo's from a few years back before I even got really interested in photography

Evan Thomson, Tail tap shifty



Zach Ready, Fs Lip

End of a not so exciting season...

Looks like the seasons are finally starting to change, and snowboarding is going to take over for a little while. Other than indoor parks photos, I don't think I'm going to be posting many skate pictures for a little while. I was debating on making a seperate blog for my Snowboarding photo's but that just seems like too much work, so be expecting some as soon and the snow hits hard!

Lords Of The Ward

Today, The Ward Skatepark celebrated Lords of the Ward 2010. Lots of hardcore skating went down, and even the Canadian Circa team came to support the contest. Big congrats to Carter Grandin for winning first place in the 12 & under division, and Jon Cos for winning 13-16 years age group. Unfortunatly for me I didn't get too many photos due to technical difficulties. But here are some that turned out.

Aaron Jacob, Kickflip


Brandon Davison, Noseslide


360 Flip


Ryan Warrington, 360 flip

Spot Hunting!

Since nobody around my neighborhood really skate anymore and I don't realla have a way anyways else, my best hopes right now would be to promote spots to bring skaters over here! I've lived at the spot for about 7 years and as I grew and got older, The stairs ans rail get smaller. The run up is decent and it is definatly skateable (stairs/rail). My biggest concern would be having to nail the trick or as many tricks down as possible, security would be pretty tight.

New Game Face!

Today, I picked myself up a new Nikon D70! I have been wanting to upgrade from my D3000 for some time now and what better way to do so with a Nikon D70, 28-80mm and a Sunpak flash for the price of only 350$! The best part about this upgrade is that I can finally start shooting with wireless flashes, something that I couldn't do with My D3000. I'm expecting some quick photo's to come soon before snowfall. Photo's to come soon!

Ollies with... Jordan Hatzinger?

Just when we thought the skateboarding season was coming to an end, we found time to squeeze in one more session. But wait? With Jordan Hatzinger! With nothing but hockey and moving to toronto on his mind, Jordan decided he was up for another photoday. he has still proven himself to ollie off drops, and over high obstacles, when he hasn't skated in a few months. Take a look!


Jordan Hatzinger, Ollie off new drop..


..and garbage bin ollie.

Rainy Days

It figures that the day I finally get to go shoot some new photo's, it starts to rain out. But that didn't stop us. We decided to go to the closest spot we could think of, and get right down to buisness before mother nature had her way with us.

Justin starts things off with an ollie...


...and finishes it off with an indy grab.

The Past

So, since I havn't got the chance to go out and get any new photo's lately, I thought I would upload some old pictures that I have taken over the past few years.

Brady, Almost Back Lip


Benn, Almost Front Lip.


Benn, Front Smith


Plan B demo, P-Rod - Nollie Bs Crooked (Ignore The guy who almost got in my way)


Benn Bradshaw, Ollie to Fakie. Digital Cameras are the best.


Jordan Hatzinger, Ollie


Blinded Kickflips are the coolest, especially with stitches in your knee, Jordan Hatzinger


Jordan Hatzinger, Indy Grab


Benn Bradshaw, Ollie of Jordan Hatzinger

Not Too Exciting..

Well, summer has almost come to an end, and it hasn't been too exciting. I didn't get as many photo's as I was hoping to this summer, but I am going to try to jam pack everything before winter has it's turn. I should have a few more posts this summer but for now, this is all your going to get. Cheers.

RED STAR DEMO!

Today the Red Star team had a Demo at The Ward Skatepark. It's been a while since the ward has brought any pro's, but today we has skaters such as Paul Trep, Paul Machnau, Chad Dixon, and Grant Paterson who is now pro. These photo's pretty much sum up a dope day.


Paul Trep, Fakie s/w front board


Autograph signing


Back Tail, Cephas Benson


Front Feeb, Ryan Warrington


Benn Bradshaw, Front Blunt


Brandon hyped on board toss

First!

Made my way back to that "almost perfect" 6 stair today with the first person to come skate this. Not only the stairs, but the rail to! Congrats on being the first Dalton. After a long half hour wait for Roach in this 35 degree weather, we finally got down to buisness.

"so yea this rail should be fun, It's just that it's sackable" - Dalton


After a few go's Dalton Fleming Rolls away with a BS Boardslide.


Gnarly private school.

Skate For Free!

As you locals may or may not know, the city decided they were going to remove Guelph's outdoor park due to area complaints. As a result of this, the city also thought it would be a good idea, to help out the Ward Skatepark by letting people skate for free, and the city would pay for it! Thanks a lot Guelph!

Dalton Fleming, warming up with a BS Smith grind


Dalton, Back Tail


Dalton almost rides away with a Nollie Back Lip