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Monday, July 25, 2011

Experimenting = Fun

Using Nikon strobes with Canon bodies, I set out for a second day shooting at Highland Mountain Bike Park. I had so much fun the first day I wanted to go back and bring strobes to light a few shots I had in mind. I've never been much of a gear head, but it was fun experimenting. I think if I were to do this type of photography full time (which part of me thinks would be awesome) I'd want a setup that lit every frame in a sequence shot...rather than just one. But it worked for me and what I was doing.

It reminded me of my skateboarding and bmx days...even still snowboarding and watching videos getting pumped to ride. There was always a part of me that wanted to photograph these athletes shredding a line down a mountain or pushing aerials to the next level. Check out what they're doing over at Brain Farm. I wet myself a little every time I watch their videos.

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Highland Mountain Bike Park

Highland Mountain Bike Park

Highland Mountain Bike Park

Big Blue Baseball

Big Blue Baseball

Higland Mountain Bike Park

3 comments:

katie said...

dude! these ARE awesome. i love the one with the daisies in the foreground, and the last one with the tree. v cool. :)

Jake May said...

These are boss. Nice work.

Sean Proctor said...

Dude, these are SWEET! Totally agree with Ms. Barnes, the one with the daises in the foreground is awesome.

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I am a staff photojournalist at the Concord Monitor. I am a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and was a student at the Danish School of Journalism. Upon graduation, I worked at the Midland Daily News for nearly two years from 2008-2010.