Helicopter disappointment, but great images from Skateboard Park
Today I shot a few stand-alone images for the Saturday Special Section of Fort McMurray Today, well I didn’t really plan it but it did work out that way. I went with Lindsey to work today, although normally I would just drop her off and head back, well today was suppose to be different. I was given an assignment from the paper to take pictures for National Forest Week and I was really excited because I was suppose to get a helicopter ride to take the images. Unfortunately the helicopter ride fell through because the pilot had some other passengers he had to take up and couldn’t take me up until later tonight, when I was busy waiting for my interview with Apple, so needless to say our schedules didn’t work out.
Well it wasn’t too bad though, because I did manage to sneak out for an hour to go to the local skateboard park to take some pictures of skateboarders and BMXers, well maybe it shouldn’t be plural, because when I got there it was before school was out for the day and there was only one person there, but another showed up sooner after and more people did show up while I was leaving.
So I got to take pictures of Todd Sparkes, a skateboarder that works at Syncrude and Mike, a BMX rider, (didn’t get his last name) who works at Albian Sands. They were both great to work with and did some great moves on their respective tools. I was only there for about 30 minutes but I got some great stuff and I am very appreciative of both Todd and Mike for their willingness to have pictures taken.
Afterwards I got back to the office, uploaded the images and waited for my third interview with Apple. The interview went quite well and I am feeling fairly optimistic, but I’m still keeping my fingers crossed. I did have a good time and I’m glad the interview went well, but I do wish I was able to get the images I needed for National Forest Week.
P.S. I’m not a skateboard expert, or anywhere near that designation, so please be patient with my caption descriptions, because they were tough to write.
Todd's skateboard on top of the half-pipe.
Todd Sparkes sits on his skateboard to pose for a portrait.
Todd Sparkes performs another skateboard trick at the top of the half-pipe
Todd Sparkes portrait
Todd skateboards to the top of the half-pipe and stays up there for a few seconds.
Todd Sparkes comes down the half-pike.
Todd Sparkes skateboards along the half-pike in the skateboard park in Fort McMurray.
- Great move by Mike
Mike Callan takes another run at the half-pipe
Mike readies himself for the half-pipe
Mikes does a really high BMX jump
Mike stands atop the half-pipe for a portrait.
Mike does another trick.
Mike does another BMX trick with a high jump
Another great move by Mike
Awesome blog man. I like how the shots turned out. Feel free to swing by whenever the bikers are around haha
Nice captures ‘olmes!
Thanks Mike! The shots did turn out pretty well and thanks for helping me. I’ll try to make it out there when I can and maybe when we start getting some consistent weather.
Thanks Rok, it was a lot of fun.