Rough Trip

Just got back today from shooting the Gravity East downhill race at Windham Mt.

Day one: rain, rain, rain. Day two: mud, mud, mud.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was going to hand out as many cards, seen below, as possible. But my stack of well orchestrated cards turned into a pile of mud by 10am on day one.

Kirt Zimmer did me a huge favor on this one. He told me that I am know to do my best work if left along. So he left me alone with the entire mountain. After crawling through mud, and enduring relentless rain, at the top of the mountain, with a bag of expensive camera gear (which I own) and lighting gear (which I don't), I got exactly what he meant. What he really wanted to say is, "I'll just slow you down."

Kirt - thanks a bunch for this great opportunity and the unlimited use of 4x4s and various members of your staff. They were vital to make this work.

On My Way Out of Town Today

I am on my way out of town today for a shoot at Windham Mt. for the Gravity East Series (here). Definitely animal the whole way on this one. No budget for travel, assistant, or extra camera. Though, if you can't do it with one camera, one lens and an borrowed car, you can't do it at all.

I told the mountain that I was willing to do it animal style if they were willing to give me freedom. I am sure they will like it more than a highly forced thing anyway.

In an effort to cast a bigger net to promote myself, I put the above card together to get the word out.

Weblog Dare

Hello.

I am sure that the only one reading this will be Liam Collins. He sits next to me and we are blogging on a dare. Here I go...