New Beginning

Trevor Nedea - Nollie Tre Flip

I am back in the game with some new camera gear. As some of you may know, I switched from Canon, to Nikon. Anyways, the above image was the official first sequence shot with the new camera, as well as my first sequence ever shot. Still waiting on my insurance to come in from my old camera gear, which reminds me, I need to call that lady back!

Anyways, I'm hoping with this gear, it will allow me to do much more with my photography, since my old camera couldn't shoot 9 frames a second.

out of the bag

Well, I was trying to keep it a small deal, and hoping that not a lot of people would know, or at least find out..but now apparently, the entire Fanshawe Campus knows, all of my family knows, all of my parent's and brother's friends know, and all of my friends now know, so it's not really that quiet anymore.

Anyways, if you aren't in the loop, about 2 weeks ago, all of my camera gear was stolen. Yeah, not cool. The years of saving, and updating are now gone. I do, however, still have my plastic Holga with 1 roll of 120 film left. I also lost both of my laptops which had a shit load of school work on it.

Luckily, my gear is covered by my insurance, and so I'm simply waiting on the money so I can buy the gear again.

I was originally shooting with Canon, but with the cheque coming soon, I hope, I will be switching to Nikon. I'm hoping with this new gear, I can get back to some solid skateboard photography. Plus, with the new Camera, I'll be able to shoot sequences, which will make things a lot easier if I'm in a lazy mood. The change was not hard to do either due to some great advice from another photographer (Thanks a bunch Worona!) who I also think is very under-rated for his quality of work.

Even though by the time I get the gear, the weather will be shitty, it will give me time to get adjusted to Nikon, as well as some other toys I plan on getting. (It is impossible to find another Bronica SQ fisheye, and I can't afford a Hassy)

Yeah, new gear is on the way I hope though. As Big Black once said..."The Future is Lookin' Bright!"

The Joys of shopping

This is what my credit card will have to endure once I get the money. All my photo gear was jacked and I was lucky enough to be covered. This will only cover a portion of the gear I had stolen. Cool.

Drag can be stylish

During a session at London's Central 3 set, AJ decided to warm up with a kickflip. Normally AJ has his kickflips dialed and would land it first try. This wasn't the case. He fell somewhat badly 3 times in a row. So as either punishment, comedy, or sheer desperation, he decided to tuck the bottom of his shirt through the neck, to give it that "look". Anyways, he landed the kickflip 1st try once his shirt was in it's "special" way. Maybe he should consider keeping his shirts that way when skating...hell, it may even become the next skinny jeans, or potato sack pants phase.

Dave can Backside Flip

Yeah, Dave has solid backside flips. They are popped excessively high, and have excessive amounts of style. Anyways, here's a recent shot from when we skated The Red Brick 8 set. Personally, I hate it, but these kids can rip it to shit!

burr

With the fall weather coming in, and the lovely colours that are starting to form around the city, London has a lot to offer in terms of "artistic" shots. I won't be shooting those until my new battery comes in. Gotta love paying $320 for a battery. These photos were shot a few weeks ago when my heel was wrecked. I'm back to skating though after 2 and half weeks of not standing on a board and barely walking. 

 

Dave Hn...something er other with a Backside Flip (sorry Dave, your last name is impossible to remember)
 Jay Chesterman with a Nollie Shuv

I don't know if I ever posted this photo. I know I meant to at one point only because it is a trick over a person. That's always a fresh idea. But of course, nothing will compare to Mike-Mo's Switch Flip over Malto. Nate's kickflip over Juan in this photo took 2 tries. Hearing stories of Mike-Mo, I'm sure his was first try.