A friend, a car, a board, a camera......

So today after work my brother asked me if I wanted to go play basketball at the park, since I was just getting home from work I was a little tired and cranky but I went. So after about an hour of playing 3 on 3 basketball with a few friends another friend of mine drove by and saw us and quickly pulled a u turn to come say hi. When he came over to the court I asked him where he was going and he said that he was going to skate at a high school about 5 or 6 miles away. As soon as he said that the wheels in my head start turning and I asked if I could tag along, he excitingly said yes.

After a quick stop at my house for a change of clothes and my gear we hit the road. Our first stop was the local middle school (which is where the lax pics came from) where there was a freshly paved construction area for the new intermediate school being put in. Tyler had scouted the spot the day before and was pretty stoked for the shoot.

Right where I put my back pack down there was a drain the clearly said "DUMP NO WASTE" and there was about 5 bottles from the day before.

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I thought it was kinda comical but after I snapped the picture Tyler was ready. It was kinda cloudy out but it made for a nice background.

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Nikon D200 18-250 f/5 1/2500 iso 160

The sun was behind us so I had Tyler come from the other way so could get a nice silhouette of him and the clouds.

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After that I thought about going to my grandparents house which has a massive 3,000 square foot basement that isnt finished and the floor is smooth as glass for Tyler. When we got there I really wanted to find a way to blur the backround but keep Tyler clear, normally you just pan with the subject but I tried something else way more high tech.

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This ghetto chair made it easy to match his speed and get the look I wanted.

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After we got some good stuff there we went to the place were we originally wanted to go. My brother met us there and being his usual self he hoped on the board and messed around.

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But i give him credit because he came up with the idea of this pucture and at first I didnt really think that it would come out this good but I really like it.

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