Classic Gary Young style – Dirt Brothers days. I remember being all set up to shoot photos of Dustin Guenther when Gary was blasting around the park. I just happened to be standing in the right place at the right time when I saw him heading for the hip. No time to really think about it, but it turned out pretty good in the end. This slide ran in Ride UK some time in the early 2000s. Definitely one of the most photogenic guys to shoot.
Gary Young
I’ve been shooting some beautiful frames for Dekerf Cycles.
The Royal Hudson, Surrey, 2009
My uncle has leant me his Pentax 6×7 (67) for a few years now and I was finally able to get some scans into the computer. The camera itself makes me smile every time I trigger the shutter. It’s heavy, a bit awkward, and has a shutter kick like a shotgun, but I love it. When I think about it, with the cost of film and processing, each shot costs me $3. It still gives me the thrill of anticipation, though it’s a very long drawn out anticipation, since a roll of film in the 6×7 lasts me for months.
This shot of the Royal Hudson was taken back in early 2009 as it climbed up Kennedy Hill in Surrey on it’s way to White Rock. Watching it crawl up this grade was nothing short of spectacular. This was taken with a Pentax 45mm lens, I posted a long shot from this same spot here. (Taken with my Nikkon 180mm)
Simon Barry, fakie off the jersey barrier at the first Vancouver Metro BMX Jam. This was August of 2003 at the great Kerrisdale Arena. Simon always had a skateboard wheel on his fork dropouts… and often one on a rear dropout too. Always a character, always original. I think I shot this on Fuji Provia 100, pushed 2 stops.
