Round 1 of the BDS 2012 season was held last weekend on the Devon/Somerset border, in a place called Combe Syndenham. It was the first time an event had returned to this venue for around 10 years. After months of solid work on the track by the guys at Kustom Bikes and with the help of volunteers, they produced a track worthy of holding the best downhill riders in the UK. With some of the UK’s best world cup stars in attendance it shaped up to be an entertaining weekend.
Thought it was a good idea a week or so ago to brave the minus 4 temperatures whilst the moon was at it’s fullest causing a spotlight effect on the North coast of Cornwall.
Loaded the car with plenty of layers to keep snug in preparation for standing around while the camera was left to expose for 10 minutes a time.. All in all, I lasted probably just over half an hour before succumbing to the baltic temperatures but managed to get a couple of keepers.
The beginning of the week started with photographing some new caps for Amped. Whilst there I was informed about a collaboration for the 2012 race season with Drift Innovation Camera’s (http://driftinnovation.com) check them out!. To celebrate this collaboration, you can earn yourself £5 off the new Amped cap by simply entering the word “Drift” at the checkout here.. http://www.thisisamped.com/.
PASHLEY CYCLES DOCUMENTARY
Towards the middle of last year I spent a day at Pashley Cycles photographing the production of a bicycle. These images were part of my final project whilst at Plymouth University, the aim was to give people an insight into one of the Uk’s longest standing bike manufacturer and how it precisely produces its handmade street cruisers.
Surfing images from a month or so ago
My front cover image from last year Threesixty Bodyboard Magazine.
Been pretty quiet on the photography front of late, things have slowed down because its winter and that means miserable weather!
2012 is going to see a lot of changes for me, this year is all about promoting myself within the Motox, Downhill, Dirt jump and BMX scene in the UK. The previous few years I have concentrated on the surfing industry with numerous images published, that will now take a back seat whilst I concentrate more on the sports mentioned above. I have been riding bikes since I was at school, so I am no stranger to the whole scene which will hopefully help me a lot.
A new website will eventually be created once I am satisfied with my image content, of which I have begun to build up.
Not very eventful day was had at Mount Hawke skatepark today. Amped crew went and met up with Chris Czako who was on a filming session with Icarus Films. Only managed a half hour window to capture some images between filming..
Blog has been pretty non-existant of late, so apologies for that! I shall get my act together and start posting various things I have been photographing recently.
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A late call to head over to Mount Hawke skatepark was made yesterday to try and grapple with the poor lighting to grab some images of team rider Chris Czako. The lad from Newquay has been killing it of late, laying down some tidy triple tailwhips as well as mastering the frontflip. Here are a few images which I managed to get yesterday shot with a 50mm at 640 iso. We love the grain!
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Just over the Tamar Bridge is a little village called Landrake, which is nestled in a valley that winds its way down into woodland. This circuit is a pleasant mix of traditional style motocross track mixed with the needs of a modern day racing. There are a few jumps but not too many, and there are some nice sweeping bends with the occasional off-cambered turns to give the riders a course thats much like the traditional scrambling tracks.
