I’m 6 foot 4 inches tall.

That may seem like a big asset, however for me it wasn’t purely a blessing, it also came with a bit of a deficiency in coordination when I was young. Example: during game play going up for a hit. Great approach, great set, no blocker! Swing, nothing happens. A moment later I get hit in the face I by the ball which I should have hit. I missed so badly I became one of the few volleyball players who can say they’ve ‘packed’ (hit in the face) themselves on a hit. I’m not sure who was blushing more, me or my parents who were in attendance.

These guys however are a bit better. Jarrod Paul and Casey played a bit while I ran around shooting.

In case you didn’t notice in the shot above, Jarrod is pretty intense with volleyball

Over time my coordination got better too, including winning provincials with my high school team.

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Ian Morrison testing the new dual slalom

Snapped Intense Suspension Linkage, courtesy crabapple hits

Caven on Blue Velvet

Thoma Hip on Garbanzo

Thoma on Lower Canadian Open

Andrij in Burnaby

Best Quote;
‘Hey Peter hows it going?’
‘Today sucks!’ -Peter
‘Why does it suck?’
‘A bear stole my backpack, and ate my apple fritter!’ -Peter
‘Yeah, I guess that does suck’
‘Yeah, It does! So I had to throw rocks at it till the bear would give it back!’ -Peter

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In case you are wondering why I’ve been out of touch for a while I’ve been hopping around BC shooting, meeting up with friends, and shaking hands. I’m writing from a coffee shop in whistler before I head up the hill and get some shooting in. Sorry I haven’t kept in touch with twitter and the blog, I swear I’d do a better job of it if you bought me an iphone **hint hint**

So you know i’m actually alive here is a pic of me. Scratched another one off my to do list; Learn Gainers. Shot yesterday on Sproat Lake near Port Albernie, Vancouver Island, in between our sunrise and sunset wakeboard shooting.

Gotta run, riders are waiting.

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Everything has changed: the only similar part in this modification is when you drill out the rivet which connects the supporting arms to the lightstand’s leg.
Nothing has changed: The lightstand modification solves the same problem with a very similar solution. The only thing different is we toss out the hitch pin and add a sliding collar, known as a ‘Split Ring Hanger’ which can be found at your local plumbing supply store.

The original blog post and video can be found here

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Having a photo bucket is more than ego strokes and bar stories.
The list keeps you on a focussed path towards milestones in your personal, artistic and business goals. Without an idea of where you want to go, how do you know if you are getting there?
As artists we don’t often have the milestones set up for us with massive group celebrating, we don’t have a university commencement ceremony and wear funny hats, we don’t have ribbon cutting on a new development. Having a list helps recognize your achievements on our paths in life.
Success; what do we define it by? A bucket list is a great way to track successes. If you mark success at a specific point, will you have the same drive to continue working? If success is single destination, you are finished once you arrive there. With a list you continually track your progress, growth and achievements, without coming to a definitive end to your learning.

‘Get a picture of me/taken by me, into a magazine’
I made this goal before I was really interested in photography, however its now one of the lines on my photography bucket list. On July 21st 2010, I crossed it off. The image is in Bike Magazine’s 2010 Photo Annual. Although I partially completed this goal earlier (photo taken by me) it wasn’t fully completed until today.

A sample of my list;
-Photoshoot from a Heli
-Photo of me or taken by me, in a magazine. July 21 2010
-Cover
-National Geographic (pretty sure that one is on every photographer’s list)
-A whole bunch of specific photographs (but those are secret till i get those shots)

I hope you start your own list if you haven’t already. And share with others when you’ve crossed one off. Share with your friends, -photographers or not- and celebrate the milestones, and successes. To share with this photo community, share on this blog, or, I’ve created A Flickr Group which you can join, and when you scratch one off your list share the moment with us!

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In no particular order;
Abstinence
LDR (not HDR!) -Part of the ‘Foveas and Photographs’ series-
Liberation by failure
Lazy Leg Lightstands
and a DIY ‘Pocket Wizard’

One shot from this morning with Pike;

Calgary is currently extending the LRT (Light Rail Transit – Not often underground subway) past our major skate park. I’ve been eyeing up the construction for months now, waiting for the chaos of heavy machinery and construction to align with angles in the park. This morning Pike and I did some shooting before getting rained out.
Note; Stampede in Calgary is an awesome time to shoot, before getting to the park I wrangled a free Pancake-Hashbrown-Scrambled Egg-Sausage breakfast.

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To see the rest of the images from the night click on the picture above to go to Nights by Design’s Facebook Page

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