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Got a chance to shoot on the North Shore today and decided to head to the Pipeline-Backdoor-Off-the-wall area, instead of watching the surf contest finals at Haleiwa. Some folks out here today were tearing holes in the waves and I tried diligently to capture that action. I was using a slower shutter speed for most of the shots and trying to show the motion and ferocity of these surfers. Here are a few of the results... As always, "Thanks" for visiting my photostream and leaving any comments about my pictures. Have a great rest of the weekend!
Sol Square, Christchurch - 2015
Just south of Lichfield in Sol Square, a MINI is precariously parked. It was here before the earthquakes, and it's still there now - or was a year ago… One of the coolest things ever, it's up there with a 'Parking 5mins' sign!
Taken on my recent holiday to Mallorca, We went on a trip to a lovely little place called Cala San Vincente, the beach was beautiful, The sea was SO blue and looked lovely, we also came across Cilla Black's villa haha
Todo esta bien y soy feliz,
si el tiempo paso no se;
cualquier color suena mejor,
volando sin rumbo en mi cuelgue me dejo llevar.
♪
I went down with the guys to a place where you pay too much for beer, and the girls take off their clothes, and came home and sketched and painted this. More of my work can be seen at www3.sympatico.ca/jim.rowe2/
Vans team rider Daniel Sandoval took the win today at the 2014 Vans Off the Wall BMX Invitational as part of the 52nd Annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships (CE-ECSC) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. CE-ECSC is the largest and most anticipated action sports festival on the East Coast and the action and energy on the BMX park course did not disappoint.
The course was expanded this year to allow for plenty of lines and variety to go with the huge tricks thrown down in previous years. The crowd and riders gave it their seal of approval by “cranking it to 11″ from start to finish.
Gary Young was the top rider in Prelims on Friday, yet all 18 riders in the event rode great, reflected by the fact that less than 10 points separated Gary from 18th place.
Jason Watts from Brisbane, Australia made the most of his summer in the states by following up his third place finish at the Van Doren Invitational with a solid fifth place finish here. Boomerang airs and brakeless nosemanuals flowed together with huge tricks over the box. Fellow Aussie Ryan Guettler landed in fourth place with a one-handed table flip, huge flair, and the transfer of the weekend – an alleyoop 720 from spine to box.
Despite tweaking his knee during his top scoring prelim run, Gary Young followed up his big win at the Van Doren Invitational with a third place finish in Virginia Beach. He blasted the quarter pipe higher than anyone while riding in typical Gary fashion – fast and flowing with unique lines the other riders were blown away by.
Scotty Cranmer’s runs were unreal. He finished .20 behind the winner, despite a fall at the end of his second run which was full of highlights – a massive double tailwhip flip over the box, a clean 720 over the spine straight into a fufanu to icepick to turndown on the wallride.
Last year’s second place rider, Daniel Sandoval, moved to the top of the podium this year. In addition to his big tricks over the box, Daniel did huge double whips on the quarter pipe, a double whip over the channel, a 900 and a vader scuff nosemanual to add some lip trick variety.
“I am so excited to take home the win,” said Daniel Sandoval. “After placing second last year, I was super fired up to come back to Virginia Beach this year. Thanks to Vans for supporting this event, it’s always great to come out and compete in such a fun city.”
The vibe throughout the week at the Vans Off the Wall BMX Invitational was reminiscent of the Vans Triple Crown of BMX series that ran from 2001-2004. The insane level of riding was surpassed only by the amount of fun had by all.
What Do Your Shoes Say About You? Apparently:
"Expensive shoes equal a high-income earner.
Flashy footwear show that the wearer is an extrovert.
Practical shoes mean the person is agreeable.
Old but well-kept shoes belong to a conscientious type of person.
Shabby shoes reveal a liberal thinker."
Personally, I don't agree with the above but food for thought.
This montage of classic record covers, decorating a high stoop behind the El Lago tortilla factory, part of a expansive mural south of 5th Street between Chicon and Comal, was painted in 2009 by Niz, an Austin-based street artist originally from Lima, Peru. On top is a piece by Sloke, an Austin-based writer named Nathan Nordstrom, who began piecing in 1990.
From left to right: Billie Holiday, Al Green, Alicia Keys, Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, Nas' Illmatic, Tupac Shakur, Sam Cooke's You Send Me.
Digital Print . Off the Wall series. Edition of 10. Size A2
Image by John Kramer
Printed on Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art paper
Represented by Erdmann Contemporary, Cape Town
Ref. 2010/A2/01
Picture from magazines and printed off the web of Michael Jackson over the years and his beautiful children. Pasted on 18"x24" Strathmore Watercolor cold press heavy weight paper.
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop 1958-2009
Violet Hopkins
Untitled (inkblot 185), 2012
ink on paper
12 x 18 inches
Courtesy the artist and Foxy Production, New York, NY
Value: $3,000
Starting Bid: $1000
"I am interested in the tension between abstraction and representation. In this series, I play with
Rorschachs- the epitome of abstraction transforming into recognizable imagery."
- Violet Hopkins
Hopkins lives and works in Los Angeles. She holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, and
an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia.
Hopkins' work is included in the Jumex Collection, Mexico City; the Sender Collection, New York; and in
the collections of the Rubell Family Museum, Miami; the Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris; the New
Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, among others.
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Vans team rider Daniel Sandoval took the win today at the 2014 Vans Off the Wall BMX Invitational as part of the 52nd Annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships (CE-ECSC) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. CE-ECSC is the largest and most anticipated action sports festival on the East Coast and the action and energy on the BMX park course did not disappoint.
The course was expanded this year to allow for plenty of lines and variety to go with the huge tricks thrown down in previous years. The crowd and riders gave it their seal of approval by “cranking it to 11″ from start to finish.
Gary Young was the top rider in Prelims on Friday, yet all 18 riders in the event rode great, reflected by the fact that less than 10 points separated Gary from 18th place.
Jason Watts from Brisbane, Australia made the most of his summer in the states by following up his third place finish at the Van Doren Invitational with a solid fifth place finish here. Boomerang airs and brakeless nosemanuals flowed together with huge tricks over the box. Fellow Aussie Ryan Guettler landed in fourth place with a one-handed table flip, huge flair, and the transfer of the weekend – an alleyoop 720 from spine to box.
Despite tweaking his knee during his top scoring prelim run, Gary Young followed up his big win at the Van Doren Invitational with a third place finish in Virginia Beach. He blasted the quarter pipe higher than anyone while riding in typical Gary fashion – fast and flowing with unique lines the other riders were blown away by.
Scotty Cranmer’s runs were unreal. He finished .20 behind the winner, despite a fall at the end of his second run which was full of highlights – a massive double tailwhip flip over the box, a clean 720 over the spine straight into a fufanu to icepick to turndown on the wallride.
Last year’s second place rider, Daniel Sandoval, moved to the top of the podium this year. In addition to his big tricks over the box, Daniel did huge double whips on the quarter pipe, a double whip over the channel, a 900 and a vader scuff nosemanual to add some lip trick variety.
“I am so excited to take home the win,” said Daniel Sandoval. “After placing second last year, I was super fired up to come back to Virginia Beach this year. Thanks to Vans for supporting this event, it’s always great to come out and compete in such a fun city.”
The vibe throughout the week at the Vans Off the Wall BMX Invitational was reminiscent of the Vans Triple Crown of BMX series that ran from 2001-2004. The insane level of riding was surpassed only by the amount of fun had by all.
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I was fortunate or should I say unfortunate to feel the power of one of these waves and let me tell you, this is a wave of consequences period, it's heavy, full of energy and very powerful. They hold you down so you can eat some of the gnarly shallow reef as an appetizer and then just throws you around like a pinball machine.....Isn't that FUN!!!
Somebodys concept of how to capture people's interest. . On the National Trails Highway near the Victorville area.
LR_AYA7016 - Well HaPpY Wall Wednesday, happiness is dancing on a wall surely :)
Long story but basically missed my Hovercraft commute by two minutes, so needed something to do for half an hour until the next one, everything has an upside.
Some early Bestival goers where hanging around waiting for something, but one of them was very keen to get going and got down with some practice dancing why not.