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Monthly Archives: November 2007

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Old Highway 8

November 25, 2007 – 5:58 pm

After having a few drinks the night before I was half tempted to just stay in my nice warm bed this morning but I got up the courage and got my gear together to shoot some of our local riders hitting a local dirt jump spot. Even though I was only able to be there for a short while I’m glad I did as the turn out was great and I had fun shooting my first ever dirt jumping. I’m looking forward to hitting up this location again especially because it is right near one of my favorite brew pubs. Not to mention I’d like to fine tune my skills at shooting this stuff

Thanks for the good times guys!

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Kate & Mike: Wedding

November 12, 2007 – 1:21 pm

Laura and I had a lot of fun shooting Mike and Kate’s wedding. For most of the day we had storm clouds looming over our heads which kept us running to stay dry but when it came time for photos of just Mike and Kate together someone got the hint and the clouds parted for just long enough for us to be outside.

Mike and Kate, thank you for allowing Laura and I to be a part of your day. It was beautiful in so many ways and we really felt like we were a part of the wedding not just as your photographers but as guests as well.

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Theo x 2 x 3

November 10, 2007 – 2:17 pm

The planets must have been in alignment as Slim, Andy, and I all found ourselves with a free Friday afternoon to get back out to Theodore Wirth Park. Slim and I having been out for a ride there this past Monday we got to show Andy around for his first visit to the trails. I’ve been burying my nose in my computer for the last few weeks working on a few different weddings so it really felt good to get out again and just clear the brain of anything computer related and just hear the sound of my tires zipping over the dirt trails.

I decided to bring along my point and shoot and it wasn’t long before I realized how much easier it is to take photos with a real camera as the shutter lag on my point and shoot is quite long. Anyway a few photos to share at least!

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Serlin’s Cafe - 1124 Payne Ave

November 7, 2007 – 7:58 pm

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Theodore Wirth Park

November 6, 2007 – 11:21 am

Slim and I made use of a nice chilly Monday afternoon to get out on our bikes at Theodore Wirth Park. Theo Wirth is a trail that is truly unique in that it almost falls in the shadow of downtown Minneapolis. I can’t imagine there are many trails that allow you to hit dirt so close to a major metropolitan area.

The weather was brisk and the first bits of snow we’ve seen this year fell upon us while riding. But the leaf strewn trails were fast and we only saw one other rider the entire time we were there. It was great to be out.

I also made use of my new remote camera trigger and took my first ever self portrait mountain bike shot (see the last image). Of course I set the shutter speed a bit to slow and I ended up with a blurry shot. I’m hoping to go out again on Friday and give it another shot. I’ll try and take some close-ups of my setup as well.