Wake on Scugog Lake
Subject: Wake on Scugog Lake
Photo: Vince Whiteman
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Critique section, page 87
This shot was from my first roll of Fuji Velvia 100. I got it from my buddy Kyle Brohman. I didn’t know what to expect when I was shooting, so I did whatever. I had done a lot of portrait shots for the first half of the roll so I started shooting other stuff for the rest.
On a late night on Scugog Lake in Port Perry, Ontario, I was coming into the dock after a shop demo with Levelthirtn. I decided to slow down the shutter speed and shoot the wake of the boat. This shot was the last shot on the roll and also one of my favorites once I got the roll back from processing.
-Vince Whiteman
Short Fuse
Subject: Caught Red Shorted?
Photo: Brandon Ferlin
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 33
Everyone says third time’s a charm right? WRONG! This was our third stop of the day with the winch, and our luck was no better than our first two stops. Stop one consisted of three riders, two photographers, and a videographer. Unfortunately, we had a few visitors for our little shoot–a few cops and a helicopter. Stop two we were able to unload and get two pulls before security busted us. Luckily, we packed up and got out of there in time. Right when we drove off, two cops came speeding around the corner.
The remaining few of us that lasted decided to take one more chance in Long Beach. We got the winch out of the truck, started it up, and everything seemed just fine until the man in red shorts showed up. He told us we had to stop because people were complaining, which was a lie. Even after he told us to stop, we continued to winch, and we even had a little audience watching the festivities of the evening. Unfortunately, the festivities were cut short after that due to the police. Our friend in the red shorts made a little phone call to ruin our fun.
The cops were not mean or rude to us, but actually quite friendly. They kindly asked us to pack it up, and then asked us a series of questions about the winch and what we used it for. They even said what we were doing was “pretty cool,” but we just couldn’t do it there. That’s the story of the man in the red shorts who ruined our fun…. Wakeskating Is Not A Crime!
-Brandon Ferlin
Lee Easton’s reflection
Subject: Lee Easton
Photo: Della Easton
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 33
While needing shots for my thesis proposal in the concept of wake, the weather was not cooperative. However, the lifestyle element that this image addresses is alluded to through various elements–the inclusion of rain, sullen posture and pose, the head down rather than up. The reflected wakeskater, Lee Easton of Tulsa, Oklahoma, supports the larger expanse of the subject and wake culture. His reflected response was much akin to my own over the conditions of the day.
Tony Carroll Partially Submerged
Subject: Tony Carroll
Photo: Steven Hahn
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 27
Epic Wakeboats asked me last minute to fly to Vegas and shoot their newest team rider, Tony Carroll. As I rarely turn down a free trip to Vegas, I hopped on a plane and headed out to Lake Mead. I had never met Tony before, but was stoked that he got picked up by a boat sponsor. The afternoon I arrived, the conditions were horrible, and we opted to head back to the hotel and play some cards. The next morning was an early one as we launched the boat in the dark, waiting for the sun to pop. I took a number of different head shots that day, but I liked this one the most. Partially submerged and ready to rip!
-Steven Hahn
Russell Brightwell rain or shine.
Subject: Russell Brightwell
Photo: Derek Davis
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 26
It’s not too often that you get a good response from your buddies to go ride in the rain…it’s one thing to get wet, but we all hate that sting when being pulled. I spoke with Russell Brightwell, not too long before this photo was taken, about the pool to down rail at a friend Barrett’s house to see if he could come over, or would even be interested in coming over to ride in the rain. The rain, to me, shows how committed one can be…like if you’re lazy or too cool to get wet…but Russell is the complete opposite. I told him I wanted to get some black and white shots in the rain of this trick I heard he has been doing, and he was down. In the shot, you can see Barrett just looking on in amazement because on Russell’s third attempt he locked in and rode out smooth as if he had just done a boardslide. Winching in the rain is so hot right now.
-Diamond
Dallas Friday poses in Panama
Subject: Dallas Friday
Photo: Nick Schrunk
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Critique section, page 86
This particular image came from the Red Bull Panama Chapter shoot down in Central America. What a great time, we started out in Panama City, PA and shot on both the Caribbean and Pacific side, the actual Panama Canal, a sunken ship and a chain of islands named “Bocas Del Torro” (mouth of the bull).
I was the rookie on this trip, Ronn Seidenglanz had graciously brought me along to be his production assistant for the project. Getting to shoot athletes of this caliber and in such a beautiful location was a little overwhelming at first. Aaron Katen, the senior photographer took me under his wing and gave me some confidence for a few ideas I had.
It was the second-to-last day of filming and Dallas Friday was feeling a little bit under the weather. After her set, the crew dropped her off at the hotel and I jumped ship to drop the cards into the computer. Walking back Dallas asked to borrow a dollar to buy some Skittles at a little marketplace close by to which my response was “if you work with me on a few portrait ideas really quickly”. She easily agreed, but time was tight, Dallas was tired and the sugar-high from the candy wouldn’t last forever.
I set up the lighting quickly, threw on my 16-35mm 2.8 lens and spit out my ideas as quickly as possible. I was glad I got to meet Dallas on this trip, she was awesome to work with on these shots. This was my favorite of the series, and if I remember right she is still holding the pack of in her hand in this one.
-Nick Schrunk
Ryan King at home
Subject: Ryan King
Photo: Paul Charest
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 35
After shooting his senior pictures for high school, Ryan King suggested doing a few wakeboarding photos up at his pond. Usually, I take photos of students, families, and public events; shooting an extreme sport was something new to me, and wakeboarding is not very well known in New Hampshire. I knew Ryan spent the winters wakeboarding in Florida and competed nationally, but I did not know what to expect. I was amazed to see the different tricks he performed—flips, spins, and all without falling. After a while of dialing in my timing, Ryan wanted a different angle than just from the boat so I stood on his dock while he took passes back and forth in front of me. Many photos later, we got this one. Grabbed, inverted, and the morning sun illuminating the board’s spray.
-Paul Charest
Steven Hahn’s Monsoon
Subject: Monsoon
Photo: Steven Hahn
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 22
I’ve been monsoon chasing for about four years now. The tricky thing about a monsoon is that it appears quickly and disappears even more quickly. I was hanging out with a friend one night, and as they were leaving, I noticed some big lightning clouds right over my house. I said goodbye to my buddy and threw my gear in the truck. As I headed south, I noticed the storm moving quickly southbound. Previously, I had scouted a few good locations for posting up. When I got to my predetermined spot and got out of the truck, the wind was blowing pretty hard, around 45-50 mph. I set up the tripod, and, instead of using a wide angle, I had to use the 70-200 as the storm was around 10 miles away at that point. Taking photos of lightning isn’t really that hard if you have a good storm cloud. A long open shutter and a few test shots and you’re good to go. You may notice the horizon in this particular shot is a little blurry. This is due mainly to high wind conditions blowing my camera around.
-Steven Hahn
David Frey is right on
Subject: David Frey
Photo: Taylor McCabe
TSQ Location: Book 2.3, Chronicle section, page 31
After a long day two at the 10th Annual Southern Plains Festival in Eufala, Oklahoma, boats and bodies began to swarm the dock for the evening rail jam. My perspective was quite different than the spectators because I was dealing with a rather unfriendly lighting circumstance and was thinking over how I was going to get the shots I needed, not who was going to be throwing down what. The flood lights lighting the rail were flickering on and off, so I was preparing as if they weren’t going to work at all.
I began shooting at around 1/60th of a second with an on-camera flash. The tube lighting on the rail itself, and the red and orange lights on the building in the background were creating a nice visual for panning. Featured is a good buddy of mine David Frey, based out of Austin, TX. I must say the ’stache and the “right on” hand gesture make the photo. I hope you enjoy.
-Taylor McCabe
