D3 Archive

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    Shooting Wakestock 2010 in Collingwood

    This weekend I got back up to Collingwood, my second home, to shoot Wakestock 2010. I have wanted to shoot this event for quite some time and this year I made sure not to miss it. I got up to the venue on Friday to...

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    Shooting The Inaugural East Coast Open at Blue Mountain

    This weekend I was lucky enough to shoot the inaugural East Coast Open at Blue Mountain. Sirbikealot Racing and Blue Mountain teamed up to put on this incredible event. They built an amazing race track and offered up Canada’s largest DH race prize purse. I...

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    Shooting Wade Simmons’ Camp at Blue Mountain

    On Friday afternoon I headed north to beautiful Blue Mountain to shoot the Wade Simmons mountain bike camp for the second year in a row. I got up to Blue late in the afternoon and met up with Graeme to arrange my park pass and...

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    Shooting the CMRC MX Pro National at Gopher Dunes

    This was one of those crazy summer weekends where I had a week’s worth of shooting to get done in 2 days. I chose to shoot a mountain bike camp with Wade Simmons at Blue Mountain on Saturday and the CMRC MX Pro National at...

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    Shooting The Ontario Cup XC At Buckwallowcket

    This past Sunday, Chico Racing put on their 5th Ontario Cup XC race for 2010 in beautiful Gravenhurst, Ontario at the Buckwallow Cycling Centre. Buckwallow is one of Ontario’s premiere cycling destinations and considered by many to be the crown jewel in the O-Cup series....

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    Shooting The Ontario Cup XC At Mountain View

    This weekend was the fourth installment of the Ontario Cup XC series, which was held at Mountain View ski hill in Midland.  The race was organized by the fine folks at Chico Racing who did a fab job as per usual.  The forecast was calling...

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    Little Bonus for Customers Who Ordered Prints From My Online Store.

    This is just one small way for me to say thank you to the customers who have purchased prints from my online store.  I have been trying to upgrade customers when I can and this is just a little bonus I thought would be nice. ...

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    Shooting The Ontario Cup Downhill At Horseshoe Resort

    This weekend was round two on the Ontario Cup DH circuit.  The race was held at Horseshoe Resort which is just North-West of Barrie.  Horseshoe has been a staple in the Ontario Cup race series in one form or another for quite a few years...

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    Shooting with Cove rider Brian Serneels

    Brian Serneels is another one the talented riders from Ontario who has migrated west. It’s the natural order here it seems.  If they’re good enough, they’re gone.  Makes it challenging for me as a photographer, but I also like the idea of working with these...

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    Shooting The Ontario Cup XC At Albion Hills

    Even though I primarily shoot DH and DJ, my roots are in XC.  More trail riding really, but I like the idea of earning my descents. You’d be hard pressed to find an epic DH in Ontario but I ride a pile of epic trail...

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    Shooting The Ontario Cup Downhill At Kelso

    Today I got out to shoot the Ontario Cup downhill race at Kelso.  The race is organized by Peter Appleton of Sirbikealot Racing.  The forecast was calling for rain and thunderstorms but I had made up my mind to go anyway.  Inclement weather can make...

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    Shooting Brett’s New Jump

    Earlier this week, Brett Rheeder contacted me about shooting a new jump line he had built near his place in Mount Albert. I was of course down to come shoot it and shuffled some other work around to make it happen. Brett took the time...

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    TELUS Triple Challenge at Blue Mountain

    Over the past few days I have had the pleasure of shooting the TELUS Triple Challenge for Blue Mountain in beautiful Collingwood Ontario.   The festival is one of Canada’s largest and showcases some of the best riding in the world alongside great music, nightlife and...

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    Rockstar Ski Cross Grand Prix

    This week I had the pleasure of shooting the Rockstar Ski Cross Grand Prix hosted at Blue Mountain Resort.  The race is part of the FIS Freestyle World Cup and showcases the world’s best ski cross racers – including Canadian World Cup and World Championship...

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    Nikon Canada To The Rescue

    Even though my sensor cleaning endeavors went well, I was still having focus issues with my D3.  I noticed it on a few shoots and had been troubled with it ever since.  The autofocus would struggle/rack even with more than adequate light and contrast.   Even...

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    Sensor Cleaning Time

    After a wet and muddy summer of shooting it’s time to clean the sensor in my D3.  Dust and dirt on your sensor is never as obvious when shooting sports, but when you start shooting a model against a perfect seamless the sensor dirt becomes...

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