Last week I met two skaters. I am trying to recollect the name of one of them because I was able to look up the other one. I believe it was Don, but I am not completely sure. Both of them had different styles of motion, but then again I have no idea of what is good or bad when it comes to skateboarding. I just find it to be a fascinating sport, one with a lot of injuries perhaps? 😉
The heat that day was overwhelming, even though the temperature was 83 degrees Fahrenheit, it felt like it was 89 degrees. I decide to go for a walk with my camera and take pictures along my journey. I stopped by the water to take pictures of some birds when I noticed a skater practicing on the ramps. A while later another skater showed up and they started practicing together. It always amazes me how when people practice, after a while they make things look easy, even if they are not. I asked if I could take pictures of them while they were practicing and they agreed.
I only had my 100 mm lens with me, so for some of the shots in order to get the full shot, I got on top of one of the skating ramps, not thinking that afterward, I would have to come down from it. I will let it up to your imagination to figure out how I made it down.
I was able to take some nice shots, but the weather was just too much to bear, so I introduced myself and thanked the guys. Both of them are in the entertainment industry and one of them has a YouTube channel. He wants to show how you can learn anything that you want, regardless of your age. When I got home I looked up the videos on YouTube, if you are curious, you can check one of them here: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCKXufUAUCHSBJNzx2M2unLw