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San Diego Kiteboarding Video

I ended up getting to try out a GoPro Hero Wide camera, and I’m very impressed with the thing. Check out the video below.

San Diego Kiteboarding GoPro Camera

Dimitri Maramenides Photo Shoot

Here are some more images from the shoot I did with Dimitri Maramenides a little while back. One of these images is the one that landed on the cover of The Kiteboarder Magazine. Dimitri is a wild man and I spent a lot of time ducking and diving underwater so he wouldn’t take me out. All images taken with a Canon 30D and Zenitar Fisheye in an SPL Housing.

This is the original of the cover image:

And here are a few more for your enjoyment:

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The Kiteboarder Cover

I was lucky enough to get my first cover on the current issue of The Kiteboarder Magazine, featuring Dimitri Maramenides at the Pismo Beach KiteXpo. This was shot with a Canon 30D and a Zenitar 16mm fisheye in an SPL housing.

Board Mount Test

I’ve been playing around with mounting my housing to the nose of my kite surfboard to get some POV-type shots. It’s taken a little figuring out to get it close, but now I’m getting a few interesting images. The mount fell off the first time I tried it and I’ve had a bit of trouble keeping it aimed exactly where I want it, but I think I’ve got it worked out. Now I’m just waiting for the right combination of wind and waves to get the shot I’m after. Here’s a few from the last time I went out:

Liquid Force Wakeboarding, 11-19-08

Liquid Force Team Riders Aaron Reed and Silas Thurman were at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center to show off their wakeskating skills to the students there. As usual, I jumped in the tube and rode along to get a few photos. How they can make those boards stick to their feet, I have no idea. More photos after the link below.

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Photos on Alliancewake.com

A few of the photos I shot of Shawn Watson the other day landed on alliancewake.com, the website for Alliance Wakeboarding magazine. Check it out here!

Shawn Watson Wakeboarding

I had a chance to shoot Shawn Watson from Liquid Force Wakeboarding while he was at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center in San Diego.

Kiteboarding at Rufus, Oregon

I went up to the Hood River area for an event a few weeks ago and spent a day kiteboarding at Rufus with some friends. It’s a fantastic windy place with A LOT of upwind current. If you loose your board, it flies upwind away from you.

When I swam out with the camera, I had to kick as hard as I could to stay in the same place. As soon as I stopped, I flew upwind like I was in a river. Well, that makes since, as I was in a river.

Mission Bay Wakeboarding, 7-31-08

I have been spending some time shooting wakeboarding from a tube, and decided to give it a go with the tube behind the rider. It’s extremely challenging, as the spray from the rider gets thrown right onto my housing, causing spots to appear in the photos. I was getting a few cool pictures, but nothing outstanding, so I was about to call it quits on the whole idea.

The clouds moved in and gave the sky a lot of interest, so I stuck with it and ended up with the picture below.