A Dead-Sea Gull

2011-08-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

The second I snapped this one I thought about Danny Lyon's iconic photo from The Bikeriders.

This is Greg R Hebard. I met him and his buddy Cal on the way out and spent most of the day tagging around with those dudes in the back of a little datsun looking at Salt. Thanks guys!

Dead on the Salt.

2011-08-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

Didn't make it to the Salt Flat Social. I was at the Bolts of Thunder Gone Wild video premiere. But I rode up and out to Speed Week. Here's some photo documentation of who I met and how rad the day was.

I thought it was DEAD.

2011-07-14T18:04:00.000-07:00

My Blog!!! I thought you had gone the way of the dried up river bed, the smashed skunk on the side of the highway, the crippled motorbike accidently driven from the road. It is GOOD to see you. I shall never again forget to log in to you for months at a time and then try to find you and have blogger tell me that this blog has been deleted! That was a lot, a lot of bull shit. So from now on I will blog every little detail of my life, significant or not. Just kidding, Only really good shit will be posted. Just needed to express my relief for not losing all the old goodies that I thought were long gone. Thank you internet!

2010-04-28T12:37:00.001-07:00

This is Ellipsis.

This is the second book I've had photos printed in and I'm happy as a clam.

Czech Republic Cover of a Skateboard magazine!

2010-03-11T08:56:00.000-08:00

Well the back cover. Thanks to Dave Brewer. He's always doing cool stuff, like submitting to Czech Republic skate mags. From left to right it goes Scott Simpson, Andrew Call, Dirk Hogan, Myself, and Keaton McDonald.

Ellipsis Literary and Art Publication

2010-03-07T19:01:00.000-08:00

I just got word that three of my photographs are going to be published in Ellipsis coming out in April. Here is a short bio of Ellipsis that I got from their website.

Ellipsis is the national literature and art journal published each April by Westminster College since 1967. Issues are perfect-bound, 128 pages, and feature color art. Contributors include well-known writers, up-and-coming writers, and never-before-published writers. Our mission is to publish the best of the material we receive (less than 5%) but the actual flavor of each issue depends on the student editors of that particular issue.

I'm really excited to be in this and there will be a debut party or something that I will post about when i find out! The book comes out April 23rd!

Another Update on my Scrambler

2010-02-13T02:07:00.000-08:00

I'm 90% done with this baby. Just need a final paint job on the tank, and a bunch of fine tuning.

Check out my new motorbike lift!

So I got a Sportster.

2010-02-13T01:57:00.000-08:00

Anyone want a Shadow?

Good things happen on a Honda!

2010-02-12T00:31:00.000-08:00

Update on 450 project

2010-01-07T11:02:00.000-08:00

This is my scrambler almost done. All I have left is painting the tank. And I know exactly what I'm gonna do. It's gonna be sick. Should be completely done within two weeks.

This is the powder coating I had done. My buddy Todd Adamson did it for me. Looking sweet.

New Air Filter Pods

2010-01-02T21:01:00.000-08:00

Just bought these sweet air filters for my maxim project. Pretty psyched.

Rat

2010-01-01T13:44:00.000-08:00

Snapped this photo of Rat a few months ago. Rat kills it.

2010-01-01T13:40:00.000-08:00

D.S.M.C. all set for the ride to Jackson.

Webelow?

2010-01-01T13:33:00.000-08:00

Only in Payson Utah

2010-01-01T13:14:00.000-08:00

2010-01-01T13:11:00.000-08:00

Liked this photo, thought maybe you would to.

2010-01-01T13:09:00.000-08:00

Getting antsy for warmer weather.

Could it get any worse?

2010-01-01T13:06:00.000-08:00

Jared and his keys. Nuf said.

2010-01-01T12:58:00.000-08:00

On the greyhound.

2010-01-01T12:55:00.000-08:00

This is a little old, probably late October. A lot of good came from this ride.

This is what fun looks like.

2010-01-01T12:52:00.000-08:00

wondering...

2010-01-01T12:50:00.000-08:00

maybe this is what being translated looks like.

wtf

2010-01-01T12:46:00.000-08:00

Jesus Rocks

2009-12-15T23:57:00.000-08:00

D.S.M.C. Represent

2009-11-12T11:23:00.000-08:00

I would like to introduce the Dead Seagulls Motorbike Club. We started the club in September 2008 because out of the blue a lot of my friends started riding or pulled out their old bikes. So I thought it would be clever and funny to be a Dead Seagull for Halloween. More pictures and info on D.S.M.C. to come!

Scenic Route Fuel TV

2009-11-10T00:21:00.000-08:00

Last November (2008) Steve Olpin and Tim Irwin (Solpin Films) and myself went on a week long road trip all over southern Utah and then up to Northern California. The purpose? Filming a commercial for fuel TV. Awesome. I was way stoked to go and had an amazing time. Steve and Tim rule, they taught me so much on that trip, especially about photography. It was work though, seriously. They had me pushing uphill on the chunkiest ground you've ever rode on... -over and over and over again to get the right shot. Haha it was awesome, I got to skate through the most epic scenery in the west, 4 or 5 national parks in Southern Utah, dense fog in the hills above San Francisco (Muir Forest), all over the Pacific Coast Highway (Big Sur, Pt Reyes), the salt flats, and tons of other amazing places like Battle Mountain NV (hahaha). Steve sent me link to the final cut of the commercial So I'm posting it. I don't know the real legit way of posting stuff I'm still learning...

scenic route fuel tv from oi documentary services on Vimeo.

Here are some highlights from the trip. Steve can ride in a headstand better than anyone I've ever seen. The b&w shots are scanned negatives and the color ones Steve shot. The scans are super low res because I didn't know how at the time.

Hung out by the ocean and learned about camera stuff.

Checked out some salt.

Got some awesome street tacos in Wendover.

And these are some of the first prints I ever made. And they are terrible. I made a darkroom, poured some chemicals and started playing around. I eventually called Sam Milianta for advice because the stop bath was hissing at me and all my prints were yellow. Yeah... Apparently you are supposed to dilute the chemicals... Haha lesson learned. I'm still bad in the darkroom but I know basics at least. This isn't my finest work. Except the shot of the skateboard in the road. I'm especially proud of it because i learned how to burn and dodge from this negative. Thanks to everyone who has helped me learn. Still have far to go.

Tim takes photos of bugs. And he's good at it. He wins awards and stuff. I think Steve took this one though. We saw it walking across some highway so we had to turn around and chase it. Just another one of the fun adventures we had on this trip.

Thanks Steve and Tim!

Novemeber Seventh.

2009-11-07T12:19:00.000-08:00

Going to SLC today to skate with Jake. This is Jake.

He makes rad stuff. Like this. But apparently it's hard to skate. Hopefully I'll get the chance in the next few days and I'll post video or pics.

We're also going shopping for this beauty today.

I am almost done restoring it, just needs a new back wheel and bar tape. Looks pretty damn good compared to how it used to look.

And I just finished up another project and delivered it to it's new owner. Here's a couple before and after shots.

My first fisheye photos.

2009-11-06T19:20:00.000-08:00

I shot most of these photos about six months ago and forgot about them. I finally shot the remaining frames and developed the film and was pleasantly surprised. Tell me what you think.

2009-11-06T18:37:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple before shots of the Yamaha Maxim XJ650 that i'm about to chop up. It looked pretty ok before. Let's hope I don't eff it up too much.

Paint Jobs

2009-11-06T11:19:00.000-08:00

This is my 450 stripped down a bit. Notice my ghetto center stand. Someone apparently took the original off... No worries, anyway i have a few plans for this one. Cosmetically it needs new paint of the tank and air filter covers... OR pod filters instead of the old ones. I'm also planning on putting different handlebars on it. Something low and more or less straight... Also, the seat needs a new cover or a little repair. It's ripping at the very back. Oh and smaller, sleaker blinkers and taillights. Any suggestions?

2009-11-06T11:12:00.000-08:00

I just picked up this 1973 Honda Cl450. After a bunch of cleanup and going through the carbs she's running pretty well. It may be love.

After this photo I had stripped it down pretty far and then I made the wise choice to ride it until winter really sets in and then I'll have a better idea of what she needs to be perfect next spring. So i put the air cover (not pictured) back on and it looks great.

Chop it?

2009-11-06T10:42:00.000-08:00

This is my current project. To turn this Yamaha XJ650 Maxim into a hardtail bobber. For as little of the green stuff as possible. Currently looking at pod filters, seat, and possibly a rear fender as main expenses. Shouldn't be more than a couple hundred to get it all done. Hopefully...

September in the Midwest

2009-09-14T15:18:00.000-07:00

This is Me

Kinda.

September 14 2009

I'm on vacation. I flew to Detroit, MI on September 3rd 2009. I stayed with my sister Melody and her husband Paul for nine days in Trenton. This is what happened.-

This is my beautiful sister Melody and her two sons Eirik and Joren. This was at the Jazz Festival in Downtown Detroit.