LensRentals.com

Not doing any advertising for these guys. But when you come across a company that makes your life and work alot easier it's nice to share. LensRentals.com is just that. It is an online lens/camera/lighting rental service that ships gear directly to you.

The website is alittle hokey and strange to navigate, but the prices are way below what you would pay at your local camera shop (a 16-35 2.8L goes for $46.50/ 4 days compared to $30/1 day). The support is super awesome. I've been using their services alot lately and I'm happy with the results.

Florida Keys Kayaking

I just returned to Utah from a whirlwind trip to the Florida Keys to shoot stills and video for Emotion Kayaks. So bizzare to be atop a 10,000 foot Wasatch Peak in mid winter conditions then be in flip flops on a sandy beach with palm trees and blue water the next day.

I really enjoyed the contrast.

A few shots from the trip below. Lots of images to go through before I head off to San Diego next week for the next adventure.

Sigma is serious

Sigma lenses just got a facelift courtesy of Blue Collar Agency. The creatives over there thought to throw in a shot I took this fall of one of their founders FPO on the design comp. Sigma liked it so much they decided they had to have it.

Rob McReady, Blue Collar co-founder... playing the blues.

Acid drop

Here's a behind the scenes clip of Colter Hinchliffe's 4 story acid drop and the shot captured. Colter had hit the drop probably 4-5 times by the time I decided to climb up and capture his perspective. The closeness of me to him definitely threw him off a bit on his take off. We're lucky it all worked out.

So funny we got away with this drop for at least 90 minutes before anyone bothered us. Local kids who happened upon the alley were hanging out, calling their friends, a random local showed up to shoot some photos too. We were blasting beats out of a crusty subaru drinking pbr's and having a good time. A lady in the window by Colter's take off waved to us several times and was stoked... it wasn't until the owner showed up did we get a good tongue lashing and sent us off to jib the next feature.

Colter drops in downtown Silverton.

A Dream Sets Sail

Kay Koudele's first book has hit the shelves of Amazon. Kay (otherwise known as "Mom") has written the first part of a trilogy documenting their 4 year journey on a 37 foot sailboat. Leaving from Portland and traveling south Kay and Fred ("Poppa" Koudele) journey south, through Central America, the Panama Canal, traveling through South America and, well... beyond.

I'm not gonna spoil the ending. Yours truly is featured in the book as first mate. Traveling along as crew I spent a lot of time on the boat in harsh seas, battling sickness, mosquitos, sun and salt. I recall some sea monsters too but they only appeared on my night watch.

Now you know where I got the thirst for adventure. Thanks mom and dad.

Disco Ping Pong at 12,000 feet

Trew Crew in action at the Treasure Hut in the San Juan Mountains. Skiing all day, ponging all night. Here's match point in what would become the championship round between brothers Chris and John Pew- owners of Trew Gear.

Trew crew at Treasure Hut in the San Juan Mountains. Match Point madness.

Silverton Action

Just spent a week at Silverton Mountain and Treasure Hut in SW Colorado with the TREW crew. The altitude and stoke was high.

San juan Playground

Here's a quick (and bumpy) look at the terrain we were playing on. Beautiful.

Trew time in the Rockies

Arg soo much going on. This is a little sample of what I have been up too. Trew in Colorado. So much soul it oozes and infects (in a a good way). Shots coming soon! I swear.

Video by Snow Lion Productions- Jeremy Rubingh killing it.

Here is some of the much awaited video from an amazing winter '09 with the Trew Crew, Tripp, Chris, and John. Hut trips, cities, the cascades of Washington, Canada, Montana, Vegas...and of course beautiful Colorado! If the soul of skiing/riding lives anywhere it is on Harvey the RV with these guys. Much love!

Silverton Bound

Off tomorrow to spend a few days at the greatest backcountry ski area in North America. One chairlift perfectly located in the middle of the San Juan Mountains. Silverton Colorado is what good dreams are made of.

After 3 days in Silverton the TREW crew will skin up to Treasure Hut- a 640 square foot hut nestled in at 12,000 feet. The touring options are quite good I think.

Really looking forward to shooting and working with Shaun Raskin and Colter Hinchliffe. Be sure to check out some of Colter's POV clips from his recent trip up with TREW to Canada.

A few hut shots from San Juan Adventure Guides.