Street Dreams

Almost every day I pass by this dirt bank on my way to work. It's a natural slope with a bunch of loose dirt and leaves piled up. I kept thinking that it might make a pretty interesting shot. I chose local rider, Ryan Dale, for his "moto" style, and ability to blow up loose corners. About a month after mentioning it to him, we met up and went to get a closer look.

After setting up my flashes and picking an angle, we started trying some shots.  I was pretty happy with the results, but felt like it could be better.

For the last angle, I decided to leave out the flashes and use the natural light.
Right before his the 2nd attempt we noticed that these road bikers were heading our way.
We instantly agreed that we should try and get them in the shot. Ryan ran back and lined up with them as I scrambled to set the focus and composition. I fired off a quick sequence, and luckily everything was in place.

Its funny how, after all the planning and set up, the simplest shot worked out the best.
Shred On!