Fall on the New Hampshire Tracks
My wife and I went on a New England trip to experience some of the best fall foliage. This is something completely new to me being from central California so we were both so excited. We set the dates and had to hope we timed everything just to right to see peak foliage. I had in my head that I wanted to take a photo on train tracks, if there was any way possible, I had to get this photo. I hadn’t really been so set on such a specific shot before and I was determined to make it happen. We left Salem, heading on the famous Route 100 to Vermont to experience the most beautiful fall drive there. We quickly realized on the road that we were too late, the trees were bare. What was supposed to be and exciting and beautiful drive quickly turned into a defeated quiet drive. We stayed in Stowe, determined to figure out where we could possibly see foliage still. We had heard if we head south, there is still some close to peak if we stay on certain roads. We hit the road and within the first hour, we started to see it. Soon, it was getting more and more colorful, unlike anything I had ever seen. It was beautiful! We’re on the back roads and I notice to my left a train passing by. My chance for my photo could be happening! Eventually I found a road that clearly went over the train tracks and flipped a u-turn to follow the road. And there is it was, my vision came true. It was peaceful, a little windy, and most importantly, colorful. We made the shot happen!
The Ollie 7 Finale
"A local skater in Huntington Beach I grew to know just from seeing him at the park all the time was putting on a skate contest. It was the first contest I signed up for in many years and it happened to be around the time I got my camera. I was skating in the contest while also trying to take some skate photos, just making the most of everything going on. This photo is from the 3rd event - Highest Ollie Contest and is of the winning Ollie of the event! It was a great day, full of emotions getting back into a local contest, and still figuring out how to use my 35mm Pentax camera. When I got this roll back, this photo hit me differently than any photo I had taken at that point. I was so excited about it and was a pivotal point for my love of shooting skateboarding photography." Adin DellaRosa
