Hard time getting away from graphics

[mattbikeboy]

I guess the last 15 years in the graphics industry has swayed my photographic style.

Rather than just sit around with the other parents waiting for our daughters to finish soccer practice I cruised over to the skate park for some shooting. Unfortunately, the skaters and bmxers don't like rolling the last 30 minutes of daylight since the setting sun blinds them. But after the sun went down they started laying down some big air. But my D80 was struggling to catch the action (even wide open on my 80-200 f2.8). But I got a couple of fun shots using the last of the sunlit sky to give the riders cool silhouettes. My daughter wanted me to do some cool effects like the one I did last week (and print it poster size so we can hang it up in the living room.

MBB

So here it is: