Bye, Bye Banks ... Until Another Day

One of my best photo experiences ever coincided with being in NYC and shooting one of my favorite things to watch, skateboarding. Kelly and I went to NYC a couple years ago and went with Eric to the Brooklyn Banks, this kickass spot under the Brooklyn Bridge that is a mecca for skaters. I got some great shots (though Kelly hates many of the ones I took of him because he never nailed things the way he wanted to) and you can check them out here.

Sadly, it looks like the Banks are going away for awhile. I caught this story online and got a little sad. They are making some improvements and fixes to the Brooklyn Bridge, and they have to close off the Banks in order to do it. Just had to take a moment and acknowledge the Banks for the sweet skate spot that it is, and hopefully one day I'll be back up there to photograph Kelly landing a tre flip or something.

Under the Bridge

It's been awhile since I shared a photo gallery, so now is as better time as any. Last summer the DC Crew went up to NYC to take in a couple Reds games and chill with our ex-patriot Eric, who had recently moved back to the East Coast from the much sunnier skies of California.

While Dboy and Dr. Dan caught 80-degree sunburn at Yankee Stadium, I accompanied E and Kelly down to The Banks, a legendary skate spot beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. It also happened that it was Skate NYC Day, so there was a phalanx of skaters, from novices to pros. E and Kelly fall somewhere in between.

Anyway, it was a cool day, if nothing else because I finally got to shoot some skate sessions and the photos actually turned out good. Kelly liked all the photos of him, except he keeps bringing up the fact that it was one of his lousiest sessions ever, so even though the photos are nice, he can't acknowledge or appreciate the large prints of them that I made because it reminds him of his failure. Great. That's just great.

So go over and check out Kelly "looking" awesome, while Eric impresses some onlookers while hitting the quarterpipe. As always, if you want more galleries check out the menu in the top-right corner of the page.