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Sam Boo, boneless at Lansdowne (circa '85-'86)

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While in no way spectacular, this photo reminds me of my first efforts to shoot wide-angled, action shots, without looking through the viewfinder of the camera. It features poor timing and an unfortunate angle where the board obscures Sam's face. Properly developed and refined, this skill becomes particularly handy in skateboard photography, where, working the lip of a ramp or pool, one wouldn't necessarily want to place one's head, face or body as close to the action as the camera. The technique also allows for quick, last-instant position adjustment, without having to review the image in the viewfinder. Over the intervening years, this image, such as it is, has become much more important as the first of a set of two photographs. (See next image)

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