Standerd Slides

Subject: Spencer Smith
Photo: Spencer Smith
TSQ Location: Book 1.4, Chronicle section, Page 30

It was the day after the Reno Worlds that this shot went down.

Gabe Lucas, Derek Grasman, & Rhett Whatley and I drove my car from worlds down to my house on Folsom Lake. We went to bed early to get a good nights sleep for an early A.M. shoot on Folsom.

We awoke early the next morning and met Matt Norton at the launch ramp. Thanks to CM (CWB Rep) and Matt we were able to use a Mastercraft X-Star for the photo shoot.

The lake was glass! We shot everything from the tube. Gabe was nearing the end of his set when I told him that I wanted to take a picture of him doing a trick behind my head while I was facing the opposite direction.

Gabe agreed to do whatever it was I had pictured in my head. We shot a handful of shots and really liked the above shot. My facial expression combined with Gabe’s stylish moves added up for a winner.

- Spencer Smith