Standerd Slides

Subject:Wes Brisco
Photo: Joey Meddock

TSQ Location: Book 1.2, Chronicle section, page 34

I got a call from Wes one day telling me about a rail idea he had for his backyard. He had the perfect setup, we just needed to build the starting pool and hammer in the rail. Sounds easy enough, right?

It tooks hours upon hours of prep time…so I hear. All I had to do was show up and take the shot. Wes seriously busted ass building this thing. It’s not even the rail thats an issue, it’s always the damn pool that gives us trouble. And, without fail, about two minutes before the pool water was at proper level, the corner blew out leaking water everywhere. We were forced to let it leak out, rebuild the corner and start from scratch.

Now, after about three hours of “setting up” Wes was ready to session this thing. We hooked up a long rope to the Sea Doo and tossed him the handle. Previously, I positioned some lights up in the trees to help illuminate the shot. He and some friends hit the rail several times as I snapped off some shots from various angles.

I originally wanted this shot to be run huge in The Standerd, but I wasn’t happy with sharpness of the image, forcing us to use it small…simply put, my fault 100%. I felt bad after the fact, because I knew how much sweat equity Wes put into the building this rail. To see it run so puny in The Standerd was a disapointment not only for me, but Wes as well, I’m sure. Sorry Wes, we’ll make it up to you!

-MEDDOCK