Standerd Slides

Subject: Jeff Weatherall
Photo: Joey Meddock
TSQ Location: Book 2.1, Critique, Page 83

These photos are fun to take because I nearly get taken out every time I do them. It’s like a game of peek-abo with the subject and camera. It’s like playing with a snake without being bitten…like jumping a rope without getting tripped. (I guess the main bullet point here is… CLOSE)

The sun was dropping quick and was only lit for one run down the lake. One run would be lit correctly, the other run was going to be backlit. But, the line we were running was chosen based off the water conditions we had to deal with.

We are both on wakeboards in this photo. I’m standing as tall as I can to “even out” the angle with the subject. You can’t see the board I’m riding on but damn was it cool! I was given a board with no fins, only bungee straps. Steering was way out of line to say the least. It was like dancing on a floor of marbles…like driving on a sheet of ice…(SLIPPERY, I guess would be the main part of the presentation here.)

I made my rope a few feet shorter so I could stick that camera right in his face as best possible. The tricky part is reacting quick enough to dodge the rope coming at my head and the camera. You have enough time to watch his/her pop and that’s about it. By the time they have rotated, it’s often to late. If they get all their “legs” on take off, the margin for error is decreased. If not, you’ve got to move quick…or else. Quick like gazelle…faster than OJ driving down the freeway… (NOT SLOW, I guess is the one thing you’ll need to get out of this.)

Giggity…Meddock