Standerd Slides

Subject: Ben Greenwood
Photo: Joey Meddock
TSQ Location: Book 2.2, Critique, Page 85

We went out to ride this evening with a completely different shot in mind. I borrowed a battery pack and strobe set-up going for a banger shot of Chad Sharpe. Before arriving to Clermont, Chad said he spoke to Benny Greenwood and Kevin Henshaw to come ride with us as well. Watching the sunset slowly drop, we got out there a bit too early for what I was looking for. I told Chad to ride first partly because anything can happen with Chad. Either he’ll kill it right out of hole, or he’ll have difficulty warming up. Knowing this, I wanted him to go and “get the bugs out” first before the really good light was approaching where he would need to be “on”.

After a goose chase looking for calm water and Chad’s first set was out of the way, it was Benny G’s turn to ride. We decided to scrub the double up plan, and to just chase along side of the tow boat. That way I could pop off more shots with the limited time we had, AND it allowed me to line up the sun where I wanted it in the background.

One pass up, and one pass back, Benny and I were yelling back and forth to line up the trick. I had him do it a few times but this one was hard to “one-up”. In hind sight, if Chad had rode when Benny did, this shot could have been his. Oh well, that’s just how the cards fall sometimes. Even though the sun was a bit low and Benny stole the show, Chad rode again just before dark and we managed to get a keeper for the Malibu back cover.

-Meddock