Entries from August 2007

August 31, 2007

Inline Action Photos

Photo: Lane Jordan
What can I say? This is a sick photo. …awesome example of night photography, with proper spotlighting and an interesting, soft feel to contrast the aggressive trick style. Very nice.
See a 4-image set of Lane’s images on the Brook Run Photographer’s page

August 28, 2007

Photo Contest Winner!

Congratgulations to John Hill, our photo contest winner!
John Hill, local skater and skate photographer, wins $40.00 in the BrookRunSkateboardPark.com Photo Contest with his collection of quality, street skating action at the park.
See his photos here: BrookRunSkateboardPark Photo Contest

August 20, 2007

BMX Day

Sunday’s are carved out for BMX sessions. I got some great pics yesterday from some guys ripping the park to pieces. I don’t know the photographers name, nor any of the athletes, so I’ll just post a couple of them until I have more info.

and, bring it on back in back in…

Keep ‘em coming …there [...]

August 15, 2007

Breaks and Bruises - A Right of Passage

As I limped away from the opening day of the Brook Run Skate Park, knee all bloody, I couldn’t help but wonder if I was the first person at the park to donate blood to the skate Gods…
Well, I’m pretty sure that Lee Kuether can go down in the record books as the first broken bone [...]

August 14, 2007

Can’t Hate on Style

Some people are a little bummed that I have been giving so much exposure to inline rippers over the last couple o’ days. Sorry, but I can’t hate on a sport just because others do. I personally am not a huge fan, but that’s just me - love it or hate it, some of these [...]

August 13, 2007

Skate Park Neighbors’ Concerns Rolling Away

Article by the AJC
Skate park neighbors’ concerns rolling away
It’s cool when everybody gets along. I still see the occassional overbearing resident post on various dekalb web sites, but people are usually smart enough to see a spade as a spade and disregard the negativity.

August 12, 2007

Inline Ripping at Brook Run

…and the music’s cool too. Somebody’s gots some video skillz. I made up somne titles for each viddy:
Quick and Dirty

Smooth and Silky

Junk in the Trunk

Good work boys. Good skating. Good shooting. Good editing. Great music selections. {you dudes are too young to be [...]

August 9, 2007

Video: Patio and Crew

If you spend any time at all in the Georgia skate scene, you have most definitely been exposed to Patio Mendino and his talented, creative wife Robin, along with a varied entourage from Athens, Georgia. They seem to have quite a knack for making a skate session much more than just, …a “skate session” - [...]

August 8, 2007

Skater Images Beginning to Flow

Keep sending in those pics! Each photographer will get their own Flickr page in our Brook Run collection. This gives you a much better chance of having your images viewed, by the most people. In the case of skaters seeking industry sponsorship, our site is a great place to ensure that your images are posted, [...]

August 7, 2007

Photographer Scores Brook Run Skate Park Photo Page

Alex Gibb, the first skate photographer to score his own Brook Run Photo Page, sent in some interesting skate photos of some night ripping at the new Brook Run Skate Park. Check ‘em out!
Score Your Own Brook Run Photo Page
Send in your images of skate, bike and aggressive inline action to the site. If the photos [...]