Yesertday's Duo Two Hour Skate

[crypticpoet]

We could only skate for two hours before I had to leave, and my knee was getting pretty messed up.

There was just the two of us, so ones that don't have him in it were taken by me, and vice versa. Quite a few photos were taken, but here are the reasonably good ones.

Kyle 180 TAFE drop
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/this_is______me/kyleloveshot.jpg


Me, kickflip
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/this_is______me/mekickflipedit.jpg

Kyle Indy 1 Deck and TAFE drop
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/this_is______me/kyleindytafedrop.jpg

Me, kickflip

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/this_is______me/mekickflip2.jpg

Kyle, ollie TAFE drop

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/this_is______me/kyleollietafedrop2.jpg


Not much but y'know. Whatever.

[Kake Jelly]

Some nice photos, black and white always makes photos look so much better for some reason.

[WakeBake&Skate]

Yeah i totally agree

[crypticpoet]

Hahaha I was thinking about that just before. It adds SO much to skate photos. That last one is meant to be A LOT bigger but I can't be stuffed fixing it.

[Kake Jelly]

Hahaha I was thinking about that just before. It adds SO much to skate photos. .

So very true, I was going through all my skate photos last night making them black and white, although I don't relay know how to I just desaturate them which makes them greyish.

[crypticpoet]

Oh, do you have photoshop? If so, go to Image--->Mode--->Greyscale.

Then if you want to make it darker or lighter go to

Image--->Adjust--->Brightness/Contrast.

That simple!:D

[skate extreme12]

Nice pics..

[Kake Jelly]

Oh, do you have photoshop? If so, go to Image--->Mode--->Greyscale.

Then if you want to make it darker or lighter go to

Image--->Adjust--->Brightness/Contrast.

That simple!:D

Yup I do indeedal, Ill go try that right now thanks!

P.S: guess where I was today? you guessed it Riverside :)

[unclemag]

Did you land those kickflips?

[snow_skate]

good stuff. where were you going after the 2 hours?

[McJesus]

cool, now try kickflips off the ledge

[crazy_dave]

Wow that ledge looks so fun to skate. Nice photo's! You gonna try that ledge?

[McJesus]

yeah dude try the ledge?

[falloffboy101]

Dudette*

That looks sweet, I'd love to skate that ledge. Great job:d

[shortty]

very nice .... u should try that kickflip off the ledge

[crypticpoet]

Yeah, the thing is...like I mentioned in the first post: my knee was giving me hell and I was scared of high-impact landings.

But the primary problem was that on Saturday, I broke the kingpin in one of my trucks. I didn't have any good spare trucks around and couldn't be bothered bashing the old kingpin out of the truck and bashing a new one in, so I had to use the very first trucks I ever got.
Um. Put it this way. When I landed those kickflips, and looked at the trucks, they'd BENT. What the HELL. It isn't even metal, it's some other crap.
So doing tricks off TAFE drop probably wasn't a good idea.

Anyway, I'm buying a new truck tomorrow so I'll re-fit the other old one. I plan to skate TAFE drop on Saturday; I'll hopefully get some pictures for you guys.

And yes, I landed those kickflips. The far away shot...I only JUST landed that one. I didn't flick it very hard at all. Sketchiest kickflip ever.

But kickflipping TAFE drop is hard. Kyle's been skating heaps longer than me, and he couldn't kickflip it. He almost did. But nah.

And yeah: I could only skate for two hours because a) my knee was REALLY messed up, and b) I had to go to church.

And Kake: Riverslide ROCKS. I envy you, you Melbournite. I'll be there soon, never you mind. A year and a half.

[unclemag]

Be a boss, like me, and ride Destructos. Also.. whats a TAFE? I think i'm the only one who didnt get that one..

Kickflipping that ledge is probobly hard for him because he probobly doesn't catch the board mid-air

[crypticpoet]

Oh, I think TAFE is an Australia-only thing, maybe? TAFE is like...I don't even know what it stands for. It's like another form of schooling. Over here, for high school, you have years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. Year 11 and 12 are post-compulsory education, which means you don't have to go to school after you finish year ten. You can either go out and get a job, or you can go to TAFE for like....more education. It's hard to explain. I don't go to TAFE as such....I just skate it.

[Tilly&theOllie]

Wow you're a chick I didn't know that that's so cool. You rock! lol that was so lame.

[Trippy_Filmer]

What kind of camera do you shoot?

[crypticpoet]

Wow you're a chick I didn't know that that's so cool. You rock! lol that was so lame.

Ah thanks. That's odd, I thought most people on the forums would know I'm a girl by now.

I use a Kodak Easyshare Z700 (or something. I can't be bothered checking; it's a whole flight of stairs away.)

Going for a skate now.

[daretodarepunk]

awsum...your good

[crypticpoet]

They're just kickflips....some people seem to think the kickflip is the be-all and end-all of skating. They aren't. Once you have them, they're pretty easy. Except some days you won't be able to land ANYTHING; they suck.

But thanks anyway.

[-noxi-]

The 180 off looks like he's going to a crook in a way.

[sk8t3r]

WTH is a taffe drop

[Blind Sheppard]

It's the drop they're skating duh.

[crypticpoet]

I wish people would read previous posts *shakes head*

[fanheader]

thats nice.I wish i could kickflip...at the moment im perfecting my pop shuv-its of ledges.

[crypticpoet]

They're the WORST to do off stuff. Good on you!

[Ramp]