Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Happy Birthday shout out to my homeboy Jeremy Chase!!!!!!  Melanie and I accompanied his ass up around the mountains of Vail.   Our final destination a private cabin up in the Red and White mountains with more natural features than your girlfriend. 
Now let the good times roll with J. Chase!!!!!!  Where if anything can happen, it Will happen with this kid!
Melanie kick'in it on the sled up at the cabin
Jeremy chucking his meat!
Melanie enjoying the sun on the sled
Jeremy about to make this sequence happen in the blue bird sky of Red and White Mountains 

Me on the sled
Jeremy 

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

This morning Melanie and I got an early start with a little hike up on Vail pass.  Here's a picture showing a plane flying over the tree line. 
After our morning shoot up on the pass I headed up the mountain for some pow turns
West Vail baking in the afternoon sun
Nick sliding a rail from a upside down picnic table
Nick quickly adapted to his immediate surroundings 
Salem Bush was our tour guide from the west side.
Me coming down from the west side Powder Stash
Nick getting his surf on!!!!!!!!
Nick hitting the homemade money shredder!

Monday, December 29, 2008

This morning I grabbed my photo gear and drove up to the top of Vail Pass to snap some landscape shoots.  Here's the Gore Range at the rise. 
Today Nick and I met up with Spencer and Jeremy for some great holiday pow pow runs at Beaver Creek resorts.  Here's a picture with great road gap possibilities. 
Today was my official second photo shoot with VMC at the Lodge at Vail. I finally got to shoot with my new camera which produced some great shots!!

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Another day in the life of what I try not to take for Granted!!!!!!  finally a sunny day in my hood!
The snow was amazing all day today!! 
Lines was a maze and a half today
Melanie in Chair two trees
Home sweet home on an unusual sunny day this winter season
Tasha with her favorite toy!!!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Today after weeks of snow and overcast the sun finally showed itself.  So Mel and I took advantage of the opportunity and drove to Summit county to snap some pictures.
Frisco Marina covered in snow

Here's a view of the mountains from our little hike 

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

This morning Vail reported 13 inches of new snow!!!!!!   Here's Melanie making her first run down into Game Creek Bowl.  
Tasha got her powder on in the doggy park

Monday, December 22, 2008

This morning I went riding with a couple of my buddies on a somewhat beautiful day in the hood. 
Dan and Lee showed up to the lift this morning with coordination 
Lee, Matt, Nick and Dan was my man crew I rode with today. 
Dan coming down from the Heavy Metal tree line
Today was a big day for me after I finally got my new Canon 5D Mark 2 
This camera blew my mind after I just took some household shots 
Tasha turned out even prettier with the new camera!!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Today friends and I braved the cold and went up on Vail mountain to shred some pow!!!!!
Melanie in the Heavy Metal Trees 
Melanie trying to do a handstand 
Branden jumping for joy at Bell's Camp
Len flipping into the powder
Len forgot how to walk in the snow
Part of my line down Heavy Metal Trees
Len and buddy belly flopp'in  off the Bells Camp Picnic Tables in harmony 

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Today Melanie and I help Todd out with a gigantic ginger bread house photo shoot.  The only problem we had was trying to increase our depth of field in our detail shots.  All in all we had another learning experience with different angle of photography.