Early Season Shore Shoot
The last time I shot with James Doerfling, I was blown away by his riding style and raw ability. So I was stoked to hear that Knolly Bikes wanted to do a three-day shoot on Vancouver's North Shore with James.
Everything was lining up perfect, except the weather; Three days of colder than average temperatures and bluebird sunny skies -- great for ski photos, the worst for bike photos on the Shore. On the first day, it was as expected. Hot sun spots blowing out highlights through the forest canopy and dark shady spots everywhere else. The woodwork was iced over, deeming it unridable, and the ground on all the landings was either cement hard or icy.
This was not good, but the best thing about being forced to work in unworkable conditions, is that it forces you to think outside the box, and try new techniques and ideas you wouldn't normally try.
In the end we got some really great photos and even lucked out with a five minute fog patch, thanks to a rogue cloud that sailed through our area just as we were setting up for the shot.
Big thanks go out to James for freezing his ass off in shorts and a short sleeve jersey waiting for me to set up the shots, and for hiking his downhill bike all over the mountains.
