Project Athena - Day 52 (Wheels)

Sick Wheels

Dudes, the rain has me chillin' at home today but I shot this yesterday in anticipation of a sketchy day. There were some sick skaters at the park and I was stoked to see one land a tre-flip. This kid in the yellow shoes was gnarly. He didn't bail on any of his tricks. Only the posers seem to mind me taking their pics. Hope the weather clears for the skaters so they don't get skate-o-phobia (when the weather is very bad and you can't skate for a long time and you get very very pissed!)

 

Skate Park

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 55-200mm lens • 200mm • F/5.6 • 1250s • ISO 400

Project Athena - Day 51 (Wheels)

Upside Down...

“Who’s to say
What’s impossible
Well they forgot
This world keeps spinning
And with each new day
I can feel a change in everything
And as the surface breaks reflections fade
But in some ways they remain the same
And as my mind begins to spread its wings
There’s no stopping curiosity

I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
I’ll share this love I find with everyone
We’ll sing and dance to Mother Nature’s songs
I don’t want this feeling to go away

Who’s to say
I can’t do everything
Well I can try
And as I roll along I begin to find
Things aren’t always just what they seem

I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
I’ll share this love I find with everyone
We’ll sing and dance to Mother Nature’s songs
This world keeps spinning and there’s no time to waste
Well it all keeps spinning spinning round and round and

Upside down
Who’s to say what’s impossible and can’t be found
I don’t want this feeling to go away

Please don’t go away
Please don’t go away
Please don’t go away
Is this how it’s supposed to be
Is this how it’s supposed to be ”
— Jack Johnson

It's like an episode of "Weeds"....Makes me wanna sing this song too.

Flying Bike

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 18-55mm lens • 32mm • F/18 • 25s • ISO 400 • Plus a Splash of Colored Light

Project Athena - Day 50 (Wheels)

So rock me mama like a wagon wheel...

“So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
Hey mama rock me”
— Old Crow Medicine Show and Bob Dylan

Day 50! And a new theme. I have been looking forward to shooting wheels so this will be a fun week.

BTW, if you aren't familiar with the song "Wagon Wheel", there are at least 6 artists who have covered this tune, originally sketched by Bob Dylan. It'll make you tap your toes...and smile.

Old Wooden Wagon Wheel

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 55-200mm lens • 55mm • F/5.6 • 1/60s • ISO 400