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March 30, 2008
This skier in a somewhat surreal setting with a Calgary landmark in the background makes you wonder what's going on, but rest assured, nothing's edited here. Concrete Slopes by ~vinnymack and the rest of his gallery is worth learning from.
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"Concrete Slopes"
By Vincent T Joachim
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To get to this event you had to have a media pass and some credentials. I was freelancing in Calgary at the time and had to talk ultra smooth to get in. That is a skill all photographers have to develop.

They put a half pipe by city hall along with some fake snow. This picture was taken in August on a hot summer day! As you can see the trees are still green.

I was lucky enough to talk my way up to the top of the half pipe. The access I got was amazing. Snowboarders and skiers were literally jumping right over my head.

This is a picture of DV8 contestant going out of control during a jump located in downtown Calgary. This is a 100% real picture.

This picture represents the raw excitement and uncertainty of photography at that time for me. I was fresh out of college jumping into the exciting world of photography not knowing where I was going to land :)

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Rededsky's avatar
Great picture,
I live in Calgary. weird to see such an identifiable landmark on the front page of deviant art.
your gallery is fantastic!