Partying after the Beat the Chump 2 contest, I was somehow convinced to make a special trip from Seattle to Portland. The plan was to hang with our Portland friends, party it up, skate, and shoot. This rail was the first stop of the day—a skinny 14-stair located somewhere in NE Portland. I originally set up on this shot to shoot long and from the bottom of the stairs. Action going towards you is not exactly the best location to be on the alley-oop trick, so I repositioned myself on the top of the stairs and was able to capture this banger of a Truespin Top Pornstar by Shane Lapointe. Lighting was completed with Vivitar 285HVs on both sides of the rail, one on the bottom and the other on the top of the stairs. Camera is a 20D with 50mm lens, completed with a set of Pocket Wizards to trigger the strobes. — Erik Allas