This particular shot was taken in Lower Manhattan, at what LES skaters call “The AMP” (Fish did a front torque on the down-rails seen in “Truth II” located further right from where the shot was taken). Jesus’ warm up to this 540 was a 180 that itself was inspired by a Dare-To-Straight-Air from a fellow blader known only as Buffalo. I captured the 1:30 shot free hand with what I believed to be a fast enough shutter speed (1/400sec), but anyone paying close attention can tell that the shot is a little out of focus. I didn’t expect Jesus to jump straight in and go mach 5, which he did. Personally, I thought the grab was on point.

For those of you who aren’t so familiar with Jesus Medina, he’s a pretty well-known-yet-underrated roller in the NY scene who has had the pleasure of being featured in some of your favorite magazines and videos. For those of you that are familiar with him, you know that he is very on point with the hammers that he laces from time to time. I would have to describe him as really laid back, yet a cool dude to be around. Being the humble guy that he is, he never lets anyone down when it comes to staying true to his word, and showing up on time to a session. — David Toro (okasu)