Nick Korompilas delivers another PHOTO JOURNAL capturing the action in the Sacramento area. Check out the story behind this solid Fishbrain by Will Cosgrove inside…
We had originally planned to re-shoot a kink rail transfer, but unfortunately we got kicked out before it even started — so we searched around downtown for a couple hours. We skated a few spots, but didn’t find much, and finally, once we were about to call it a day, I remembered about this ledge at Sacramento State. We headed over there while we still had some light left. When we first got to the spot, Will warmed up with a Topsoul, and then started going for Fishbrain. He was a little hesitant at first because of the wooden posts at the bottom of the ledge — but he went for it anyways. By this time it was nearly pitch-black outside, but it didn’t stop Will Cosgrove from doing this Fishbrain to fakie perfectly for the camera.
At first I wanted to use a long-shot, but as it got darker it would have been much harder to light up considering I was only using two flashes; so I pulled out the fisheye. It took me awhile to find the best angle, but I finally got it — although I was a little closer than I should have been. I had two strobes set up for this picture: one Sunpak 383 at full power directly above me, aimed down from a lightstand, as well as a Sunpak 383 at full power at the top left of the stairs. I had the strobe on top of the stairs for back light, the flash on the light stand was about 8 ft in the air and mainly aimed at the subject, but I made sure it would spill a bit onto the foreground. I used a Canon 40d and Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens @ 1/250 | ISO 100 | f/5.6. — Nick Korompilas
thats hella crazy that ledge is tall to get on…its a good thing we broke off those last 2 woodbeams in 2001. sick ass shot! hands down the best trick done on that.
Shout outs to Black Mike for keeping it real. Black Mike found that ledge back in 97 or 98 give or take a few years but tha G scoped out this spot
rang the homies and let us all kno bout it. Black Mike keeps it real. If yall dont get along with Black Mike then thats because u jealous bc dudes a G
OG naw meen? Word, shout out to my boy Nick along with Will ill catch u
little niggas on the flipside.
right on Nick. way to go buddy. word em up now u go get em, ya hear?
come visit california. as governor swarzenegger says, “were waiting for you” we should all try to meet up at this ledge, all the readers, at this ledge and spots like hubbas. we should set up times to meet up. radical! let me know guys.
so the other day im just cruisin on the boardwalk in Venice Beach.
just blazing along ya know rocking out with my(you know the rest) just
really taking in the whole vibe, kind of just living, breathin in that ocean
breeze, listening to rush on my ipod. Next thing I know I look over and
what do I see? a young man trying to rob an old lady. so i run over and
I grab him and the spanish only speaking man grabs for something in his
pocket but I grab his arm. So now i got him by the neck and arm and what
does he say to me? He looks at me in the eyes and whispers “Franco
Shade Puta” oh really what a coincidence my names FRANCO 2 PUTA and
the next thing I know Im placing this idiota head first into a trash can(he
must be a fresh illegal maybe in need of sum food bc he felt very light) hes
screaming puta puta. whos the puta now?
