The Gnar: Thoroughly Shredded (courtesy of Jovanni Cardoso)

The San Pedro Show, brought to you by Channel Street Skatepark:

Jovanni Cardoso, going where apparently only Daewon Song has gone before--skateboarding over the potentially deadly "keyhole" doorway,  backside.  His back, right wheel is perilously hanging over the edge of the wall and in thin air.  Upon review, I believe his truck just missed catching on this incredible make that brought the house down!

 Cool-toned backside smith

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skater: Jovanni Cardoso

Jovanni Cardoso feels the warmth of the sun while grinding through a backside smith.

Until next time,

--FIN--



show me some FIREWORKS -- 4th of July from The Hill

 

 Redondo's display of fireworks, as seen from PV, was brilliant.

 A lonely sailboat meanders down the coast as the light retreats around sundown.

 People--and photographers (left third, at the edge of the cliff) were sprinkled all along the cliff.

  And everyone decided to check out this vantage point--leading to constant flow of cars, which did not ebb for the entire duration of the display.

 A time lapse photo shows the ghost image of a cell phone used to take a fireworks picture and heads of attendees at the church by Haggerty's on the Hill--a great viewing area for the fireworks.

 A young lady, left, goes from sitting upright to flopping down out of boredom, waiting for the barge fireworks show to begin off of Torrance beach (shot from the patio at the church near Haggerty's).

 Silhouettes of attendees mark the foreground of this fantastic pyrotechnic display.

 Panoramic fisheye crop, 1

 Panoramic fisheye crop, 2

A burst of fireworks, shot as a long-exposure, poses as a psychedelic, technicolor mushroom cloud.  The beam of light in the foreground is a car zooming by.

South Bay, welcome Jonas Nakas: Lake Michigan Longboarder

Lake Michigan longboarder and friend Jonas Nakas came up to the South Bay today.  It looked about as inviting as the dreaded Huntington shuffle (the nearest beach to where he is based now, he is no longer doing the twice-as-monotonous Lake Michigan shuffle!).  As I told him I wanted to shoot some photos--he has very few shots of himself--he made the trek.  We switched off with the longboard and the housing (he is a photographer himself).  Unfortunately for the egoist in me, his training throughout high school in the waves of Lake Michigan--more or less like the local-wind-driven, short period waves of today, he said--made him a much better subject than myself.  Enjoy the fruits of our labor.  Surfer: Jonas Nakas / Photographer: Marcus Bockman

 

frontside fade

  backside bottom turn

 cross step #1

 cross step #2

 single-fin-first takeoff

 getting close to the nose

 trim spot

gulls

--FIN--

SOUTH BAY BOARDRIDERS CLUB VIDEO

Something I'm very proud of is a new video I produced about the South Bay Boardriders Club for Patch.com online news!  Patch.com is a series of local news sites that I freelance for.  Pick your site to view the video on below:

http://hermosabeach.patch.com/articles/boardriders-club-looks-for-winters-biggest-wave
http://redondobeach.patch.com/articles/boardriders-club-looks-for-winters-biggest-wave-2

Have a good one everyone!  Photos coming soon (possibly later today) from a recent off-season Wedge swell, shot from out in the water.  Photos were taken by Mr. Kim Magin and I!

Manhattan Beach Locals on Patch.com (Manhattan Beach)

Hi, thanks to the shredding bodyboarding and surfing locals out at Manhattan Beach Pier's north side who shared some of their surfing with the camera a few days back.  If you lucked out and made my editor's cut, your surfing can now be found on Patch.com, an online news network site that I frequently freelance for.  LINK:

http://manhattanbeach.patch.com/articles/scenic-body-boarding-in-manhattan-beach#photo-4629654

Additional photos from that session up soon!  8x10" prints are available on demand from the Patch.com article session for $20.00 a piece, plus shipping.  Want a larger size?  Let me know and we'll work something out!