The photo below of my buddy Sean was taken in Edinburgh, Scotland. I wanted to take advantage of the lights from the little carnival as well as the cars + busses on the street.

I met Shawn in Paris, where he was also studying abroad at the same school. He actually lived a couple floors below me, and is a great photographer. Below is a photo he took of me doing a “rock to fakie” on the sun dial wave piece at Chatelet Les Halles.  The roll up to this thing is pretty gnarly. I was actually only able to do it because some local bystanders advised me of the proper angle where they had seen all the other skaters roll up from.

The color balance is only one of many factors which comprise the ultimate reason why this photo is not a good one. However, I remember my climb up this mini-mountain which was definitely not of grace and leisure.  Thus, I felt the need to post my stance of glory atop the peak.