Geese Fly Home

Last week when I went out with Jon to shoot some pics of his truck there was a few opportunities for me to take some scenic shots.

The one I was most pleased with would be the one below of the Ambassador Bridge in B&W.

Ambassador Bridge

For some strange reason I always find myself taking photos of Geese, when I was up in Sudbury last summer I took some and now I find myself taking more this year.

Geese with Ambassador Bridge in Background

 Could be because they come up real close and allow me to actually take photos without being scared or fly away.









They are so fearless when it comes to onlookers that I actually had to keep walking after the one below to get him to fly which resulted in the exact kind of photo I wanted.

If you would like to see more photos from the shoot, feel free to check them out... Photo Shoot 

Rizzi Skatepark Winter Mix

Jake Vanderweyden spends alot of time at Rizzis Bike & Skatepark and this year he decided to put together a little winter mix of alot of the local shredders and some out of towners.

Fun times and solid riding, not to mention that the filming is on key.

One Of The Last

Here we go with what may be the last of the Rizzis Bike & Skatepark edits after finding out last week that the skatepark will be closing come April 3rd. Unfortunatly it was just not profiting enough money to keep it alive but it was a solid run and I want to thank Dan and Tyler Rizzi aswell as anyone else that helped keep that park going!

With that said, here's a new edit with Dan Donlon, Karol Morzicky and Myself.

Skatepark Sessions

Yet another day wraps up shooting at FG skatepark in Windsor, On.

This day was freezing due to the wind but once you start riding/skating things warmed up pretty fast and resulted in a heated session with Ryan Barron, Dakota Baldwin and Dominic Hajdu.

Dominic Hajdu - BS Noseslide

I've shot with Dom once before at the old warehouse that we had over the winter.

I dig his style and he was throwin' down some sick lines throughout the day despite the heavy wind.

Here he starts another line with a BS Noseslide.

Wether he's filmin for an edit or a full-length who knows, but I'll be sure to keep tabs and get it up on the site when it gets finished!






The rest of the guys I shot after Dom are all first timers in front of my lense but they weren't shy to throw down some original and heavy moves.

James Milne - Rock to Fakie

Above: James Milne was doing original moves all day including this Rock to Fakie on the steepest quarter at the park. I got another shot of an original from james here... James Milne

Ryan Barron - Big Heel

The steep quarter at FG makes for a great drop for the skaters and a fun quarter to do some lip tricks on the bike.

Ryan takes advantage of the downhill run up and throws out a gnarly Big Heel.

This was by far the biggest and most badass trick I've seen go down on this drop!







Finishing this one off with a photo from Dak doing a Fakie Flip down the same drop as above.

Early Morning Sunshine

This past saturday my friend Kim from up near North Bay came down to visit friends and family. She has been shooting photography aswell and asked if I would be willing to get up early and go shoot some photos.

After I heavy editing session the night before and not getting to sleep until 4am, our "early" morning turned into a 10am session but either way the sky was perfect and it wasn't crazy cold out.

This first one I decided would make a great change to the header photo and make the site look a little less dark.






I didn't take too many photos because even though the sky was perfect and the sun was shinning it was still terribly cold on the hands, especially when your shooting in the open like this.

Looking on towards land, hard to believe this is the most southern point in all of Canada.

Finishing off with this snap of Kim overlooking Lake Erie and trying to stay warm.

Pelee Island in the distance.

Andrew Bigelow & Mike Grays Odd Couples Video

Andrew Bigelow, Mike Gray and Justin Browne just recently went over to the new Rays MTB Park in Milwaukee to film and enter the annual Rays MTB Odd Couples Contest. Over the past few years it was a MTB teamed up with a BMX but this year was different and as you know Mike Gray has been killing it on a BMX the past couple years but what some of you might not know is that he was once a MTB rider.

This video is absolutely insane and both of these guys throw down some big moves to a classic Pink Floyd song and a funny video.

Vehicle Shots

Yesterday my buddy Jon gave me a shout to see if I'd be down to go with him and get some shots of his truck that he has been building up for the past 3 years, gave me a great chance to go and get some good ones.

This was my first time seeing this truck after hearing a ton about it and it lived up to the talk, on the outside it may just look like a normal truck but after hearing the story of how it was once totalled and rebuilt all by Jon it makes you really appreciate it.

If you'd like to check out the other photos I managed to grab of Jons truck, check them out on my facebook... Truck Photos

Jarret Feairs and Darren Smith in a Last Session

Rizzis Bike & Skatepark, if you don't know already will be coming to a close come April. No exact quote to the reason why it unfortunately has to close but by certain comments it looks to be because of money.

So here might be Jarret and Darrens last session at Rizzis Bike & Skatepark. Its got some wild tricks and was filmed on an iPhone. Darrens last few tricks were intense!

Forest Glade 2011

Its finally that time of year again where mostly everyone stops riding indoors and heads outside to enjoy that sun. Forest Glade is pretty much the BMX park in Windsor, Ontario.

I remember the first time I got to go to FG probably 4 maybe 5 years ago now and getting there and only 1 guy was on a bike and everyone else was on a skateboard. Not to mention how back in that day, the Skater vs. Biker conflict was big. Shout out to Seth for still holdin it down at the park! haha

Well over the past year it's crazy how much BMX has increased in the area, you simply stop by the park now rain or shine and there will be someone there riding a bike. The even better part of the whole thing is that at FG park, everyone knows everyone. Skaters know the bikers and vice versa.

It's awesome to see how much its grown and to be a part of it, and some of you may notice "BnE" marked around the park and even maybe across the city, on bikes and boards. You know who you are and if you don't know what "BnE" actually stands for, thats fine.

Everyone in it just rides bikes, skateboards, parties, and knows how to have a good time!

With that lengthy write up about FG out of the way, here's my first photo from the park this year of Corey Shuker.

Corey Shuker - 360 Flip Fakie

New BMX Game for Smart Phones

I seen this Friday morning on my daily checks through the bmx sites and was stoked!

Finally a bmx game, the first one since Mat Hoffmans Pro Bmx 2 back in 2002.



"Illusion Labs is proud to announce a sequel to the popular Touchgrind skateboarding game. This spring we will bring you the worlds first true multitouch BMX game, Touchgrind BMX."

Quick Clips with Ryan Eles

I apologize for having not updated this in a long time. We finally got some warm weather here, and I just wanted to get back on the bike so bad.

What I plan on doing now is putting 1-3 updates up on the site every week instead of doing one everyday.

Heres one to tie you over till more come in.
Ryan has been killing it year round and this new edit just shows he means business!

2011 Toronto BMX Jam Final Results

After a solid weekend of bike riding, the 2011 Toronto BMX Jam is officially over and it ended with the most craziest riding I've ever seen in person.

After seperating everyone through qualifying the final results at the end of the weekend are:

Ladies
1st - Janine Mutton 90
2nd - Kiera Bonifacio 87
3rd - Mandi Ward 82.3

Under 14 Am
1st - Spencer Ryan 87
2nd - George Debruyn Smith 84.3
3rd - Davin Post 82.3
4th - Jason Lorenz 81.3
5th - Colin Cameron 78.3
6th - Andrew Whitty 76
7th - Eric Fowler 75
7th - Rashad Rehman 75
9th - John Gilmour 74.7
10th - Robert Wright 67.7
11th - Cole James 67.3
12th - Jake Samson 65.7

Amateur
1st - James Barton 91.7
2nd - Corey Walsh 86.7
3rd - Micahel Varga 85.7
4th - Ori Flam-Shephard 83.3
4th - Gabe Truax 83.3
6th - Zeb Dennis 80.7
7th - Joel Bondu 79.3
8th - Ian Bradley 77.3
9th - Dylan Lennox 76
10th - Justin Soares 75.7
11th - Brandon Webster 74
12th - Jason Kernan 73
13th - Kevin Seabrook 70.7
14th - Matthew Weatherill 69.7
15th - Jalen Pickard 69
15th - Brody Huk 69
17th - Dylan Leclare 68
18th - Kyle McDonald 64.7
19th - Sam Nadeau 63.3
20th - Korbin Kozlowski 62.7
21st - Dave Wininger 60
22nd - Kyle LaFleur 59.3
23rd - Sam Cooke 59
24th - Mike DiMarco  58.7            
26th - David Gauthier 74.7
27th - Chase Davidson 74.3
27th - Kenny Oliver 74.3
27th - Chris Cadot 74.3
30th - Ryan Eles 73.7
30th - Matt Omiecinski 73.7
32nd - Bobby Campbell 72.7
32nd - Kyle Boone 72.7
34th - Jarrett Feairs 72.3
35th - Aaron Boyer 71.3
35th - Jake Vanderweyden 71.3
35th - Andrew Coulas 71.3
38th - Eric Hardy 71
38th - Jordan Krupa 71
40th - Kevin Fabregue 70.7
41st - Jackson Garvin 70.3
42nd - Nicholaus Zilinski 70
43rd - Mike Brnjas 69.3
43rd - Mickey Sauve 69.3
45th - Tyler Clough 68.7
45th - Zach TenHoope 68.7
47th - John Marks 68
47th - Spencer McFarlane 68
47th - Dave Scott 68
50th - Jack Leonard 67.7
51st - Pasha Paduta 67.3
52nd - Dylan Richardson 67
53rd - Kevin Gauci 66
54th - Andrew Stinson 65.3
54th - Trevor May 65.3
56th - Alex Passa 65
56th - Mike Poos 65
58th - Corey Fraser 64.3
58th - Rob Kalinowski 64.3
60th - Mark Oniga 64
61st - Brandon Howson 63.7
62nd - Ryan Ebbers 63
63rd - Matt Pandy 61.7
63rd - Rob Seymour 61.7
65th - Mike Ryder 61.3
66th - Will Robinson 61
67th - Michael Henderson 60.7
68th - Jake Montgomery 60
68th - Ryan McKernan 60
70th - Tyler Nicol 59.3
70th - Tyler Rizzi 59.3
70th - Josh Scott 59.3
70th - Dan Ryan 59.3
74th - Clint Czikowsky 59
75th - Nick Dagg 58.3
75th - Cory Restrick 58.3
77th - Erik Simon 58
78th - Alex Cronshaw 57
79th - Anthony Bernardo 56.3
80th - Andrew White 55.7
81st - Frank Kwisses 54.3
82nd - Kyle Symianick 54
83rd - David Harrington 53
84th - Taylor Barwick 52.7

Pro
1st - Pat Casey 95.3
2nd - Drew Bezanson 94
3rd - Chris Hughes 93
4th - Mykel Larrin 90.3
5th - Steven Moxley 87.7
6th - John Heaton 84
7th - Zane Bradley 83.7
8th - Todd Meyn 83
9th - Dylan Stark  82.7
10th - Broc Raiford 82.3
10th - Will Fisher 82.3
12th - Mike Gray 80.7
13th - Chris Childs 79.7
14th - Jeremy Joyce 75.3
15th - Darcy Peters 73.7
16th - Zak Jarvis 70.7
17th - Bobbie Altiser 69.3
17th - Joel Marchand 69.3
19th - Andre Postell 68.3
20th - Nathan Lord 67.3
21st - Jason Aguiar 65.3
22nd - Eric Favot 65
23rd - Rob Bessie 63.3
24th - Niki Croft 60.3
25th - Josh Lane 57.7

2011 Toronto BMX Jam - Pro Day

So now that Friday is all over with, its time for the Pros to show what separates them from the Ams.

Saturday, March 5th 2011 - Pro Day

Due to a heavy list of hitters entering the AM contest a few of their qualifiers had to be pushed over to today aswell.

AMATEUR - QUALIFYING

PRACTICE - (10:00am to 11:00am)

Heat 1 (11:00am):                                             Heat 2 (11:10am):

Anthony Bernardo (Brampton)                         Matthew Weatherill (Toronto)

Michael Henderson (Uxbridge)                         Steve Carroll (Toronto)

Corey Fraser (Moncton, New Brunswick)        Taylor Barwick (Toronto)

Dave Scott (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)              Rob Kalinowski (Mississauga)

Heat 3 (11:20am):                                            Heat 4 (11:30am):

Kevin Seabrook (Owen Sound)                      Kyle Boone (Erin)

Zeb Dennis (Chatsworth)                                Dylan Lennox (Mississauga)

Aaron Sherry (Welland)                                  Dylan Richardson (Mississauga)

                                                                        Colin Lang (Erin)

Note* - As soon as judging is taken care of and Finals are listed I will have that updated asap.

PRO - QUALIFYING

PRACTICE - (12:00 to 1:00pm)

Heat 1 (1:00pm):

Matthew Armstrong (Oshawa; Black Pony BMX, Reginos Pizza)

Zak Jarvis (Holland Landing; Joyride150, Dartmoor Canada, Ruets Bike Co, Rock Parlour Clothing)

James McKean (Oshawa; Black Pony BMX, Eat Dirt Racing)

Eric Favot (Windsor; Joyride150, Rock Parlour Clothing, Kali Protectives)

Heat 2 (1:10pm):

Mike Gray (Newmarket; Core BMX)

Daniel Riscado (Toronto; Rockstar Energy Drink, Sour Fever Clothing)

Steven Moxley (Bowmanville; Sour Fever Clothing)

Chijioke Okafo (Toronto; Ten Pack Distro. Volume Bikes, Demolition Parts, Sour Fever Clothing, Core BMX Shop)

Heat 3 (1:20pm):

Jeremy Gallant (Moncton, NB; Shear Clothing, Eastern Bikes, 1664 Distro.)

Darcy Peters (Calgary, Alberta; Shear Clothing, System Bikes, Mission BMX)

Devin Szmata (Grande Prairie, Alberta; System Bikes, Brand Apparell, Mirraco Bikes, Red Bull)

Jason Aguiar (Brampton)

Heat 4 (1:30pm):

Kevin Teets (Ashville, Ohio; DK Bicycles, Misled Clothing, Famous Stars & Stripes, Wicked Sensations Tattoo Shop, The Flow Skatepark)

Ian Christison (Toronto; Sour Fever Clothing, Rockstar Energy Drink)

Kevin "Goonie" Kaltenbach (Brook Park, Ohio; Monster Energy Drink, Ranked Clothing, Grindstone, Brap Cap Industries)

Johnny Delbalso (Mentor On The Lake, Ohio; Famous Stars & Stripes, Misled Clothing)

Heat 5 (1:40pm):

Thomas Hall (Toronto/Hamilton; Rockstar Energy Drink, CJs Skatepark)

Cole Youngberg (Oakville)

Jeremy Joyce (Flesherton)

Josh Lichti (St. Catherines; BMXFU, Orbells Garage, Paultv.net, Bobtube.net)

Heat 6 (1:50pm):

Bobbie Altiser (Hannibal, Missouri)

Mike Fede (Bear, Delaware)

Keitch Schmidt (Lock Haven, Penn.)

James Lukas (Manassas, VA; Power Bike Shop)

(INTERMISSION)

BEST TRICK COMPETITION - (2:00 to 4:00pm) 

20 riders will be competing!

As of now:

Dylan Stark

Dylan Richardson

(INTERMISSION END)

PRO - QUALIFYING

PRACTICE - (3:30 to 4:00pm)

Heat 7 (4:10pm):

Charlie Crumlish (Amherst, NY; Stranger, Lotek Shoes)

Eli Taylor (Petrolia; Stranger, Lotek Shoes)

Rob Bessie (Oshawa)

Greg Henry (Niagara Falls) 

Heat 8 (4:20pm):

Jorden Guth (Ottawa)

Chris Chitaroni (Ottawa)

Rich Redmond (Ottawa)

Roland Labrecque (Dunrobin)

PRACTICE - (4:30 to 5:30pm)

Heat 9 (5:30pm):

Luke Parslow (Melbourne, Australia; Oakley, Rockstar, Vans, Forgotten Bikes, 43 Bolts)

Trevor Ashworth (Cobleskill, NY)

Leandro Moreira (Sao Paulo, Brazil; DC Shoes, Profile Racing, WTP)

Nathan Lord (Jamestown, NY; Hollyloft Bike Shop, Noon Practice Group)

Heat 10 (5:40pm):

Dylan Stark (Riverside, California; The Take, Indek Ink Clothing, Alienation, Down, TJD)

Matt Drew (Waterdown)

Andre Postell (Springfield, Mass.)

Darren Smith (Iona Station)

Heat 11 (5:50pm):

David Advent (Brooklyn; Backpeddling, Foreign Apparel)

Charlie Bowers (Ridgway, PA; DK Bicycles, Round 2 BMX Shop)

Hector Restrepo (Southport, CT; Team East, Propont BMX, Haven Skatepark, Tonys Bike Shop)

Heat 12 (6:00pm):

Matt Ray (Woburn, Mass)

Joel Marchand (Laval, Quebec)

Pat Casey (Placentia, California; Vans, Fox, Volume/Demoltion, Monster Energy Drink, Bell Helmets)

Zane Bradley (Troy, New Hampshire; Nike 6.0, Gatorade, Eastern Boarder, Rye Airfield, Team BlownIt)

Heat 13 (6:10pm):

Matt Sparks (Allen Park, Michigan; Snafu, Albes, Faygo Soda)

Chris Hughes (Greenville, NC)

Jason Minor (Milwaukee, WI; Division BMX, Ride Extreme Sports)

Mykel Larrin (Racine, WI; Gatorade, DK Bicycles, Sun Ringle, Division BMX, 4 Seasons Skatepark, Ride Extreme Sports)

Heat 14 (6:20pm):

Zak Earley (Eliot, Maine; Creedance, Tree Bikes, Eastern Boarder, Rye Airfield)

Broc Raiford (Destrehan, Louisiana; Colony)

Josh Lane (Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Rye Airfield, POC, Eastern Boarder, Verde Bikes)

Stephen Weiler (Lancaster, PA; Hyper Bikes, MGX Unlimited Clothing, Green Mountain Cyclery Shop)

Heat 15 (6:30pm):

Drew Bezanson (Truro, Nova Scotia; DK Bicycles, The Shadow Conspiracy, Skull Candy, DC Shoes, POC Helmets, Ryder Distro,)

Will Fisher (Burlington; 1664 BMX)

Chris Childs (Attleboro, MA; DK Bicycles, TJD) 

Note*- Out of the above riders, only 24 of them will move on to Sundays Finals!

2011 Toronto BMX Jam - Amateur Day

The time has come, the 2011 Toronto BMX Jam kicks off tomorrow!

I'll be driving up there with Will and Alex Passa to compete in the Am division aswell as bring you as much coverage of the event as I can.

I know I shouldn't even have to say that knowing if your not here already your missing out!

Below is the layout for the jam and make sure to scroll down to see who will be competing throughout.

Friday, March 4th 2011 - Amateur Day

Ladies - Practice (12:00 to 1:30pm)

Kiera Bonifacio - (Oakville)

Janine Mutton - (Oshawa)  

Mandi Ward - (Kitchener)

Note*- These ladies will be all riding in a Finals Heat on Sunday morning 

 at 11:30am no matter what due to a low sign up rate.

RIDERS AGED 14 & UNDER - QUALIFYING

PRACTICE (12:00 to 1:30pm) 

Heat 1 (1:40pm):                                          Heat 2 (1:50pm):

Revelin Labrecque (Dunrobin)                     Eric Fowler (Dundas)

Ethan Martin (Burlington)                            Colin Cameron (Ancaster)

Cole James (Hamilton)                                 Rashad Rehman (Ajax)

                                                                     Davin Post (Smithville)

Heat 3 (2:00pm):                                          Heat 4 (2:10pm):

Matt Haynes (Georgetown)                         Colin Dingwall (Tonawanda)

Ryan Potter (Whitby)                                   Jason Lorenz (Doonville)

Robert Wight (Georgetown)                        George Dubruyn-Smith (Hamilton)

John Gilmour (Georgetown)                        Matt Bosco (Dundas)

Heat 5 (2:20pm):

Thomas Bamford (Dundas)

Riley Moore (Dundas)

Andrew Whitty (Burlington)

Jake Samson (Burlington)

Spencer Ryan (Courtice)

Note*- The top 8 qualifiers from the above will move on to Sundays Finals.

AMATEUR - QUALIFYING

PRACTICE - (2:40 to 3:30pm)

Heat 1 (3:30pm):                                      Heat 2 (3:40pm):

John Marks (Orangeville)                        Tyler Clough (St. Catherines)

Aaron Boyer (Georgetown)                     Erik Simon (St. Catherines)

Brandon Howson (Rockwood)               Tyler Nicol (St. Catherines)

Tommy Scheepstra (Georgetown)           Nick Dagg (Niagara Falls)

Heat 3 (3:50pm):                                     Heat 4 (4:00pm):

Gabe Truax (Dundas)                             Spencer MacFarlane (Cambridge)

Brody Huk (Burlington)                         Mark Oniga (Cambridge)

Andrew Stinson (Dundas)                      Corey Walsh (Ayr)

Cal Whiffing (Dundas)                           Kyle Symianick (Canada)

Heat 5 (4:10pm):                                     Heat 6 (4:20pm):

Mike DiMarco (Mississauga)                  Dave Wininger (St. Catherines)

Alex Passa (Windsor)                             Kenny Oliver (St. Catherines)

Ben Garlington (Boonville)                    Dave Harrington (Beamsville)

Trevor May (Dundas)                             Alex Cronshaw (Pt. Colborne)

PRACTICE - (4:30 to 5:20)

Heat 7 (5:20pm):                                    Heat 8 (5:30pm):

Ryan Eles (Sudbury)                              Nicholaus Zilinski (Kenora)

Chase Davidson (Windsor)                    Frank Kwisses (Thunder Bay)

Bobby Campbell (Courtice)                   Dima Tsaklidi (Toronto)

Andrew Coulas (Whitby)                       Korbin Kozlowski (Toronto)

Zac TenHoope (Port Hope)

Heat 9 (5:40pm):                                    Heat 10 (5:50pm):

Tyler Horness (Edmonton, Alberta)       Kyle McDonald (Toronto)

Ian Bradley (Troy, New Hampshire)     Ori Flam-Shephard (Toronto)

Pasha Paduta                                          Jason Kernan (Oshawa)

Ryan Ebbers (Newmarket)                    Michael Varga (Whitby)

                                                               Brandon Webster (Stouffville)

Heat 11 (6:00pm):                                  Heat 12 (6:10pm):

Kyle Lafleur (Sudbury)                          Andrew White (Niagara Falls)

Jarrett Feairs (London)                           Jake Montgomery (Niagara Falls)

Eric Hardy (Welland)                             Rick Gaskell (Welland)

Matt Pandy (Mentor, Ohio)                    Jordan Krupa (St. Catherines)

                                                               Chris Cadot (St. Catherines)

PRACTICE - (6:20 to 7:20pm)

Heat 13 (7:20pm):                                 Heat 14 (7:30pm):

Cory Restrick (Toronto)                        Rob Seymour (Belleville)

Dave Thomas (Mississauga)                 Jake Vanderweyden (St. Thomas)

Mike Poos (Mississauga)                      Tyler Rizzi (St. Thomas)

Jeff Meadows (Mississauga)                 James Barton (Kingston)

Heat 15 (7:40pm):                                  Heat 16 (7:50pm):

Mike Brnjas (Waterloo)                          Will Robinson (Toronto)

Josh Scott (Burlington)                           Jackson Garvin (Toronto) 

Joel Bondu (Deux Montagnes, PQ)       Jalen Pickard (Petrolia)

Kevin Fabregue (Repentigny PQ)          Ryan McKernan (Richmond Hill)

Heat 17 (8:00pm):                                  Heat 18 (8:10pm):

Sam Nadeau (Drummondville)              Justin Soares (Toronto)

David Gauthier (Drummondville)          Matt Omiecinski (Maple Hieghts, Ohio)

Olivier Fortin (St. Eustache)                  Brandon Leonard (Kitchener)

                                                               Mickey Sauve (Brampton)

Heat 19 (8:20pm):

Kyle Archer (London)

Dylan Leclare (London)

Kevin Gauci (London)

Jack Leonard (London)

Sam Cooke (Toronto)

Note* - The top 24 riders in the above division will move on to Sundays Finals!

Stay tuned bright and early saturday morning to see what Pros will be qualifying for Finals!