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Wow, I'm super impressed at just how many really good dancers we have here in Gunnison! I've taken a lot of photos at the dress rehearsals (where I wouldn't block many views) and will get some galleries for ordering prints or downloads up shortly so come back soon if this is what you are here for.

I now have two big galleries of photos up. Thanks for looking!

Recital photos here

Showcase photos here

Thanks!
-Matt

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Two consecutive closing weekends, first at Crested Butte and then Monarch. Crested Butte has always been a little rowdy on closing day and this year was no exception. It was also really good skiing!

Costumes and even sometimes nudity have been popular closing day antics at the Butte. This year it was a little chilly for streaking but the costumes were out in force. 

At Monarch the following week it was more of the same. We had a warm day Saturday so we got the costumes out. I'm the hot dog. 

Finally it was back to great skiing on Sunday at Monarch with 13.5" of new snow. Fun!

I took all these ski shots with my Pentax K-5 and DA 18-55 WR lens. It makes for a versatile and weather sealed rugged package I feel confident taking on the mountain. 

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A fun and unique event at Monarch on Saturday. It's like a sled race in kayaks that ends with a big splash in a pond. Fun and it makes me glad to have sealed camera gear unlike this woman getting doused on the right in this photo. Luckily her gear seemed ok afterward but I do like have the peace of mind to just keep shooting when I get sprayed like that.

There was a Warren Miller camera crew there too so watch for this in their next movie!

For more photos of this event check out my Flickr set.

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I attended a great performance from the local dance academy the other night and shot a bunch of photos. I was super impressed with all the performers, especially my niece Emma who is pictured here.
It was a little bit of a challenge to get the exposure right and stop motion. The high ISO performance of the K-5 certainly helped. I used a few lenses but got the most use from my cheap Pentax 55-300mm f/4-5.8 zoom. A faster long zoom would be nice but with help from the camera being at ISO 3200 I could still get decent shutter speeds.

If you are looking for photos of this event, please check out the gallery of almost 150 images here.

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Wow, this new park looks great. We just had a dedication ceremony and then the skaters got right to it! The people driving this project overcame a lot of obstacles to get this done and I think it's going to be a great amenity for our town. When some funds fell through late in the process the guys at Team Pain (the contractors who built it) decided to camp out to make budget instead of cutting any corners. What a great gesture!

I remember reading Thrasher magazine when I was a teenager and they would always have these fisheye photos of great skaters doing something cool so I thought I'd give it a try myself.

I used my Pentax K-5 & Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, a value lens and it worked great! I also ran a Sigma 530 Super flash for fill with the high sun.

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My friend and neighbor Brian Smith won the Pummeler's Butt trail running race this morning and then the Pummeler's Butt mountain bike race this afternoon. Impressive!

Race results are here.

Buy photos here!

Both races were held at Hartman Rocks near Gunnison Colorado. They were organized by our great local trails organization Gunnison Trails and MTB OG Dave Wiens.

Photo details:

I put a remote flash in a tree for this one. I kind of like how it worked out.
Pentax K-5 & Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

Remote flash was a AF200 - a 1980's era pentax flash triggered with Cactus v5 triggers. I also had my Sigma 530 Super flash on the camera at full power.

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I had a great time over the past few days with the Pro Challenge coming through Gunnison and then going with the race to Aspen and finally hiking back.
I'll post more on this topic but thought this shot of Tom Danielson of Boulder winning the stage was worth putting up right away. Now back to my other job...

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I only spent a few hours out in the sage this year but it was fun to see and cheer on friends.
I was trying to get more interesting shots of the race than individual riders (although I did grab a few of those too).
Conditions were hazy this year due to wildfires.

I didn't take a ton of photos this year but I still got some racer photos in some good light Saturday evening. If you raced and want to see if I got a shot of you come over to my Zenfolio Gallery and have a look!

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My friends and I used to do this in the 80's into this river. Good to see the tradition continues!

Thanks guys, for doing "something cool for the camera"!

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A beautiful day for playing on the river! Low levels didn't seem to dampen the fun. Events included Canine Big Air, Freestyle Kayak, Home made rafts, and more.
If you are looking for more photos you can order downloads or prints here and I have a gallery on Facebook here.

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