Alta Sierra '09/'10 Season: Zach

Last season Zach Heidrich was tearing up Alta Sierra like no other. This torqued out Method Air was off the back of Lake Chair. Landed clean then went to lunch. More photos of Alta Sierra season past coming soon.

Dig that Zach?

Waves Shark's Cove, North Shore

The most enormous swells that I have seen since we've been out here, at Shark's Cove on the North Shore last Thursday. I was able to take a few shots on my break at work. The waves were so powerful.

Panoramic Series #8: Lighthouse at Diamond Head

I shot this sunset a while back, just after Scarlet was born. A beautiful late October sunset, with the clouds opening up before the sinking sun as it disappears.

Panoramic Series #7: Sunrise over Manoa Valley

Early one morning, after dropping Molly and Scarlet off for their 5:00 am flight, I took a drive up Round Top Rd. to watch the sun rise. I actually left before the sun fully rose, but it was the rays of light that came with dawn that lit up the clouds in the most beautiful way above Diamond Head and Waikiki.

ONE rollerblading magazine · PHOTO JOURNAL: Scott Moffat #8

This was a late night session with just Chris Lorimer and myself. A strictly shooting session, no warming up or anything, for which I give much respect to Chris. These stairs came out of a parking structure in Santa Barbara and had little to no run-up, a feat that Chris overcame by hurling himself up the steps opposite this stair set and rolling the few feet across the top before jumping onto the ledge. Many variations of tricks were done before we got this shot, including makio and soul the rail, soul and back royale on the ledge, and even soul with soul foot on the rail and front foot on the ledge. Madness! A number of bystanders from the nearby Pub were cheering on the entertainment, including a number of loose-lipped ladies on mom’s night out… I lit the shot with Nikon Speedlights, one to the right, coming from behind, and the other at camera left illuminating Chris from the front and creating a slight trapped shadow. Shot on a tripod at 1/5 @ f/3.5 ISO 250 so I could pull the ambient light. Lens, Nikkor 18-70mm on a Nikon D300 body. — Scott Moffat

Ben Schwab's XSJADO Pro Model Boot

This shoot was just me, my camera, a fresh pair of Ben Schwad's XSJADO boots and two Nikon Speedlights on a pool table in the back of Intuition Skate Shop. Thank you Matt for so generously supporting my cause with make-shift studio space and product. I originally wanted to do a profile on not only the boots but also Ben himself skating, but the busy man never got back to me about that. None the less, here we have three shots profiling the athletes skates.



Maybe next time Ben?

Panoramic Series #6: Chinese Cemetery

This is the Lin Yee Chung Society Chinese Cemetery in Manoa Valley on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. This is the first time I have ever photographed a cemetery and I found it surprisingly beautiful.

Kayaking Brush Creek with Javie and Austin

Kayaking Brush Creek off of the Upper Kern River with Javie and Austin. These guys were jumping in their kayaks when when it was snowing on us at put-in, SAVAGES!!! By the time I showed up they were finishing their first run down the creek. We got two more in before they were on the verge of hypothermia and had to call it a day.

I shot this as an assignment for school where I coupled action sports with the equipment used by the athletes. This McNett Knife is on Javie's life vest.

Thanks for making the happen for me Javie and Austin. You guys were pushing it hard in the cold!

Panoramic Series #5: The Beauty of Forests

I wanted to parallel the beauty of two very different forests with this series of panoramas. On the left is what I believe to be a banyon tree. I came upon this tree while hiking the Jack Ass Ginger trail.

On the right is a panoramic that I shot in Big Sur while adventuring a flooded creek off Nacimiento Ferguson road with my brother. The beauty of the red wood forests is something that is had to parallel but I think the jungles of Hawaii come close.

Panoramic Series #4: Kaipuu and Mahiai St.

Balancing the city lights and the evening sky was a challenge for this shot. I watched the sky for a number of nights to get the right moment. Finally I decided that the moment was going to be non-other than when I just went out and started shooting.

We live down the street to the right. Just above the Nissan truck on the 2nd floor with the light on. Life in the city of Honolulu has been treating us well.