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.

Panoramic Series #3: Sunset over Diamond Head

I shot this on my way home from work one evening. We are looking towards Diamond Head from Hawaii Kai. It is really cool that I caught the sun setting this particular evening because the sun is no longer setting over Diamond Head today since Winter is bringing the Sun's course across the sky further South.

Musical Beginnings

I started playing the acoustic guitar in high school thanks to an old friend Tim Zuni who showed me the ways. I have since fallen for my sweat six-string and bring her with me almost everywhere.

Another passion of mine that began to take root in high school was digital photography. I had shot with film previously for a few years, thanks to my dad, who would let me use his old equipment. For graduation my grandma told me that I could either get a class ring, or put the money towards my first digital camera. There was no decision to be made, just a DSLR to be found. This was one of the first digital images that I took with my Nikon D70. I really thought it was neat looking back at the beginning of two passions that have come along way with me through life, or at least what seems like a long way 21 years of life.

Panoramic Series #2: Sun Sets Over Honolulu

Both of these panoramic images were taken from near the top of Tantalus Road above Honolulu.

I shot this wider panoramic initially, but I wanted to also get a shot that really emphasized the honolulu city lights. I had to wait for a while get the perfect balance between the sky at dusk and the city lights.

North Shore Waves at Rock Pile

After leaving the skate park on the North Shore of Oahu, there were some good sized waves breaking at Rock Pile beach. These may no look that big from so far away, but I am looking down on them. I could feel the rumble of the ground through the car tires when some of the wave would break on the beach.

I will get some shots of real huge barrels later in the Winter as the real waves start rolling in.