Help-Portrait : By Jeremy Cowart

Peru Revisited

Revisited my images from Peru today. I really liked this on of Hauscaran in the Cordillera Blanca but the highlights were over exposed. I recently discovered Photomatrix a tone mapping software. I thought I would try to see if I could save the image. I also applied Nik Silver Efex to create the monochromatic blue tone. I like the dramatic effect it created. Let me know what you think.

BRO Publication

Check out the latest issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors. I had a couple images published of one of my favorite places in the southeast, Linville Gorge (pg46).

Crankworx Slopestyle Finals

With the rain finally gone and blue skies above us, the Slopestyle Finals kicked off. The riders had been skipping the top part of the coarse during previous practice days so today was the only chance to capture the action.

The coarse started with a big drop off a gnarly piece of granite onto a wooden spiral. Next, riders were launched through the air off a wooden ramp nearly 30 ft above the landing.









From the shadow of the woods, the riders soared into sunlight, high above the crowd, turning flips one jump after another.





Brandon Semenuk wins the Crankworx Colorado Slopestyle event for the second year in a row. Results here

Crankworx Colorado

The Crankworx Slopestyle coarse is nuts. Ramps take riders flying through the air 30-40 ft up. With landing pads built out of the nearby trees, (20 feet up) the riders rarely touch the ground. They jump across huge gaps facing serious consequences but their finesse and skill make it look easy.