Brad Walton Photo at not yet in Bellingham, Washington, United States

found this rock in the woods a year ago and thought it may be rideable. it took about 3 hrs to ride to it. by the time I was done scraping out the runout with my feet, it was really dark so the photo isn't as good as I wanted, but oh well, I probably won't do it again considering how much effort it took to get there, plus it was just dumb to be hours from the nearest person. self-portrait btw

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northwestdhdad (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:52)

Transition Poster? Ad? Postcard? Xmas Card?

bradwalton (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:54)

nope, just playing with myself in the woods, haha

northwestdhdad (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:55)

Hot dam, self portrait! Your the ninja of the day.

bradwalton (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:59)

thanks, I just wish I would have got going about 3 hours earlier in the day but had to de-flood my kitchen. Oh yeah, don't run your dishwasher while you're not home. When it finally decides to take a dump, which could be anytime really, you're gonna want to know about it asap!

KonaKane (Oct 2, 2009 at 18:29)

POD!

calvhino (Oct 2, 2009 at 19:00)

That would be killer when wet!
btw great shot.

austinb (Oct 2, 2009 at 20:52)

You are insane!

bradwalton (Oct 2, 2009 at 22:52)

not going to argue that

kikker800 (Oct 4, 2009 at 12:10)

What a nutter!

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brule (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:54)

NOt too shabby for a self portrait on a solo mission...Haha RAD!

bradwalton (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:55)

thanks, got the blood pumping for sure!

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megastoked (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:07)

sweet spot and shot !!! cool self portrait

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gadmack (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:08)

From the description- "the photo isn't as good as I wanted" ...only a perfectionist could be so hard on themself!

Stunnig shot.

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peejay (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:16)

would be a super pic anyways but the self portrait aspect just makes it all the more amazing

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nato (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:43)

Hmmm, that is a wicked cool self portrait.

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obee1 (Oct 2, 2009 at 18:06)

nice brad. you got a remote or didja use a timer? cmon, tell me you used a timer on the camera. great photo brad. keep em coming

bradwalton (Oct 2, 2009 at 22:57)

laser beams bro! laser beams
I'll try to post a video of how it works soon.

fraktiv (Oct 5, 2009 at 5:56)

Eric Palmer's 'Through the Lens' write-up was a good read a few weeks back, but I bet the Brad Walton Masterclass would kick ass! What wonders do you have in that Dakine Sequence pack (hey, like the plug?!) or are you rocking Vaude now?

bradwalton (Oct 5, 2009 at 10:17)

thanks! Now I just gotta spend less time riding and more time shooting...
Strictly Dakine. Just got a Reload pack and damn, it's the ticket. More room and better padding, carries the weight similar to the Sequence, and it has a waterproof cover and zipper seals. Pretty big though. For shooting while riding the Sequence is still the best.

fraktiv (Oct 5, 2009 at 11:07)

Awesome...will take a look! Seriously though, how about a PD featurette? Our Syren movie's coming along nicely too BTW Smile

bradwalton (Oct 5, 2009 at 11:10)

sounds like a potential winter project, I'm too busy to write anything serious right now! Anxious to see your flick!

fraktiv (Oct 6, 2009 at 4:52)

Ah, it's coming! We're having a hard time all hooking up together as Farah and I live miles from out other mates who ride Transitions and the weather's invariably crap, but we've got some nice shots in the can and some sweet little sections edited. It's definitely gonna be more flowy than hucks, but there might be some doubles and there's already a bit of shore. Been busting out my best After Effects moves too and doing a little grading and fakery of DOF in the process...well you kinda need to, given my single CCD DV camera. Hoping to get a Canon 7D lined up for the next vid to get some sweet shallow DOF Wink

bradwalton (Oct 6, 2009 at 9:46)

mmm, 7d would look awesome with a f/1.4 or equivalent

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j-peters (Oct 2, 2009 at 18:26)

I like the bit of motion blur, but I am going to take this out of context and repost it for ya, "just playing with myself in the woods, haha" Now I know why your work is so good...

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someguy101 (Oct 2, 2009 at 19:01)

sick! your self portraits are such pro material!

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eleventyfive (Oct 2, 2009 at 23:45)

that's one hell of a line

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Hyde105 (Oct 4, 2009 at 1:29)

Cool shot man! And that's an awesome rock to ride Big Grin

Nice catch!

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konarider92 (Oct 4, 2009 at 17:25)

are you kidding me? thats sick! totally worth the time! plus the shot is killer

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ralbisurez (Oct 5, 2009 at 11:12)

sick self portrait! tup

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wes101 (Oct 7, 2009 at 18:43)

dangerous

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dirtbagluvin (Oct 18, 2009 at 9:18)

You are carazy mudaf*cka!! Great shot and wicked looking move!! Keep the moss flying bro!!

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whitemountainrider (Oct 30, 2009 at 5:24)

This shot gets me amped, I know of a few of these giant boulders in my neck of the woods. We get ski them as well!

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Bellingham, Washington, United States

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Date: 2009-10-02
Trail: not yet
Riders: Brad Walton
Description: found this rock in the woods a year ago and thought it may be rideable. it took about 3 hrs to ride to it. by the time I was done scraping out the runout with my feet, it was really dark so the photo isn't as good as I wanted, but oh well, I probably won't do it again considering how much effort it took to get there, plus it was just dumb to be hours from the nearest person. self-portrait btw
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