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tuesday 30th july
Computer issues have delayed the release of this article - but it's finally here.
Fellow UK streetboarder Alex Wheeler sadly passed away last week, after battling cancer for two years - extremely sad for a young man in his early 20's. Alex was an awesome streetboarder, a core part of the UK scene - he will be missed by everyone who met him...
Since early June, skater/photographer James Kelly & I have been trying out different camera set-ups to produce different compositions, long distance, reduced depth of field, etc.
I wanted to get some photoshoots done in specific locations - the rail at Hengistbury Head isn't big (find me another ;), but the backdrop of the Needles makes it a great photo opportunity. After waiting for the right conditions we managed to get some shots down early on a Sunday morning in June...
Ironically, the weather has been so awesome it's actually been too hot to skate much of the time - so the beach has been the order of the day, with lots of weekend sunbathing, frisbee, picnics and beach BBQs :)
Bournemouth skater Tim James & I spent a day out and about locally, scouting for new skate locations - and managed to come up with 3 new ones, which isn't bad for a days work..!
Verwood skatepark extension, Crossways near Dorchester and the local Upton mini - while none of them are massive, each has something interesting which we can hit up...
 My brother Jules celebrated his birthday with a big BBQ at his house, so Gorgeous George Moy & I drove up to represent the Bournemouth contingent.
We spent the day relaxing in the sun, eating a huge amount of meat that Jules had smoked to perfection on his bbq...
 On the way up I saw the most unusual sight - a life-size silver elephant strapped to the back of a lorry motoring up the A3...
Not something you see every day..!
CJ & I have been making the most of this fabulous weather, exploring the locale.
To my surprise, we came across a wonderful lake just over the road from us in the Bourne Valley Nature Reserve - how I have never noticed it before is beyond me..!
It was abundant with wildlife, and a huge dragonfly landed right by us to bask in the sun - allowing a few moments of inspection before it flew off.
The weather now seems to have broken for the time being - it's a little cooler, and loads better for skating, ie. you don't have a migraine within 10 minutes.
James Kelly has his new board - so we should be getting more photos and footage down shortly, visiting the new parks we have found plus a couple of handrails I have been looking at...
So enjoy the weather, kick back, relax and we'll be back with more skate news soon...
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