I've had to resort to some extreme solutions due to the extreme nature of the place we are in. Desperate times means desperate measures. The other day we drove by a park dedicated to the Virgin. I took the short pilgrimage back there in order to plead for some help in our quest. It's been two weeks almost and yet we have not been able to shoot any snowboarding yet. Traditional methods to bring us luck have been exhausted.......









Well. It worked! The heli is here! Now all we have to deal with is the weather, snow and constant wind...........Mark Landvik's expression here says it all.

As you may or may not know, I am a member of the F-Stop Gear Faction team. F - Stop gear is one of the only companies out there that are making camera bags and accessories with the action sports photographer in mind. I have been using their packs for the last year and have been really impressed by the design and quality. Please check them out and become a community member (see link below) or sign up for the Friends with Benefits Program (not yet available in Canada but they are working on it). As a team member I get some free gear, I get to help in the design of the new gear and in return I post stuff on their site/blog/community. It's a good deal. It's even better when I stumble upon something like the video below which was posted on the F-Stop Community page. This guy went the distance sitting in a chair for 48 hours, all for a good cause and the love of time lapse. Respect!

48 Hour Human Timelapse from Marty Stalker on Vimeo.

I just finished a really fun shoot with "the boss" Devun Walsh and "Captain Ron" Karl Fuhre for IS Eyewear today in Deep Cove. Karl and IS Eyewear have been behind some very clever ad campaigns in the past and I'm stoked on how the shoot went today. It involved the Party Snake boat known as "the cobra", a "responsible amount of beer" as Karl put it and me being stranded on an abandoned dock swarming with angry Seagulls.............all in a days work.

Here's a post shoot snapshot........look for the IS Eyewear ad to drop soon, an article in the next KNOWMag and a making of video, a first for Colin Adair Photography!

This blog has now reached an all time low.........not only am I posting "teenbeat" type schlock but I'm also exploiting the fairer sex for my own personal gain.

There's a surfer out there named Alana Blanchard. Let's just say she's easy on the eyes. The problem is she can also surf really well. Really well. And I won't say she surfs well "for a girl" either. She rips plain and simple. She is part of the SB Surfboards team which is run by a guy named Steve Boysen who is a friend of my friend down in Southern California. I have one of these boards and it is really good. I'm about to order a new one and if you want an insane board for an amazing price you should call them up.

This video was originally produced by Transworld Surf and it's pretty cheesy but there is a funny moment at the end about a fat red head kid............."it funny cause he fat" - leave a comment and tell me where that quote came from and I'll be stoked to know someone is reading this shit.......

I am officially on vacation until June 9th.

My computer battery melted and warped the heck out of my MacBook Pro from so much editing and processing lately and the SLR is also staying behind. Instead there will be the mechanical beauty of the Hasselblad 501 film camera and the trusty G9. There will likely be no posts until I get back. Unless of course I find reliable internet and have something so amazing to share that it just can't wait a week or two.....So yeah, see you when I get back........I have a lot of good shit planned for the summer and many posts on the back burner so keep checking back.

Until then..........a personal fav from about a year ago on a trip with an underground renegade group of drunken gypsy seamen known only as The Scallop Boys......to be continued.......

Welcome to the first installment of the Craption contest. I want to see what kind of crap you guys can come up with! The winner, as chosen by me and a few very trusted comrades, will win a 16 x 20 print of their choice from 'The Store' or almost any of the other photos on the site.

Here's what you do:
1. Look at the photo below.
2. Think hard.
3. Think real hard.
4. Write a caption in the comment section below.
5. No vulgar, overly offensive or politically incorrect language please! Use your common sense. If you don't have any don't worry because I get to approve all comments before they are posted.
6. You must fill in your real FULL NAME and EMAIL. This is NOT OPTIONAL even though it says it is. Without this info, your caption will not be submitted.
7. Forward this to as many friends as you can so we can get some funny dialog going!
8. Check back regularly as new captions will be posted daily..........(I hope).

Here is the photo:



I'll get you started with a caption of my own:

"Fuck My Life."

Going through the archives in search of some photos I found this beauty from a Mexico vacation in 2008...........