Pale Horse is a brilliant designer! I think the 7 deck skate totem pretty much speaks for itself. If you’re not sure if you want all 7 decks, Pale Horse has condensed it down to a single-deck version. Pale Horse presented a one-night only exhibit, entitled “Splinters and Papercuts,” showcasing new wood and paper engravings, jewelry, skateboards, t-shirts and prints. For this exhibit, digital illustrator and graphic designer Chris Parks combines his high-detail vector art, including tattoo-style imagery, mythical and religious iconography, and satirical themes, with laser engraving techniques to create custom wood art pieces.

Skaters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin have a campaign going to help save The Turf Skatepark from the 1970s. They even went so far as to dig out one of the bowls last night and made it on the 10:00 news. Of course the cops came before any real skating could go down but there is hope because a lawyer from the Milwaukee area that skates just phoned and is down to help.

You can do your part by writting a letter to Secretary Frank Busalacchi and emailing it to him. Just be very respectful , polite and keep it clean. Here is a sample letter or if you want to write your own feel free.

Secretary Frank Busalacchi
Frank.Busalacchi@dot.wi.gov

Greetings Mr. Busalacchi,

I recently learned of a freeway expansion project near 1-94 and Loomis Road in Milwaukee. In the process of clearing the land, the site of a world-renowned skateboard park, The Turf, was unearthed. I grew up skating the Turf and the park has a prominent place in skateboarding history through the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s.

I’m writing to urge the state to see if they can preserve some or all of the location, unearthing the park’s features. Since there appear to be no private economic interests involved in the Turf site, it seems like it may be possible to preserve some or all of the location. Please take this into consideration. The resurrection of the Turf would be an historic achievement for the State of Wisconsin and the huge community of skateboarders world wide.

Thank you for your time,

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you painted a skatepark with light at night? Me either, but ben matthews actually did it and took pictures, really damn cool ones, just look!

In photography, exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium (photographic film or image sensor) during the process of taking a photograph. Exposure is measured in lux seconds, and can be computed from exposure value (EV) and scene luminance over a specified area.
In photographic jargon, an exposure generally refers to a single shutter cycle. For example: a long exposure refers to a single, protracted shutter cycle to capture enough low-intensity light, whereas a multiple exposure involves a series of relatively brief shutter cycles; effectively layering a series of photographs in one image. For the same film speed, the accumulated photometric exposure (H) should be similar in both cases.

…and With That, the Vortex Opened

Licked by the Flames

Flight to Safety

I Promised Myself a Rocket Ride….

Bubble Gum Years

Light Painting

Burn

OTT

Spirograph III

Whirligig

Volley

Tracers

Skybound

Jet Fueled

It’s Alright, He’s Armless!

This changes my whole perspective of skateparks after dark.

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This dude that does a daily morning show on Fox in Tampa, attempted to play "Human Frogger" while crossing the vert ramp, with a bunch of Skate Camp kids pumping back and forth. The result was disaster on live TV ending with a kid crushing rolling tackle. So awesome!

After a second look at the screenshots, I can’t help but shiver at how comfortable the reporter looks. So touchy feely with such a well practiced mounting and tackle technique…. WTF!?!

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Revisiting Venice Beach Skate Park

Venice Beach Public Skate Park, Venice CA (Skateboardpark.com) photos by zok87

Park Address: 1800 Ocean Front Walk Venice California (List of Skateparks in California)