Derry Skate Blog: 2011

Some old dordsman flicks

Joe Hill - nollie flip

Me - bs tail

some more here
http://bogginzine.com/?p=1356

hail hillar

the king of self probs strikes again with this clip

Well folks that time of year again.
THIS IS NOT A COMP! IT'S A SOCIAL GATHERING OF SKATERS!
Tho there will be some prizes for anyone who is killing it on the night.

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Anyone who asks the following will be automatically put on the john fleming hate for life list:

what time does the comp start?
whats the prizes?
whats is the age groups?
If I'm 11 can I go into the under 11's group?
Or anything along these lines

I know i come across as a grumpy cunt and I'm like a broken record always saying this, but seriously you don't understand how many kids ask me this sort of thing, I'm like rain man to the under 10's

Come down, help support Switch skate park as it has kept you rolling without the rain bouncing off yer back.

Cheers
big john flem

marc Beggan

Belfast local marc Beggan killing it round Andy town

more joe hil shizzel

few tricks in this edit of some German jam

(in the red tee)

Dales interactive video

Goooooood shit!

Extra Extra read all about it. No Progression makes you shit at skateboarding!

Richie has said for years that he has a "no progression rule", 5 years of this rule have left him so far on the progression scale that I can hardly see him. He's just a dot to me now!

Lipslide after anything backside was "too scary"

Kickflip over the rail........meh

Joe @I-Punkt

Jays battle

Some men battle drug addiction, some men battle depression
Jay Dords battles FEAR of a 5 inch high block bs lip

After an hour of rolling up and shout at the block, the fear was overcome

Jay dords bs lip

ipod nollie bs heels

after only 12 years of skating I finally nollie bs heel something
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More joe hitler action

some photos here
http://www.outdoor-visions.com/blog/?p=608

OG Derry skate heads killing it abroad

Joe all smiles after getting hooked up by ALLYOUCANSKATE.COM in germany

My longest derry skate buddy and now 99.9% ozzy flys high in what looks like one of the raddest spots ever in Australia. On the andy front, Super stoked on this cat coming home next November to be best man at my wedding.

dee - kick flip over rail

kick flip over rail, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

richie gets behind the lens

after shooting this ollie photo bitchy got behind the lens and took a few of me

richie ollie1, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

fs febble

fs febble, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

bs smith

bs smith, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

and again

bs smith2, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Well done Hilldawg

Joe gets hooked up by allyoucanskate.com (german internet shop)

Ye'd think he'd smile the miserable cunt

more park

first up a newbie to DSB ray bonner with a nose grind

ray nose grind, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

and again with a few febbles

ray feeble, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

ray feeble2, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

simo 50fakie

simo 50fakie, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

and another newbie Caolán Austin with a blunt

r calon blunt, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Saaayyyyyyyy whhhhaatttt!!! Derry locals hit the streets

Dee-k

r dee-k, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Pete- bs tail

pete-bs tail, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Simo - bs 180 nose grind

simo-bs180nose, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Richie-nose grind

richie-nose grind, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Richie - nollie 50

rich-nollie 50, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Pete Nose grind

pete-nose grind, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

me-wallie

me-wallie, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Richie - ollie

richie-ollie bw, a photo by john_fleming on Flickr.

Skate Photo/Video School

Myself and Jay Dords held a basic skate photography and videography class for a few of the local kids of switch skatepark. In this class we explained the basic concept and skills needed to understand what makes a good photograph and video.

Class of 2011

"hi sir, quiet at the back"

The photo's below were all taken by kids all new to skate photography.

sean/kickflip photo by darian devlin

justin/bs board photo by eion

justin/indy photo by lee

johns/k photo by justy

john/k photo by eoin

john/k photo by cathan

john/ollie photo by sean

This video was also filmed by the kids

Great to see kids enjoying themselves while learning.
who knows a hobby like photography could turn into a career for some of these kids?