
Few weeks ago I got a message from Stephanie Sowder at Freckles here in Roanoke. Freckles is a local vintage clothing store and coffee shop and I of course was excited. I spent a few hours on a Sunday afternoon hanging out and being the local fashion photog.

A while back I was shooting the Carvins Cove XC race and Troy and Tyler Smith gave me a ride to the track because the walk was longer than expected. While talking, Troy told me that Tyler had broken his arm during a multi-racer pileup during the Atlanta Nationals road race. I've spent time with them on race days for the past few months and have really shooting with them. At eleven-years-old Tyler took second in the Bedford mountain bike series for the under 18 range. He also beat almost everyone in the C-class at Saturday's cyclocross race. Tyler is a 3rd generation cyclist and racer, his dad raced and so did his grandfather. Most images below are just stuff from Saturday's time at the Freakout at Fallon, not everything is of Tyler.

Sunday I woke up at 5:30am and trekked across town to shoot cycling. Most of the time I'm out for the action and reaction type stuff. But a few days ago I decided to build my own portable studio. It doesn't look like much in person and I'm sure that everyone that stepped foot in it wondered what kind of crazy person I was. But I had a lot of fun and plan on refining the setup and using it for other events too.

On Sunday I went out to shoot a mountain bike race on a whim. I saw a tweet from another cyclist in town and didn't have any other plans. I unfortunately didn't plan the whole race out that well and ended up hiking through the woods for at least 5 miles (it felt close to 8). I won't do that again, next time a trail-map is going on the checklist.
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