The Olson photo I didn't lose and forgot I had
I started shooting photos in 1979 and in 1980 I went down to Oasis Skatepark in SD and just happened to see Steve Olson and Duane Peters ripping the crappy halfpipe there. I shot some sorta dark Kodachrome 64 slide film that day. I ended up misplacing the slides over the years, bummer. Photoshop could have worked wonders.
A couple of years later when my skills had evolved, I shot this photo of Olson skating the full at Upland's Pipeline.
The negative sat for a few years in a negative sleeve in a box in my garage. I rediscovered this gem a few years ago and sent a print to Steve out of the blue, he called me and had been so surprised. He thought he looked pretty good, I think he does too. Click Thumbnail for Full Effect!
2 years ago d_wik said:
Its always a pleasure to see an old photo of Olson,you just dont get to see that many these days.
1 year ago john the mod said:
Olson is/was a hero to so many of us. "Long live the king"!