Kayak Fishing

Zach Yurchuck fishes from his kayak on Lake Chapman at Sandy Creek Park on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 in Athens, Ga.

Every time I get up super early for a photo, it pays off. Our reporter set it up for me to call the subject and he would paddle back to shore around 10 AM. Instead, i decided to get up extra early and caught the steam coming off the lake.

Kayaks!

I was asked to photograph a business assignment on a new, local kayak business.

This is the important part, kids. I saw an opportunity to take a daily assignment and make some neat features out of it. At the end of the day, i still take pictures for me and take photos i like.

Kayaking

Freestyle Kayak champion Noah Fraser




Imagine 40 freestyle kayaks in an itty-bitty indoor pool. Now add a photographer with a fish tank into the mix. Picture someone floating around a waist deep pool holding a 15 gallon glass cube to their chest with a camera in it. Just about as insane as freestyle kayaking, except without the risk of a sharp glass penetrating the chest cavity. So a big shout out to Chris (now at the Wash Times) who first explained the fish tank concept of underwater photography. It worked.

I think in the future an ewa marine bag might be wiser and safer.