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Behind the shot: Jeff Patterson

Youri Barneoud — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:00:43 +0000

Rusty Ockenden – Crail cliff drop to pillow. Whistler, BC.

Behind the Shot brings you every week or so a sick shot from a rad photographer, where he explains the context of the photo session, as well as all the technical aspects you might want to know about. If you’re a snowboard photo geek, this is for you!

After Mike Yoshida, here’s another extremely talented photographer from the Great North West, addicted to backcountry and respected for his work all across the planet: Jeff Patterson. Here are his secrets behind this epic shot of Rusty.

No need to double cork, spin flip or twist, he just busted a big ollie, classic Craig Kelly style Crail.

Rusty Ockenden – Crail Grab Cliff Drop to Pillow. Whistler, BC Canada

Camera: Canon Mark3

Lens: 70-200 F2.8

ISO: 100

Speed: 1000th

Aperture: 9.0

The Tech

Like Yosh said in last weeks posting – nothing uber camera tech. Settings almost standard of what most shoot on a classic bluebird day in the snow.

I liked the texture details of the snow, and how the sun played off the natural shapes. I pulled in the foreground trees to get some color, and depth, and hoped that it would add “Height” to the drop giving some vertical lines. The light was great, the snow was deep..

The Context

This was a random day after a huge snowfall last season. The weather on this morning was actually horrible, so loads of the main bowl pillows got hit in low/foggy light as it looked like the day would be a write off. Suddenly the sun broke, and left a short time with warm morning light to get a few shots. Rusty is one of the hardest working guys I have been able to work with in the last few years, and has style for miles. This was one of my favorite shots of last year, and was passed over by all the mags.. not sure why! I like it, Hope you guys do as well.

No need to double cork, spin flip or twist, he just busted a big ollie, classic Craig Kelly stlye Crail, and dropped into neck deep choker pow!

Check Jeff’s website, and follow him on twitter/instagram @pattersonimages

Covered – Rusty Ockenden

Tom Copsey — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:40:57 +0000

The Canadian ripper snagged the cover of issue 136 with Jerome Tanon’s shot of a beefy gap to wallride while filming with the People crew in Arlberg. Watch the making-of video and you’ll see it took more than a couple of tries to get it in the can. And that photographer Jerome Tanon is French.

Footage courtesy of People Films.

Make sure you bag yourself a copy of their latest movie Pretty Wise on iTunes where you can check Rusty’s full part, along with some other heavy bossdog shredding.

Gif Us More: Jorgensen, Ockenden & more from Nico Müller

Uli Köhler — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:12:36 +0000

In our moderately popular Gif Us More animated snowboard gifs category it is time for our weekly update. This time we cover it all: From knuckle tricks to double corks. Have a good weekend and let us know if you want us to make a GIF out of a specific video sequence.

1. Len Roald Jorgensen in Norwegian Rippers Slay Colorado

Arguably in the best park clip of the young year, Norwegian rookie Len Roald Jorgensen kicks things off with an amazing knuckle trick that is worth being put on constant repeat.

2. Rusty Ockenden in Pretty Wise Springtime Section

Even though things can’t get any more mid-winter we don’t care and gif you this nice topless, and darned near bottomless, backflip by Rusty Ockenden from the People Film Pretty Wise Springtime Section.

3. Nicolas Müller in his full part from Absinthe’s Resonance

To honour the guy who got more people stoked on our website than anyone else we converted Nicolas Müller’s astounding double cork in the Laax backcountry.

People’s ‘Pretty Wise’ Springtime Section

Tom Copsey — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:10:59 +0000

Yeah it’s winter proper right know but so what? Springtime shredding’s still funner than a bath full of boobies and this section from People’s new movie, Pretty Wise, pays homage to that fact. It will also make you want to get strapped in whatever the time of year – check it out!

People Films is proud to bring you a whole new group of riders for our 2012 film, Pretty Wise, featuring the natural talents of 11 rising stars and 3 veterans that will no doubt be leaving their indelible impression on the world of snowboarding.

Featuring: Jason Robinson, Rusty Ockenden, Robbie Walker, Shayne Pospisil, Jake Koia, Lonnie Kauk, Elias Elhardt, Johnny Lazz, Scot Brown, Marco Smolla, Mark Carter, Jason Dubois, Will Lavigne, and Shaun McKay.

Buy PRETTY WISE on iTunes Now!: itunes.apple.com/us/movie/pretty-wise/id570725329

Rusty Ockenden’s Full Part from Pretty Wise

Uli Köhler — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:22:03 +0000

Hello Rusty, all those years in Whistler have paid off. Solid backcountry part from the Rome rider Rusty Ockenden, taken from People Films‘ latest effort, Pretty Wise. A lot of it has actually been filmed at Arlberg/Austria, just as a slightly superfluous fyi.

Purchase PRETTY WISE on I-Tunes Now!: itunes.apple.com/us/movie/pretty-wise/id570725329

Rusty Ockenden’s Video-Part from Pretty Wise.

Featuring: Jason Robinson, Rusty Ockenden, Robbie Walker, Shayne Pospisil, Jake Koia, Lonnie Kauk, Elias Elhardt, Johnny Lazz, Scot Brown, Marco Smolla, Mark Carter, Jason Dubois, Will Lavigne, and Shaun McKay.

Available from Kids Know Distribution. For orders contact sales@kidsknowdist.com

Best of Jody Wachniak and Rusty Ockenden at CoC

Uli Köhler — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:08:12 +0000

This one straight from Yobeat’s inexhaustible stash of summer camp footage. Jody Wachniak and Rusty Ockenden at Camp of Champions in Whistler/Oh Canada.

Jody and Rusty are Whistler locals. While one is more of a rail riding fellow and the other more of an air catching gent, the two put their talents to work this summer to make a well rounded video segment (despite Rusty’s recovering ACL which led to less jumping and more rails). Either way, here’s your latest and greatest summer snowboarding fix.

Cameo by Matt Belzile. Video by Cole Taylor.

People Films’ Pretty Wise – Teaser

Uli Köhler — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:01:37 +0000

People Films went through a massive change compared to last winter. Gone are the days of JP Walker and his buddies. But this new crop doesn’t seem to be too bad, either!

Camp of Champions 2012 – Week C

Uli Köhler — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:24:11 +0000

After the recaps of week A and week B it was only a matter of time (a week to be precise) until the Camp of Champions crew dropped another snowboard summer camp edit. Here it is.

Doubles, triples, back lips, 1080′s and nosepresses, week C saw it all! Be sure to check out what went down during Billabong and Rome week. Snowboarding by Dillon Ojo, Will Lavigne, Ben Poechman, Jason Dubois, Alex Beebe, Alex Duckworth, Jody Wachniak, Rusty Ockenden, Matt Belzile, Jeremy Cloutier, Craig Gouweloos, Jon Versteeg, Chris Rasman, Rob Kingwill, Mike Beaulieu, Odd Roar Solerod and Stale Sandbech.

The Camp of Champions in Whistler, BC, home to the largest private summer terrain park on earth. Top pro riders call it one of the top three parks in the world… Winter or Summer! Get coached by one of the biggest names in Snowboarding in a fun, relaxed atmosphere that provides a season worth of progression in just one week. To learn more, hit up campofchampions.com You’ll have the best week of your life.
Videography by Gary Pendegrasse, Mike Kvackay, Jake Westphal and Carl.

Camp of Champions 2012 – Week B Recap

Uli Köhler — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:58:45 +0000

The battle among the North American summer camps which one is the best stays interesting with this latest weekly recap from CoC in Whistler.

Week B at COC is a wrap! Blue skies and slushy snow made for an amazing time with the Quiksilver crew. Riding by Jordan Phillips, Seb Toots, Dillon Ojo, Jody Wachniak, Will Lavigne, Alex Cantin, Alex Beebe, Jon Versteeg, Matt Belzile, Nic Heranga, Jeff Keenan, Jake Fine, Mark Goodall, Ben Poechman, Kevin Griffin, Mark Sollors, Torstein Horgmo, Antoine Truchon, Erin Comstock, Leanne Pelosi, Rusty Ockenden, Stale Sandbech, Mark Mcmorris and Simen Neraker.
The Camp of Champions in Whistler, BC, home to the largest private summer terrain park on earth. Top pro riders call it one of the top three parks in the world… Winter or Summer! Get coached by some of the biggest names in Skiing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere that provides a season worth of progression in just one week. To learn more, hit up campofchampions.com You’ll have the best week of your life.
Videography by Gary Pendegrasse, Nate Laverty, Mike Kvacky, Jake Westphal and Carl.

Camp of Champions 2012 – Week A (+ Bonus Clip)

Uli Köhler — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:04:41 +0000

Last night, not one but two Camp of Champions edits dropped. First of all, the official ‘Week A’ recap, and for those of you who really don’t have a life of their own there’s Variety Pack’s twelve minute epic featuring tons more riding.

The “Week A” recap is here! Check out the on and off hill action that went down during Stepchild week. Snowboarding by Matt Belzile, Brandon Hobush, Louis-Philippe Dorval, Torstein Horgmo, Rusty Ockenden, Jody Wachniak, Cody Wilson, Alex Beebe, Dillon Ojo, Alex Stathis, Ben Poechman, Mark Goodall, Logan Short, Ben Bilocq, JP Walker, Joe Sexton and Simon Chamberlain.

The Camp of Champions in Whistler, BC, home to the largest private summer terrain park on earth. Top pro riders call it one of the top three parks in the world… Winter or Summer! Get coached by some of the biggest names in Skiing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere that provides a season worth of progression in just one week. To learn more, hit up campofchampions.com You’ll have the best week of your life.

Videography by Gary Pendegrasse, Carl and Rob Lemay.

VARIETY PACK’s UP the ROAD

Featuring: Matt Belzile, Jake Kuzyk, Alex Beebe, Chris Grenier, Zak Hale, Mikkel Bang, Alex Andrews, Harrison Gordon, Viktor Simco, Zach Aller, Charles Reid, Ethan Deiss, Rusty Ockenden and Mikey Rencz.