if you know case mahan, you know he likes the pivot to fakie. and you know that he can do them on anything. there's a reason we call them "case to fakies." this particular case to fakie was shot in a backyard in lexington, kentucky. one day i realized that i knew of a ton of DIY-style spots and backyard ramps and i decided that i was going to put together a backyard ramp article and pitch it to magazines. i shot all the photos and wrote up a little teaser piece, but none of the mags bit. budgest are tight, you know. as it was, this photo wasn't part of the package anyway.
this "ramp" is really just a lumpy piece of concrete that is one of the hardest things i've ever tried to skate. case and his brother-in-law reid (seen in the background chugging a beer) had no problems, however. i distinctly remember shooting this photo because i was trying to get as close as i could to case because i wanted his red wheels to really stand out. when i chimped the screen after shooting this one, i was so stoked on the lighting and the whole scene that i didn't give two shits about the nose of his board being out of frame. in fact, i kinda dug it even more.
the balance of the red in his shirt with the red wheels and the deep blue sky on the light yellow house makes this photo pleasing to my eye. i don't know that anyone else has ever seen this photo because i know it's not necessarily one that other folks might appreciate. i hope you do, though.
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