Free Press coverage

The weekend edition of the Free Press had a feature on my good friend Thom Fougere, who is currently exhibiting his latest designs at IDS. I shot photos of his furniture as well as a portrait. I was really excited to see the editors chose to run a full-page spread with four of my photos. It's always nice to see your stuff in print.

Special Delivery

A lot of good things came in the mail yesterday.

First, I got a delivery from Wheelbuilder.com, which means I can finally test out the new wheels. Fixed for fun and winter, freewheel for racing.

I also got two printed brochures back at work that I've been helping on. Both feature photos I shot on the cover, as well as several inside. The first is for Frontiers North Adventures.

The second is the Manitoba Film and Music production guide, which is typically used by film location scouts from around the world when looking at producing movies in Manitoba. I pitched the idea of breaking out things you might find in a location scout's bag - not necessarily literally, but just a collection of things to get the idea across. We made the shot in MFM's cove. Lots of fun..

I recently spent some time lacing up a pair of wheels for my single-speed cross bike project. 32-spoke Phil Wood hubs in black, DT Swiss Revolution spokes, brass nipples and H+Son's new TB14 box section 23mm rims, all with a nice black finish. I just need to get a cog and these guys will be ready for some action. The 23mm rim will be great for riding single-speed cross, and when paired with skinny tires in the summer will result in a nice round tire profile, rather than a bulbous shape that happens with pairing 23/25 tires with a 19mm rim. I haven't checked the final weight, but whenever using Phil Wood, the goal isn't exactly to have the lightest wheels around. That said, I think they are a great combination of outright strength, weight, and dependability, and should last pretty much forever.

A few phone photos from lacing and truing.