We started out the school year on the Ottawa river in Canada, a large volume river with many playspots scattered about. The majority of our time was spent at two places, Garberator and McCoy's rapids. 'Garb' was a huge wave with a nice foampile on top, great for throwing any wave trick in the book. [...]
I found this piece of metal sticking out of the waters of the Ottawa River. The water has calm waves flowing through it with a grass bed sitting underneath the water. The stick breaks this tranquility, and is standing in solitude. It was shot at an f-stop of 3.5 with a shutter speed of 1/400th [...]
(c) Michelle Yates
shutter speed:1/200 ISO:320 f-stop:4.5
We were assigned to shoot phtots that illistrated a specific emotion. I chose to capture hope.
Morgan Tidd blows dandelion seeds out into the wind.
(c) Michelle Yates
Shutter Speed: 1/640; F-stop:4.5; ISO:300
After a class review of my photos I decided that I needed to revise my outlook on hope. Here is [...]
(c)Michelle Yates
shutter speed:1/160 ISO:200 f-stop: 10
We were assigned to shoot photos that capture a specific emotion. I chose to illistrate hope within my photos.
An opened classic novel spread over a doddled notebook page while the reader takes a break from her reading.
(c)Michelle Yates
Shutter speed: 1/400, ISO:320, f-stop: 4.5
We were assigned to shoot photos demenstrating an emotion. I chose to highlight hope.
A paper crane newly folded waits in the morning sun to take flight.
(c)
Cael Jones doing an airscrew of keeners ramp.(c)
Keir Samuelson going Big off keeners ramp. (c)
Jake Ament 1st attempt air screw of ramp in OC1
When traveling to the Ottawa river many people have dreams of flying high and hucknig huge on Garberator, clean spinnning endlessly on corner wave, or bravely punching through Phil's Hole. However, tucked away in a corner off to the side in McCoy's Rapid is a ramp.
Tino Specht prepares for takeoff. Photo by Sam Fulbright (c)
Anything [...]
I’m Tyson Rowley. I live in Maui, Hawaii. This year I will be traveling to
Canada, China, and Chile with The New River Academy, taking pictures
and documenting as I go.
Michelle is the two-time winner of the American Whitewater Academic Scholarship. As a student leader Michelle is the school editor/manager of student media publications. Michelle previously participated in the prestigious Otterbar Kayak program.
Sam Fulbright is a senior leader at New River Academy, and is in his second year traveling with the program. The folks at NOC
brought Sam up in kayaking, and really instilled a passion in him for kayaking,
particularly freestyle kayaking, and he has been paddling non stop since. Lately a big passion of Sam's has been [...]