Old chinese buildings in downtown kunming.
shot at night time
shutterspeed: 2.5s
Aperature:f/20
Old chinese dude
Crazy sculpture.
Original post by New River Academy and software by Elliott Back
(c) Matthew West
A close up shot of the Pagodas in Kunming. Shot at 1/200 sec, F/5 and ISO 200.
(c) Matthew West
In the center of Kunming we found some marble pillars with wrighting inscribed in them. Shot at 1/400 sec, F/5 and ISO 200.
(c) Matthew West
The street we stayed on was the pet shop district. Birds, turtles, [...]
It has been really interesting to spend so much time with the group in a new cultural setting that didn’t involve kayaking at all. I think our focus has switched for the time being from good kayaking shots to pictures that capture the world we have been immersed in. Here are a few photos I [...]
Original post by New River Academy and software by Elliott Back
Hey Everyone,
I’ve been home on break for the past week. I’ve found it’s nice to have a short break from paddling but I always find myself getting back on the water wherever I am within a few days.
There is a drop in the center of my town that I have been looking at [...]
"The Spirit of Whitewater"
What is the Whitewater Symposium?
“What is the Whitewater Symposium?” asked directors Bob Campbell and Bruce Lessels this past weekend at the 2007 Whitewater Symposium’s final panel discussion, “The Future of the Whitewater Symposium.” The kayak industry’s top leaders brainstormed the question with the goal of trying to encompass the question [...]
Ahhhh its good to be home. I’ve been home for a few days now and
hanging out with my normal crowd doing normal things. Fergus and Mike
and I go to work, jump on the trampoline and find other entertaining
things to do. But yesterday we decided that it was the perfect time for
us to run a drop [...]
Families often ask, “How does the New River Academy fly with
their kayaks?” “We fly with them.”
Flying with your kayak may be intimidating at first but it is only
slightly more difficult than flying with normal luggage.
The goal with this whitewater kayak school travel segment is to
teach you how to fly internationally with your kayak gear [...]
The Upper Gauly is one of the best known and paddled sections of river, its fame only surpassed by the rapids on it. One of the most famous rapids in the world and the most famous on the Upper Gauly is Pillow Rock. This rapid’s steep gradient and big water makes it the amazing [...]
Hey Everyone!
I hope you all have been getting outside and enjoying the great weather. I do realize that since we are spread out all over the place you may have had some diffrent weather but I’m sure you had a few good days in there somewhere.
Our Video 1 class has been working on an [...]