Dad Cam 2

The Australians in the Dad Cam 2 promo look like they know how to have a good time.

242 X Indy

Everyone on 242 Skateboards is riding Independent Trucks and made this commercial.

Lensbaby Scout Fisheye review

I have been needing a fish-eye lens for my new Canon T2i HDDSLR for a while, so I was stoked when Lensbaby offered to send me their Scout fisheye to review. I had been looking at the verious 8mm fisheyes which provides a 180 degree field of view like the now classic death lens. The Scout is a 12mm lens and not quite as wide with a 160 degree field of view but is a lot cheaper than most fisheyes. As part of Lensbaby’s Optic Swap system, the fisheye optics can be switched out for other optics like pinhole or plastic lens. If you already have a compatible Lensbaby, you can buy the fisheye optic by itself saving around $100. I had been using the GoPro HD hHero for fisheye shots but that has it’s own limitations. Here is an unscientific comparison of the VX-2000 with a century .3X fisyeye, the GoPro, and the Scout.

I was impressed that the Scout was made of metal and has a very solid feel. The vignettes on the edges give images an early 90’s feel. The aperture is changed not with a ring like on other lenses but by switching out aperture disks. This requires you to unscrew the front element and drop the disk in place, a bit cumbersome when you are out in the streets but I doubt most people would need to change disks very often. I had a lot of fun shooting with a fisheye again and the Scout will likely be my go to fisheye for the foreseeable future.

If you are serious about shooting or filming skateboarding then you’ll want a wider, sharper, more expensive lens. If you are taking a more laid back approach and you think you may use other optics in the Lensbaby system then the Scout is worth considering. Below are a few skate shots taken with the Scout.

Carlos Ribiero In Israel

Carlos Ribiero went to Israel and came back with this sick video.

Shane Fowler's Offcuts

Australian filmer Shane Fowler has a montage of offcuts.

Evan Okeson in Dry Bones Nation

Evan Okeson's part from Dry Bones Nation is just a barrage of gnarliness.

Awesomer

I love random skate scenes and seeing new spots and HD video. Awesomer out of Manila has it all

H:ead Law - Blunt Time

The H:ead Law guys may not have gotten their website launched when they promised but they did put together a gnarly montage.

Let It Loose

Filmer Jake Breed has a sick new montage called Let It Loose from Michigan.

Newblood Welcomes Tyler Bolar

For his welcome video, Newblood re-cut Tyler Bolar's Spread The Good part.

Fabian Verhaeghe

Russian, Fabian Verhaeghe rips Europe and some California spots in this new part.

Eniz Fazliov

The street skating starts in about a third of the way through Eniz Fazliov's ITÄ part. This guy is definitely on of my favorite euro rippers right now.

Uncommon Places

Grey and Converse set out on European road trip with no schedule and came back with Uncommon Places, a 13 minute video.

Zeker in Luxemburg

The Zeker crew spent four days in Luxemburg and came back with this video. I'm predicting Luxemburg will be the new hot international destination for skating. Those spots look perfect.

Preduce in Thailand

The Preduce guys went to East Thailand and came back with this rad video.

Feeder from Familia

Familia (the South African one) has a new eight minute promo called Feeder with all kinds of rad skateboarding.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Australian filmer gets interviewed on These Video Days and put together a really good montage to go along with it.

Rip Reaperzzzz

Gainsville, FL comes through with a gnarly montage called Rip Reaperzzz.

Michael Sommer in Delta Charlie 3

Michael Sommer's tech gnar skateboarding lands him the ender in Delta Charlie 3. Found on MPORA among other skateboarding videos.

Porto

French filmer Pacôme Gabrillagues has a sick new montage entitled Porto.

Good Morning Milwaukee Highlights

MKE Skate has a gnarly montage of highlights from their video, Good Morning Milwaukee. Via: Heyday Skate.

Teemu Korhonen - ITÄ

ITÄ has a sick new Teemu Korhonen part.

Bruisers

Shit gets heavy in the second half of the Heel Bruise promo, Bruisers.

Williams Farm Design Meeting Tonight

Go to the Williams Farm Design Meeting on TODAY. Street skaters NEED to go. This is your park, make sure it's a good one.

Motivation Promo

A Texas crew has a promo for their video entitled Motivation.

Go to the Williams Farm Design Meeting on Thursday. Street skaters NEED to go. This is your park, make sure it's a good one.

New Barry Mansfield Part

Australian Barry Mansfield has a new part to enjoy.
Go to the Williams Farm Design Meeting on Thursday. Street skaters NEED to go.

Knock On Wood Throwaway

Provide your own music for this Drew Echols and Matt Sharer throwaway from Knock On Wood.

Go to the Williams Farm Design Meeting on Thursday.

Toxic Turdz Tease

Check the Josh Swyers teaser for Toxic Turdz and go to the premiere tonight in Richmond, VA.

Nils Inne Playground

Skateboarding and creativity have always gone hand in hand. Nils Inne gets creative with old boards and creates an interesting set up for his art show. Found at MPORA among other skateboarding videos.

Chopped Liver Part One

Prize Fighter Cutlery has a twelve minute promo called Chopped Liver Part One.

2010 Skate Perception

Lots of rad skating and some tech editing in the 2010 Skate Perception montage.

Williams Farm Second Design Meeting

The second design meeting for Virginia Beach's Williams Farm skatepark is happening on Thursday, May 5th from 6-8PM at Diamond Springs Elementary School.

"The purpose of this follow-up workshop is for the public to review the plans that have been developed based on the original feedback garnered at the first public meeting on April 7. Citizens were invited to provide input into the design elements of the skate park, which will be sized approximately 20,000 square-feet, in-ground and concrete, with urban street plaza elements like steps and rails. Plans also include a vert ramp/bowl component and a flow park."

Spawns Of Gnar Web Clip One

The Spawns Of Gnar are holding it down in Charlotte with this new montage.

Axel Cruysberghs Throwaway

European Alien Workshop flow kid, Axel Cruysberghs has a sick throwaway part.

Orchard Welcomes Frankie Nash

Orchard skateshop welcomes Frankie Nash with this video.

Six Days in Porto

Pacôme Gabrillagues has a montage from six days in Porto. Looks like they have some sick spots there.

This Machine Kills Fascists Trailer Two

Richmond's This Machine Kills Fascists is looking good. Check their second trailer.

A Year of Holmes

Holmes Skateshop in New Jersey celebrates their one year anniversary with this montage created by Justin White of Popills fame.

Daniel Øynes in Delta Charlie Three

Delta Charlie 3 - Daniel Øynes section >>

Daniel Øynes collects some solid skateboarding in his part from Delta Charlie Three. Found at MPORA among other skateboarding videos.

Toxic Turdz Teaser Two

Dennis Williams has a new teaser for his video Toxic Turdz.

Jake Hayes in Fulfill THe ook

Australian ripper Jake Hayes attacks spots in his Fulfil The Ook part.

Owen Quinn in PFP

Owen Quinn's part from Picture Fucking Perfect features good skating at a lot of NYC spots.

Williams Farm Update

As the sole street skater (as far as I could tell) at the meeting I still feel pretty good about what Team Pain is going to do at Williams Farm in Virginia Beach. At 20,000 square feet, there is plenty of room for giant vert bowls and fun street stuff. Tim Payne really impressed me as someone who really thinks about every aspect of a park from it's orientation and how the sun will be setting to what materials to use and how everything flows together. Preliminary plans where presented showing a long boomarang type shape creating a lot of space for continuous skating. There will be another design meeting in roughly three weeks where more detailed plans will be presented incorperating the input from this meeting. The main feature discussed was the bowl and snake run. The bowl will be 6, 8, and 11 feet deep, the snake run will go from small to big with hips and corners. The planned opening date is August 2012. Oh, and VB local, Joe Fernandez is working for Team Pain now and might be part of the crew building Williams Farm.

Zander MItchell in Shitiots

Color has Canadian Habitat flow kid Zander Mitchell's part from Shitiots.

VB Park Meeting Tonight

Don't forget to come out to Diamond Springs Elementary School today from 6-8PM to see what Team Pain has in mind for Virginia Beach's new William's Farm Skatepark.

Anton Myhrwold Sweet n Sour leftovers

Here is Anton Myhrwold's leftovers from Sweet n Sour.

The Crew Mix Tape Vol.13

The Crew basically killed it in the two song Mixtape Volume 13.

iSkate March Montage

I get good vibes from the new montage from iSkate in France.

Hugo Maillard

Here is a quick Hugo Maillard part that showcases his excellent spot and trick selection.

Dan Wileman for Venture UK

Dan Wileman does some impressive skateboarding in this HD Venture UK video. Found on MPORA amongst other skateboarding videos.

Stop Fakin 2

The guys behind Stop Fakin are at it again and in production on Stop Fakin 2. Check the promo.

Oskar Material In Full

The Canadian video, Oskar Material is on the Color site in full.

Julian Winkler 2010 Street Footage

Check a real nice euro part from Julian Winkler out of St. Pöltner, Austria. I love the tagline on their site, "we hate our city but we skate our city." Who can't identify with that statement?

Grey Nights

Hold Tight London and Grey Magazine teamed up for an all night montage called Grey Nights.

Nate Greenwood. WOW.

There's a lot to like in this Nate Greenwood part and a lot to make your jaw drop.

Rorey Hipps

Rorey Hipps in the Ashville, NC video Push.

Colin Comito in Ideal Humans

The street skating starts about a minute into Colin Commito's ender part from Ideal Humans.

Will Flores Part

Will Flores does some heavy shit in his part from the Texas scene video, In Retrospect.

Team Pain To Build Williams Farm

It looks like Team Pain is the company designing Virginia Beach's new Williams Farm skatepark. Come to the design input meeting on April 7th to make sure they don't build some unskatable vertical monster. I'm really hoping for a small bowl that is more fun that scary.

New Virginia Beach Park in The Works

I just got word that Virginia Beach is building a new park at Williams Farm. Below is the full press release and information about the Design Workshop happening April 7th at Diamond Springs Elementary School. I just checked and it was roughly two years from the first design input day to the opening of Northside, so we won't likely be skating this park for a long time...

Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation will be hosting a Public Information Design Workshop for the new Williams Farm Skate Park, which is part of the Council-approved Williams Farm Recreation Center & Park project in the western Bayside area of Virginia Beach.

The purpose of the workshop is for the public to provide input into the design elements of the skate park, which will be sized approximately 20,000 square-feet, in-ground and concrete, with urban street plaza elements like steps and rails. Plans also include a vert ramp/bowl component and a flow park.

The meeting will be held at Diamond Springs Elementary School on Thursday, April 7, 2011 from 6 – 8 pm, and is open to the public.

Eclectic

2nd nature just posted their video, Eclectic online. It's a good watch with solid parts and interesting, eclectic spots.

Chimbo Playground Meeting

I just saw this on, Richmond friend, Tim Lamb's facebook. It looks like there is a meeting at Chimbo Playground regarding Skate Facilities there, this Saturday, March 19th at 9AM in Richmond, VA.

Andrew Edge Throwaway Part

Andrew Edge has almost seven minutes of throwaway from The Streebo.

Mikey Guy for Familia

Familia has a nice Mikey Guy part. Via: Platinum Seagulls.

Dillon Buss

Provide your own music for this raw Dillon Buss part.

Max Couling from South in Your Mouth

Kiwi, Max Couling had the ender part in South In Your Mouth and here it is.

Nigel Banks

Crazy mulletted Australian, Nigel Banks gets down in this part for Slam.

Stimulus February Montage

The Stimulus crew managed to dodge the snow enough to put out this February montage.

The Mo'Fo Light

The Mo'Fo comes through with nine plus minutes of French shredding in Light. Via: Le Site Du Skateboard.

Circadian Rhythm

You can buy the Circadian Rythm DVD for just $5. Watch the this promo to get a feel for it.

Nick Audlee For Complex

Complex has a sick new part from Nick Audlee that sees him rip the East Coast from Florida to Massachusetts.

Deet Media Promo

Deet Media has a sick promo for a video dropping this summer.

Eric Riedl Throwaway from The Dimestore Crew

The Dimestore crew is working on a new video called The Duece. Check out all the throwaway Eric Riedl has stacked already.

Hell Awaits

I hate intros like the one in Hell Awaits, but the rest of this Canadian gnar monster is pretty impressive.

Suffolk Update.

If you planned on skating the new Suffolk park at Bennett's Creek this weekend, you might want to change your plans. According to the sign the park isn't opening until April 2nd. The flat concrete at Lake Meade was being worked on today, and according to the contractor, the concrete will be stable enough to skate on in three to four days but they are probably going to be doing landscaping so I'd expect an April 2nd opening date for that park as well.

VA Fleezers 2010 Montage

Even if VA Fleezers is only making one montage a year they are doing better than me. peep the 2010 montage.

John Glisson in Gang Wars

CSkate's Austin Martin gave me the heads up on John Glisson's Gang Wars part. It's got a real loose southern vibe to it.

Slacking

I know it looks like I've been slacking if you just look at the blog. But I'm constantly posting videos on Twitter and cool images over at Tumblr in addition to what I do here at this blog. The easiest way to keep up with all of this is to "like" Mostly Skateboarding on Facebook where all three feeds are posted as status updates. You can always just look over to the right and see the latest twitter links if Twitter's not your thing.

The Mo'Fo in California

The Mo'Fo finishes it's vacation series with an HD adventure through California in this montage.

Vans Australia Tour Video

Slam has a sick tour video from the Australian Vans team.

Pushy Leftovers

Lots of gnarly stuff in this two song montage of leftovers from Ryan Perea's video, Pushy. Buy the video for $10 + $2 shipping here.

Chuck Donnatin in Summer Boyz

Here is Chuck Donnatin's part from Summer Boyz.

Mo'Fo' Vacation

The second installment of Mo'Fo's Vacation video is up for your visual enjoyment.

Totally Nector

Totally Nector is online in full as a quicktime too!

Lake Meade Progress

I thought the new parks in Suffolk would have been done by now but they are not. I found myself in Suffolk on Saturday so i stopped by The Lake Meade Park to check on the progress. It looks like True Ride is the company doing the work.

Arrow and Beast Promo Part Three

The third and final part of the Arrow and beast promo is online and features Lem Villemin.

Arrow & Beast Promo

The Arrow and Beast promo is coming in parts. Check parts one and two for now with the final piece coming Friday and featuring Lem Villemin, my favorite euro...

Blake Harris

Australian Blake Harris kills many handrails in this part for 3rd Chapter.

Elephant Direct X-mas Bonus

Elephant Direct has some throwaway/new goods in this montage.


Don't forget to "like" Mostly Skateboarding on Facebook.

Mabasi Swiss Tour

Swiss skate tool maker Mabasi has a lengthy tour video that is worth taking a look at.


Don't forget to "like" Mostly Skateboarding on Facebook.

Bordeaux Montage

Bordeaux seems to be coming into it's own as a rad skate city. See what I mean in this montage. (I'm sure Bordeaux has been a rad skate city for a long time, but it's just recently come into my consciousness...)

Don't forget to "like" Mostly Skateboarding on Facebook.

Feelin' Friendly

Feelin' Friendly is a full length video currently in the works with this montage to spark things off.

Don't forget to "like" Mostly Skateboarding on Facebook.

Bristol's Finest

Bristol England has some sick gritty spots that any east coaster can relate to. See how Bristol's Finest gets down.

Don't forget to "like" Mostly Skateboarding on Facebook.

Color Your Memories Trailer

The trailer for Color Your Memories is sick, gritty, and European.

CLFX Promo

The CLFX crew in Denver comes through with a sick promo video.

Marty Girotto Part

Slam has a quick part from Australian Marty Girotto.

Mauro Caruso in Washington

Italian Mauro Caruso made is way to the Pacific northwest and filmed all this in just two days in Washington. Here is another sick Mauro part he filmed for Cliché.

We're on Facebook

I just created a Facebook fan page for Mostly Skateboarding. I am working on importing all the Blogger, Twitter, and Tumblr posts so you can get all the goods in one place. Bare with me as I figure this all out.

Voyage Promo Commercial One

Chris Mulhern features Brian Douglas in the first of a series of commercials for the coming Voyage Skateboards promo.

Great Lakes Great Times

One Percent Skateboards has a quicktime promo for their upcoming DVD entitled Great Lakes Great Times.