nick malozzi

I wasn't really out to give you a hard time. I just think the idea of the entire helmet is a bit overkill. To each his own though. No worries i only fight with tp4 and papasteeze, haha.

I was at blue about 20 times last season, most of which were spent all in the park or mostly in the park. The only rail that was on a mound of snow was the rainbow, and yes that was set up terribly. The current rails are also not on mounds of snow... again i'm not siding with anyone in this epic battle of eastern pa terrain park superiority, but at least bring up evidence that is true. I figured it was but wanted to be sure... Yes your motives were simple. I understand now.

I actually don't mind air blasters... they are just WAY to expensive of an item considering my pants pockets do the same job. If they made a cheap one in a nice tan or hunter green i'd be on it faster then you can say "clay aiken is an ass clown".

Is that nipples in that shot?

the bus probably will suck. i just hope it is better then your writing skills. edit: btw, tp4... purple air blaster and a clay aiken avatar. you trying to tell us something, haha?

I understand that, but i carry my phone in my pocket with me and never have an issue with getting calls. I'm not trying to be a pain; I guess i just don't understand. Helmet phones to me just seem a bit over kill.

Wait... they are making helmets you can hook cell phones to? Aren't there enough car accidents based on people talking on their phone while driving? Do we really need people on the slopes making turns and talking into their helmet at the same time? I guess i just see the mountain as a way to get away from all the gizmos and gadgets. I don't even take an mp3 player with me anymore. Just jam out in the car on the way there. After that all i wanna hear is my board turning, soaring, or sliding.

I can't agree or disagree, given i haven't been to BB... i was just a bit confused what that pic had anything to do with.

Yes this year... are they allowed? i am not sure. They had one half decent table top as of when i was there the 29th.

Oh i agree with ya bud, blue's park is by no means anything great. I haven't been to BB though to see how their's is. Sounds like good stuff up there though. I stick to blue though since i have a pass there, and i am a poor college student. The pic i posted was just a generalization. Seems like anyone brilliant enough to go to blue given the weather at 12:30 on a holiday can be summed up in the above photo. Not to mention paying full price when there are countless means to find discount coupons for blue. I've had about 10 offered to me already this season, but said no since i have a pass.

I'm not arguing for or against any park at this point. I think given the weather they all blow. However, I've seen 4 different people pull inverted tricks on the jump in blue's park, and I've only been to blue 3 times. So I'm not really sure what you are getting at here?

I got the reference there... haha nice one. "What the fuck happened to the Delta I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Bluto, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer..."

Word, i'll be sure to say hi next time now that i know who you are, haha. I sat next to a kid on the way up the 6 pack earlier in the day with a PASR sticker on his helmet. So i said something about it and he was just like, "eh i never really go on there". Then promptly turned to his buddies and didn't say another word to me. So i was trying to avoid that awkwardness again, haha. BTW: i have no issues with square coping. I could care less what it is as long as it is set up decently. Got to be able to ride anything the mountain throws at you.

Amen brotha.... Hey i think i saw you in the park yesterday. Where you wearing an all white getup with gray stripes? I thought i heard someone call you Steve, but i wasn't sure enough to ask and look like a fool if i was wrong. If that was you i was the kid in a gray burton hoodie, black helmet, brown gogs, and a white dominant. Let me know if that was you so the next time i won't feel dumb and i'll say whats up? haha.

i'd join in, but i need to be getting ready to shoot my uncle's wedding sorry guys.

Well (and i will admit, i am not speaking from experience. nor do i have any training).... it seems to me like if you hit something hard enough to physically break your metal edge that it would cause quite a bit of internal damage as well. Not to mention actually breaking it in 2 spots. I think the danger is more severe for shadows. freeridintre was telling doug and myself on the lift that cracked park skis can cause major issues. Since the water can soak into the core, and if it freezes it basically explodes your ski from expansion. I've never heard this happening on a snow board, but i am sure it is possible if it soaks up a lot of moisture in warm conditions like we are currently experiencing. I'd recomend taking them to a shop and getting a professional opinion on both of them however, and take it easy until you get that chance.

the edge as in the metal edge or just the sidewall/cap?

Sounds good! Enjoy it!

The Lens: Good lens. My boss and a co-worker of mine both own that exact lens. Works well, and is perfect to get you started. That Kit you found from Express Camera: I looked up the specs. Good little kit, but if you look on the "What's in the Box" there is no lens. I'm not sure what just a body runs on other sites, but just be aware there is no lens on that despite the stock product photo that shows a lens. The memory: Most Nikon's come with a 128 CF Card. It should roughly get you about 12 shots on JPEG High, and maybe 2 shots on RAW. So it is basically worthless. Grab up a nice lil 1gig CF card. Froogle it and you'll be able to find em for CHEAP.

I used one a few years back that a friend loaned me to play around with while at bonnaroo. Very easy to use, but the pictures were a little flat. However, they have a lot more R+D into their cameras now that they teamed up with Konica Minolta, but i'm not sure if that had any affect on the point and shoot cameras. Check out http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Sony/ and look up your exact model to get a good idea on how it stands up in the grand scheme of things.

What is the aperture on those lenses? That could make a big difference on what i'd recommend. Also, you say you shoot a lot of skating and what not, plus your photobucket has a lot of night stuff. That would lead me to believe you'd be looking in the 2.8 range (at least that is my recommendation). If you find anything on ebay, just post a link and i can take a look at them for ya.

I'd buy the body, and keep an eye on ebay for lenses. My boss has picked up a ton of great lenses on ebay that were either NIB or barely used for almost half the list price. Tons of people out there go out and blow their wad on the best camera gear they can get their hands on to shoot their little johnny playing t-ball. Then next season the kid takes up piano. So the gear ends up on ebay. If you come across anything feel free to shoot me the link and i can take a look at it. If you are really looking to save some coin you can pick up a body on ebay too. If it isn't NIB there is a piece of softwear out there that can tell you how many frames the camera has shot. Odds are if it is a low number someone did what i described above. All you have to do is contact the seller and ask them to run the softwear. If they won't run it, odds are there is a problem with the camera or it is really high. A co-worker of mine just picked up his d2h that way and saved about 1500 dollars. edit: btw, i hope you know buying a camera like this is more money consuming then a drug addiction. you'll be content with a camera and a standard lens for now. Next thing you know you'll be looking for a shoe mount flash, fish eye, telephoto, tripod, monopod, extra batteries, filters, a cheap bag to hold it all that you'll get tired of and spend half you year salary for a nice pelican case, extra memory, and eventually a nicer body which starts the process all over again. haha HAVE FUN!!!

Speaking as a photog who has used a d70 quite a bit... they are great little cameras. We have them as backups for our pro bodies at the studio, and they are great. We actually used them as our primary cameras for quite some time as my boss saved for a few d2hs. We probably have about 50,000 frames or more through the two we have at the studio, and they are still ticking. One took a trip back to Nikon at about 20,000 frames, but that was just for a hardcore ccd cleaning and all around look over (was acting funny after it shot in a gymnastics event for three days straight, the chalk dust got to it.). I am not at cannon person except for their point and shoots. I think they make a great camera as far as point and shoot goes, but i think their digital slr bodies are mostly just good looking. Too much plastic for me. Buy a Nikon, they are tanks, and technically are just as good in the models you are looking at. As ski said, avoid those bundle deals with all that crap in it. If you buy just a body, sigma makes some great lenses for Nikon, and I've used the majority of them and see no reason to spend the extra money to buy a Nikon lens (for your use anyway). A great site to compare and contrast cameras both point and shoot and slr is www.dpreview.com . They review every digital camera out there, and are not biased from what i've read. If you have any other questions feel free to ask, as you know Ski is a pro photog, and i myself shoot professionally. Just not quite on his level. Don't be afraid to ask!

haha, i don't go back until the 17th.