I am psyched that I got my own gallery in the USHPA magazine! I’ve always wanted to do one of those ever since I saw my first USHPA magazine. Nick, the editor, was great to help me realize a dream like that. I hope I can make even better images in the future and have another one! The images used in the gallery spanned over years and many locations.

In the end, Nick chose 11 of the 20 photographs I sent him, but he might use the others individually later on. One image I have saved for a while is of Eric Donaldson diving the ramp at LMFP. I have saved this image just for the magazine’s photo gallery and didn’t even post it to my blog when I took because I wanted it to be fresh when people saw it. But . . . Nick didn’t choose this one to go in the gallery so I’m posting it here. I’m also posting a couple others that I like that weren’t in the gallery either.

When I took the picture of Eric I tried to time it just right, and I was frustrated I missed the moment. I cut off Eric diving the ramp. Then the image grew on me, and I’m glad I missed the “picture-perfect” moment for the one I took. I like how he’s just hanging there in the corner of the frame with hardly any one on the ramp knowing what is going on looking in every direction.

Eric diving the ramp. This is one of my favorite hang gliding pictures I've taken since I've started flying.

Eric below me, with Terry way below us - crossing over Nick-a-Jack Lake on a day when we flew from LMFP to Hensons, and Terry and I landed only a few thermals short of making it back to LMFP.

Break down area, fire-pit, and pavilion porch at LMFP. Don't whack or you'll have to kiss the cement goat all the dogs pee on.

Scott on his bag. I was surprised this wasn't included in the magazine since it was the only paragliding shot I had.