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30-AUG-2008 Glen Sansoucie

Sweet Jump

Freedom, NH view map

At the campground the past few years, the boys have been hitting some "Sweet Jumps" that are apparently "Off the hook". Sometimes they are even "Sick Jumps", but I cannot confirm nor deny the presence of any viral infestation of said jumps. On the subject of the 'jumps' themselves, to most adults, they appear as nothing more than a pile of dirt, possibly a nuisance when walking or crossing a road or path. To a kid, these are the launch vehicles for a ride of endless fun. However, it is not all fun and games, the kids work very hard at perfecting these piles of dirt, err, 'jumps'.

I started taking some shots of my son (pictured) and all of a sudden a flock of children appeared, all wanting to see the shots and to have their photos taken off the "Sweet Jumps". The last kid even turned his head 90 degrees to face the camera and smiled as he was lifting off a rather large and scary jump. At that point, I packed up the camera and moved away from the jump area. I could picture the resultant crash from one of the kids as they try to out-do each other in contests of 'coolness'.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
1/25s f/8.0 at 28.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time30-Aug-2008 17:31:42
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length28 mm
Exposure Time1/25 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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