Double beds make for bed transfers. The mattresses at the Holiday Inn Express in Indio, California also had some awesome spring to them. Most of my favorite shots from this morning’s bed jumping session were taken with the 14mm 2.8 L – it has a gigantic field of view and the focus is simple at...
Category Archives: A Day with Will
Quick Snaps – JOB Orange County
Tonight, I found out that there is a Jumping On Hotel Beds website. Odd, I guess there are other travelers who share my passion for decimating hotel beds and trying to kick the ceiling. I’ve cracked a few box springs in my travels and left a few mattresses messed up – but thats why I...
Nation of GO – Dominator Street Rods
Finished up at Brizio’s Street Rods and drove out to another Bay area builder’s – Dominator Street Rods. Roy Brizio himself led us out onto the highway – this gave me the chance to shoot some longer exposure car to car shots. Was happy with how a few turned out – this one at 1/40...
Quick Snaps – JOB
JOB is an acronym, an initialism for Jumping On Beds. More cities to visit on the Nation of GO tour – more hotel beds to jump on. The shot above was taken with a 10 second self timer on a Canon 5D Mark II with a 14mm lens @ 2.8 This pair of snaps was...
Nation of GO – Brizio’s Street Rods
For the first day of the Nation of GO, we paid a visit to Roy Brizio – owner of Brizio’s Street Rods in South San Francisco. Brizio’s is a nostalgic shop. Its covered with old neon, tin advertisements, and plenty of 32 Fords. Brizio has made a name for himself by building the Ford Coupes....
Nation of GO – Arrival San Francisco
The Nation of GO crew showed up at San Francisco International Airport a little before noon. 7 of us, who will travel around the United States in a van and a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback. We set off to the hotel and then to grab some photos of the van and Ralliart for the...
BFGoodrich – Nation of GO
What am I doing from September 11 – 29th, 2009? Driving across the country in a van. Well…not just a van, a Mitsubishi Ralliart Sportback too. Loaded up with a team and the latest gear - to bring the highest quality images and videos from the road. Here is the Official “Mission Statement” from the...
A Day with Will – Roommates
My roommates are super cool people. I really lucked out when I first moved to El Porto and met Teddy and Brent – the original roommates at my place. Since then, Teddy moved out to live with his girlfriend Alex and Brent got accepted to Georgetown for medical school. Movin’ on up in the world....
Quick Snaps – Sun Spectacle
The water is the warmest it gets all year. As the summer sun fades into California’s other season…non-summer… moon lit swims or mid day surf is the secret to happiness. There is a plaque on my neighbor’s door that reads “If your lucky enough to live at the beach…your lucky enough”
A Day with Will – Home to Ohio
I visited my home town of North Olmsted, Ohio back in December for Christmas. It had been 9 months since I’d seen my folks, sister, and friends in Ohio – so it was time to fly back and visit for a week. Which means that I got to spend some time with my dog –...
A Day with Will – Mitsubishi Outlander
Jesse Lee of Kinod Photography aka former Miata hard parkers… in a stand-off with our Mitsubishi Outlander. Thanks to Mitsubishi, Linhbergh, Jesse, and I had a smooth Outlander to cruise up to Sonoma for Formula Drift this weekend. Anything without coilovers is an improvement for a long drive over my S14 240sx. The Outlander was...
A Day with Will – Bonneville ETC.
Sunshine breaks through the clouds above the Bonneville Salt Flats. 2009 has been a year of firsts for me, first time to Pike’s Peak, the Texas Mile, a NASCAR race, and most recently – the Bonneville Speed Week. Bonneville is similar to Pike’s Peak in a sense. I’ve been nearby, but never really knew. In...
A Day with Will – X Games 15
Tanner Foust’s Ford Fiesta Sedan inside of the Home Depot Center ready for X-Games 15 Rally. I got to go the X-Games! Its hard to imagine growing up without the games. My guess, is that I started watching the X-Games around X3 in San Diego. Because it had been a few years of watching before...
A Day with Will – Hill Climb Practice
The race to the clouds, climb dance, Millen’s mountain – Pike’s Peak. This week has passed by quickly. Just a few days ago, we arrived in Colorado Springs in the RMR/Red Bull Rig – now its the eve of the Hill Climb itself. I’m excited. Here is the past week of practice and having fun...
A Day with Will – FD Vegas 2 Pike’s Peak
Busy. Busy. Busy. So it goes. After Formula Drift Vegas, I hopped in the RMR rig for the ride to Colorado Springs. Pictured above is Rhys Millen’s Hyundai Genesis coupe- which he campaigns in Formula Drift, Redline Time Attack, and this weekend- Pike Peak International Hill Climb. After the jump, are a ton of images...
A Day with Will – 1990 Honda CRX
Joey Redmond of Wrecked Magazine called me up one night and asked if I wanted to go with him to shoot Chase M’s 1990 Honda CRX.
A Day with Will – Mitsubishi EVO X
Ricky Chu and I, Medium Monster – coming soon – recently shot a video for Mitsubishi Motors USA. Mitsubishi has teamed up with Jim Russel Racing School to do the Lancer Evolution Experience. Which is rumored to be under $1,000 for the class- which is much less than comparable driving schools. Plus you get the...
A Day with Will – Pike’s Peak 3
The also rises over the plains of Kansas. From the upper half of Pike’s Peak, the cold air makes it hard to hold the camera steady. Echoing in the valleys and through the W’s are the sound of turbocharged Lambda motor- gradually increasing in loudness. Eyelids push closer together and focus on the left handed...
A Day with Will – Pike’s Peak 2
The RMR rig parked and at the ready to unload for Pike’s Peak testing. Follow along with me to Colorado Springs with the Rhys Millen Racing crew to practice for the 2009 Pike’s Peak International Rally. More photos after jump.
A Day with Will – Pike’s Peak 1
Rhys Millen’s Hyundai Genesis Coupe gets the once over before the first day of testing at Pike’s Peak. Rhys first competed and won his class at the age of 19 at Pike’s Peak. Now a veteran of the hill climb, he’s going to pilot the new Hyundai Genesis platform up the hill in the RWD...