West Coast Tour: Lake Tahoe

We bid farewell to Mammoth Lakes and drove through the desert for part 2 of our trip: Tahoe. The whole contrast from desert to mountains in the same scope is unreal. It really makes me wonder why anyone lives in ugly places… (Myself included.)

$75 in gas, a bathroom break in a creepy casino and a [...]

Facebook Photo Album: Aspen Snowmass

I finally finished uploading the rest of my not-so-portfolio-worthy photos from my trip to Aspen Snowmass. LOVE that iPhoto Facebook Uploader thingy. Welp! See ya later.

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Aspen: Day 2 at Buttermilk

So we went to Buttermilk on day 2. Despite some rogue jibs abandoned on the side of the trail, the parks were super fun. We rode through the Ski & Snowboard School Park off of the West Buttermilk Express a few times. It was a great place to try something new… which is probably why [...]

Snowmaking Photography

Snowmaking photos taken at Mountain Creek on Dec. 11, 2009.

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JibLab Photo Sesh

Took some photos at the JibLab yesterday. That burly stud toting the welder is Marc Tremain, Terrain Park Manager at Mountain Creek. They were giving some older jibs a face lift by sanding, welding and painting steel – expect them to look uniformly different come winter. Everyone loves themselves a little turquoise.

Psst – video footy [...]

Media Specialist. Sounds… saucy.

I’ve been working for Mountain Creek about two months now. Some may question my moving from VT back to NJ, but I’m stoked to be representing and promoting my home mountain. After all, the resort at which you’ve repeatedly slammed your tailbone tends to leave a special place in your heart… and bruise on your [...]

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2010

You were always the one stuck snapping photos of your glory-hungry friends just because you had “the good camera.” Or maybe action sport photography is your thing. Whatever the case, get your sickest photos ready because the Red Bull Illume Image Quest is back for 2010.
In short, the Image Quest is a photography competition on [...]

Thrashbike » Highland Mountain Flipbook

Just came across Thrashbike’s Highland Mountain Flipbook. Check out the video… which really isn’t a video at all. Nick Brandreth, photographer/rider for Thrashbike, threw together a series of pictures from the crew’s trip at Highland Mountain – trippy and wicked cool.

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Photography

To view the entire collection, head over to: www.flickr.com/halleyobrien. Leave a comment or two. I’d love to know what you think*.
*Pleasantries only. (Just kidding.)

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I am trying to learn photography.

It’s not easy. Maybe if the cameras I owned didn’t offer to adjust the white balance, the shutter speed and focus automatically, I would feel more inclined to learn. Either way, I do intend to learn to shoot photos using as many manual settings as my camera allows (it’s not an SLR) and hopefully learn [...]