Category Finalist 2007: playground

Pasi Salminen

This spot is very well known in Finland. I was there for the first time about 10 years ago; the place was very rough, but nice. About five years ago, the electric company repaired that concrete, which made the spot a little easier to skate, and cleaner looking.

When I shot this photo, I was there with Pirkka and the Perus crew. I asked all the other skaters to stand back so that I could shoot Pirkka, and told him how I wanted the shot to look. Pirkka was stoked about my idea and started to try the trick. He tried about 10 times, and then he made it.

Athlete: Pirkka Pollari
Location: Harjavalta, Finnland

TECHNICAL INFO

• Camera: Canon EOS 5D
• Lens: Canon 70–200 mm 2.8L
• Focal length, digital: 105 mm
• ISO: 125
• F-stop: 4.5
• Shutter speed: 1/800