Just did an update following up the Romstad photos I shot back at the end of July. There is now a new section with a gallery of 15 images to go with the series, all available as prints. Have a look here:

http://derekdix.com/romstad.html

Also over the last month I’ve had the pleasure of helping out Alterna Films with their intro for 13 o’clock, which is coming out this fall. I’ve shot a bunch of behind the scenes stuff that is up on push.ca:

Part I
Part II

Here’s a couple of my favorite shots:

I’m here. Shooting for Pinkbike. My photos will be here: http://derekdix.pinkbike.com/

The huge dirt pusher pushed dirt two days ago I made a .gif here:

There was cloud floating over the city the last couple days, checking the forecast I knew it wasn’t going to last long. Sadly I didn’t manage to shoot any mountain biking but did manage to do a hike with my brother Landon, up to the peak of Hollyburn Mountain after work. The fog was dense, it looked like not many people had been up there since spring, and the snow was still plentiful. We wrapped up the adventure with a good number of shots, two of which have made it into my People section on my portfolio, so have a look.

Since this happened back in February and has not been posted, it is being posted now. Byron did up this awesome behind the scenes video for me:

Quick post, just a re-cap of the long weekend. I chilled hard, except for Saturday. Byron Kopman, Nick Dent, myself played media while Jamie Biluk, Connor MacLeod and Fonzy rode their bikes, since thats what they do. Byron and Nick set up a 300ft cable cam to follow the riders down a new section that was built on Coiler. I chilled at the bottom of the section snapping snaps of them coming out of the final corner. Here’s how Connor looks when he rides his bike.

The other week Kristen Smart aka Smash and I set out to do a shoot with her new Sombrio Kit and bike, the concept was super basic but came out well. Kristen threw on red lipstick which paired amazingly with the colour of her outfit, after getting a bit muddy she still looked smashing (HAH!) and the shots turned out great:

On any given Tuesday evening there is an elite group of racers gathering in the dense sub-alpine on Cypress Mountain. This series holds a cash and glory pay-out while hiding in the dank shadows from ties to any organization within cycling. This is the pirate downhill series, the course, riders, start times and weather all change… the only thing consistent is the timing.

That’s that. 4 years wrapped up at ACAD. Got my degree, convocation is Thursday the 19th. Grad Show runs May 18 – 28. Stop by at the opening if you can!

May 18 – 28, 2011
ACAD | Main Mall, 3rd floors and Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Opening reception | May 18, 2011 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

ACAD is at the core of Calgary’s creative community and each year our graduates go on to transform their fields of endeavor through their creative process, becoming important voices in the worlds of art and design in Calgary and beyond. We are proud to celebrate the remarkable work of this year’s graduating class here, at the 2011 ACAD Grad Show. This year, ACAD’s Illingworth Kerr Gallery is proud to present work by nearly 200 graduating students, including eleven recipients of ACAD’s prestigious Board of Governor Awards. We have planned a unique and extensive exhibition staged throughout our College – prepare to be surprised, awed and inspired by these talented and energetic creators. We hope you enjoy the show!

- Spot Scouting

If you talked to me over the last week you most likley have heard me going on and on about all these sick spots up this highway somewhere in some mountains. I went scoping with my boy Nick Pb(I’d link to his facebook or something but he got kicked off for not using his real last name). Heres shot, so people actually care about this blog post.

Just a quick update with some visuals, trying to keep the blog flowing more now. This shot is from the final project for my photo illustration class. The concept that we had to work with was one of the 7 sins… I was given the sin of sloth, despite it being photo illustration class nothings composited, that sloth head is a giant foam-core head.

Click for full-res.