Concept References

1.      Dirt bike racer By: Matt Christopher

2. Dirt Bike Racers By: James Holter
3. Dirt bike Runaway By: Matt Christopher
4. Dirt Bikes (motorcycles: built for speed) By: Conner Dayton
5. Ricky Carmichel :  Motocross Champion By : Michel Martin
6. Dirt Bikes By: Dan Parr
7. Motocross Racing By: Thomas K. Adamson
8. Transworld Bmx
9. Transworld Motocross
10. Transworld Snowboarding
11. Transworld Skateboarding
12. Transworld Surf
13. The world of bmx by: J. P Partland
14. The Bmx Bully By: Jake Maddox
15. Jet Ski built for speed by: Luke Thompson
16. Wakeboarding and watersking by : Ben Farvet
17. Wakeboarding on the edge by : Jason Weber
18. Snowmobiling By: Matt Doeden
19. Powerboat Magazine
20. Dirt Bike Magazine

5 Exerpts

1) Speed

by Abdullah al Ryami

I take things lightly
that perhaps are heavy.
For example, I know I'm the gap between two pavements,
yet I cross it as fast as I can — why?
And because I take risks with my voice,
I trip on air.
And the first bead of sweat that trickles down my forehead
drowns me.
I take things lightly
that I know to be heavy.
This is the truth.
Yet I am nothing but an illusion —
a lantern
lost in a forest.
And whoever comes across these words
will find a large stone.
You can easily
throw it in my face.

2) Adrenaline Rush

I’m an adrenaline junkie
I live fast and hard
I laugh at danger and give fear my best regards
I climb up high mountains
And when I reach the top
I stick ski’s on my feet and rush back down the drop

I scuba dive with sharks
And camp with grizzly bears
Some worry that I will come to harm but it’s not me that cares
I bungee jump and parachute
And abseil from great heights
I explore caves and dank dark holes I never get the frights

I’ve rafted down the rapids
And been on desert trails
Whatever task I set myself my courage never fails
I’ve never had companions
As I move across each nation
Cos the only thing that scares me is to have a conversation
Flying Lemming ,may,25,2008

 3) Matt Foltyn
Motocross is life

Every life has a starting gate

Everyone is just waiting for that 30 second board to go down and for the gate to drop, hoping that we get the whole shot

We have our rhythm sections, that are pretty tough to go through,
and sometimes we just pass them by

We have our ups and downs, such as the uphill and downhill jumps

Sometimes you crash and don’t get up, but you must try to get up and recover the race

In this race you’re always trying to beat everyone and trying to get to the top, and when the time comes, and you do things right, you win!

And when you don’t win, sometimes you just have to start another race, maybe rebuild your bike better or have a better strategy to win

Your pit crew and the people around you try to support you and take care of you, but sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands, and do it for yourself

But when it comes down to the end, it's how you finish, how much effort you put into it, how much time your willing to go through, how badly you want it all

Just like life

4 ) Snowmobiling

Wow how fast a snowmobile can go,
there just has to be some snow,
just don’t have any fear,
you just have to have some gear,
oh how I wish I was a pro

Create Date	:	Monday, February 02, 2009

Jacob Avsec

 5) wake boarding, by Alexandra Towers
Angry River so unchallenged
until I annihilate your masculinity
Slicing through
perfect currents
Defying the dominance
shredding the skin
My machine knows no hesitation
Laughing as i catapult
above your vindictive ways

soaring with the
eagle

picking out my prey

conquering
you as i ride away

Exerpts

Speed

by Abdullah al Ryami

I take things lightly
that perhaps are heavy.
For example, I know I'm the gap between two pavements,
yet I cross it as fast as I can — why?
And because I take risks with my voice,
I trip on air.
And the first bead of sweat that trickles down my forehead
drowns me.
I take things lightly
that I know to be heavy.
This is the truth.
Yet I am nothing but an illusion —
a lantern
lost in a forest.
And whoever comes across these words
will find a large stone.
You can easily
throw it in my face.

Adrenaline Rush by Flying Lemming on May,5,2008
I’m an adrenaline junkie
I live fast and hard
I laugh at danger and give fear my best regards
I climb up high mountains
And when I reach the top
I stick ski’s on my feet and rush back down the drop

I scuba dive with sharks
And camp with grizzly bears
Some worry that I will come to harm but it’s not me that cares
I bungee jump and parachute
And abseil from great heights
I explore caves and dank dark holes I never get the frights

I’ve rafted down the rapids
And been on desert trails
Whatever task I set myself my courage never fails
I’ve never had companions
As I move across each nation
Cos the only thing that scares me is to have a conversation

Motocross is life by Matt Foltyn matt foltyn
Motocross is life

Every life has a starting gate

Everyone is just waiting for that 30 second board to go down and for the gate to drop, hoping that we get the whole shot

We have our rhythm sections, that are pretty tough to go through,
and sometimes we just pass them by

We have our ups and downs, such as the uphill and downhill jumps

Sometimes you crash and don’t get up, but you must try to get up and recover the race

In this race you’re always trying to beat everyone and trying to get to the top, and when the time comes, and you do things right, you win!

And when you don’t win, sometimes you just have to start another race, maybe rebuild your bike better or have a better strategy to win

Your pit crew and the people around you try to support you and take care of you, but sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands, and do it for yourself

But when it comes down to the end, it's how you finish, how much effort you put into it, how much time your willing to go through, how badly you want it all

Just like life

Jet Ski by Peter Goulding, August, 10, 2007

We did the jet skis, Neil and me,
Or rather, more grammatically,
We did the jet skis, Neil and I,
Engine, water, sun and sky.
Skimming at a decent pace,
Although we weren’t allowed to race,
Building up a head of speed,
And going very fast indeed.
And, though you will be quite surprised,
Neither Neil nor I capsized.

 

Dirt Bike Poem

 

Poem

I ride on my dirt bike

I go so fast

Hoping that my great time will last

As I blast down the trails

I know that my machine will not fail

I don’t have a care in my mind

Who thought of what joy I can find

As I carve through the turns

My adrenaline starts to burn

I love to ride my dirt bike

Short Story

                                 Short Story

          Once upon a time there was a boy that was sometimes a troublemaker. On this day he had just stolen some old lady’s purse, that would come back to be the worst decision he had ever made. Let’s go back to the beginning of his day first, when Zack woke up at around 2 o’clock after a night of partying. His friends called him to go biking. This was one of the things that kept him out of trouble. He splashed some water on him face and went to go get his bike out of the garage. His bike was black with white handlebars and forks, with black and white wheels. He had a gold chain on it because he thought it was cool. His bike was his pride and joy. Zack loved it more then anything in the world. Him and his friends were going to the local skate park to make some bike videos. He lived about a mile away from the skate park. On the way he got thirsty and decided to go to the seven eleven around the corner. He picked up an amp energy drink and realized that he didn’t have any money, but that didn’t stop him. He put it under his shirt and walked out of the store. He got back on his bike and continued on his way to the skate park. When he arrived there was a group of his friends there that huddled around the photographer. One of Zack’s friends had just landed an insane trick before he had arrived. He was excited to start biking. There was a huge half pipe that was about 15ft tall, that you could do some really big tricks on. This was his favorite ramp because it sent him so high in the air. Zack’s friend had just started biking and had not been doing it for that long, but he decided that he was going on the half pipe. He built up his momentum, pumping his legs every time he got to the bottom of the ramp. When he was going as fast as he possibly could, he pulled up on his bars and launched himself into the air. It seemed like he was in the air for minutes from his perspective. When he approached the ramp on the return trip, he hit the edge with his front tire and he was shuttling towards the earth.  He fell from 15ft in the air and smashed the bottom of the ramp. He limped off the ramp and asked to be brought home. Zack got his friend home safely and immediately went to bed. When Zack was on his way back to his house he spotted an old lady with a walker in her hands. He still had no money; he thought that this was his perfect subject to rob. There was no one else around, so he slowly approached her and yanked the purse right off her arm and she went tumbling to the ground. She started screaming “help help i've just been robbed help!” There was a local police officer in the donut shop heard her cries for help. She told the cop which way he went and the cop was in pursuit of Zack. Zack was panicking when he saw the cop car behind him. He rode his bike so fast trying to get away. He turned into a parking lot and weaved between the cars. He was at the end of the parking lot, it looked like he was corned, but then he saw his escape. He built up speed and approached a massive set of stairs. He lifted his front tire with all his strength and the jumped right over the handrail of the stairs and landed on the hill next to the stairs. He shot down the hill and into an alley. The cop ran by him at full speed looking for Zack. He waited for about 5 minutes until he thought the coast was clear. Before he left he took all of the money from the purse and put it in his pocket. He threw the purse on the roof of the building next to him. He casually rode out of the alley and proceeded to his house. On his way he was felling guilty about what he had done. He wondered if he had injured the old woman. Did he break her hip when she fell? All these emotions ran through his head. He knew that there was better ways to earn money than stealing it. Zack will never forget what he did that day; he will never commit crime again.   

By: Jake Parham

3-2-1 assignment

       This is a bmx drawing of a man flying through the air. If you look at how the handlebar comes up and  flows into his arm and then down his legs and starts all over again you see a constant ribbon.

Critique # 2

 

Critique # 2

          Since the invention of the Jet Ski in 1968, created by Seadoo, people have been pushing their limits of riding them to their fullest potential. There have been many advances made to the Jet Ski since then, like making the faster and better handling machines. In this photo “People Racing Jet Skis”, Richard Smith uses focal point to capture two people riding jet skis across the reflection of the sunset on the water.

          The focal point in the photo “People Racing Jet Skis” is two jet skis next to each other as they skim across the surface of the lake, and across the reflection of the sunset on the water. The person closest to the camera is in a hunched over position, faced forward. They are standing towards the back to level out the ride of the ski. The other person is further in the distance and is sitting down. He is going faster than the other, because he is further ahead. Both of them are going from right to left across the photo. Both of the jet skis are spraying a beautiful white mist out the back and off of both sides. They are right in the ray of sunset that shoots across the lake right to the photographer.

          The background in this photo is very surreal; it shines all the way to the sun. The two jet skiers are riding in front of an island in the middle of the lake. Beyond the island is more water and then it hits the shore. The shore has small trees and they have no leaves on there branches. The sun is in mid sky, and is setting to the ground. The sun is blurred into the sky, it seems like it has no definite lines to separate it from its surroundings. There is a beam of the sun that starts at the shore on the far side and goes all the way across the lake, through the jet skiers and goes right down the lens of the camera.

          In this photo “people racing on jet skis” Richard Smith demonstrates background and focal point through the capture of two people on jet skis racing across the sunset reflection on a lake. If everyone did what they could to the best of there ability, the world would be a very functional place with little to no problems.

What is Art? (essay)

There are several different ways to demonstrate art. Different people understand the art in all different ways. Leo Tolstoy has been comprehending and studying how different people react to art. In the excerpt "What is art?"Leo Tolstoy explains the different views and opinions of art.

His point  of view has a lot of truth behind the idea. In Russia they comprehend beauty as simply pleasing to the eye, while us in America  view beauty as many different things like an emotion you feel or an appearance you see. "In Russia, by the word krasota (beauty) we mean only that which pleases the sight." Leo Tolstoy. Also the Europeans view art differently than us and from everyone else. Art is what people make of it, they can really examine it and gather their own opinion.

Tolstoy’s views towards the arts are very positive, but he fears that art is dwindling away and that someday it could be obsolete. I agree with what Tolstoy’s opinion because of technology is taking over and the subject of art is becoming less and less. There are still very skilled artists in the world, but the numbers are decreasing. He views art as a very helpful and useful part of culture, and believes that everyone should embrace it.

In the article “What is Art?” Leo Tolstoy elaborates on the opinions and interpretations that people can gather from their observations from art. If everyone could show an interest in art, I believe that we could make it a very popular subject like it once was.

           

Self Portraits

 

Susanna Coffey “Slam Dunk” (2003) U.SVincent vanGogh “Self Portrait”Paris   Rembrandt van Rijn “self portrait” 1660, Spain   

           

I picked these self portraits because they seem like they are similar in composition. They are all made of a type of oil paints. They all use a dark shade of paints and they are all in a different pose, which is another reason why picked them. It gives u a nice variety to see what different are capable of. The strongest portrait in my opinion is the “Slam Dunk” by Susanna Coffey, because it is very interesting with the swirling background and how she defines her shadows. I like how she makes you look at the glasses and you can’t really tell if they are broken or if they have a reflection on the lenses.                            

The reason that artists do a self portrait is maybe they try to see how they depict an image of themselves. They create an image of how they see themselves as a person. Another reason they might do a self portrait is to leave themselves a legacy, like something for people to remember them by when they pass on from life. They also might do self portraits so they can see how accurate they can make a painting of themselves.
They might also really like the way they look and they think it is a figure of beauty.         

sculpture and painting

Critique # 1

           Since the invention of the combustion engine, humankind has been pushing motors to their limits. They have been trying to go faster and faster and still continue this pursuit today. The invention of the motorcycle has forever changed the motor. There are many different forms of the motorcycle. My favorite kind is the dirt bike. In this photograph “Dirt Bike Motion” Ken Piros emphasizes speed and motion by using focal point and the background.

            The focal point of the photograph is a dirt bike and its rider. The rider has just launched off a jump and is appeared to be frozen in the air. He is jumping from left to right across the photograph. His handlebars are slightly turned to the left. There is a number eighty-six on top of the front fender on the faceplate; and another behind his left leg. Both of the wheels are spinning while the rider is perfectly still. The rider is in the standing position with his knees slightly bent. He is gripping the handlebars as he flies through the air. He has his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His boots are knee high and are solid black in color. His helmet is faced forward with great concentration to land the jump.

In the background of this photo, Ken Piros uses a blurring technique to make you really focus on the focal point. It appears that he is in a field that is surrounded by trees. There is a blurred tree line in the background that leads down to a grassy field. There is a tall tree with many branches off tom the right side. Underneath the dirt bike there is a faint shadow of him in the air. There is also an unidentifiable black object that is kind of in the shape of a large cat like a leopard or a cheetah sprinting across the field.

            In this photograph “Dirt Bike Motion”, Ken Piros emphasizes speed and motion by using a focal point and background. I chose this photo because my concept is called “Pushing the Limits” and I feel as if this fits into the category nicely. It represents a man going past his limits and performing a jump he has never done before. I think that if no one ever went outside or their boundaries that society would never get anywhere and we would never discover anything new.

          

Dirt Bike Motion

Pushing The Limits

Hey my name is Jake Parham and I have chosen to do pushing the limits as my topic for my portfolio book. I have chosen this topic because I like to do things that push the limits of the human ability. I have been riding a bike since I was 3 or 4 and I haven’t looked back yet. I just keep trying to take it to the next level. I have had a bmx bike since I was 8 years old, and I love the adrenaline rush I get every time I ride. I also have 2 dirt bikes that I have had for about 3 years now, but I had a little 4 wheeler when I was 7. My dad and I have also taking an interest to jet skis in the past two summers, and now you can barley get me off the things. No matter what I do I always try my hardest to improve and get better.