| November 6, 2006 |
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The 100 Best Skate Photos on Flickr
We  have no idea how many skateboard pictures there are on Flickr. But the number is high. According to The Hot Crew, though, not all of them rate a special mention. And only a select group qualifies for the blog's inventory of the 100 best. Though we're left to guess at the exact criteria for a "real" skateboard pic, the posse gathered here is stirring. Skaters zing overhead, whoosh past, cut through the air, and hover just beneath the cloud line. They ride full pipes, wood ramps, and any wall accommodating enough to present itself. They leap crowd-control barriers, smack through water, plummet down stair rails, and hurl their bodies at the heavens. After just a dozen of the pictures, we were left feeling mournfully earthbound. In one image from 1977, skaters ride a ramp in Paris as the Eiffel Tower looms in the background. If only it, too, could fly. The skaters do, actually, take the occasional moment of rest. But then, the photos pick up again, the boards launch back into the sky, and we're off. (in Sports) |
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