Canoecopia 2011 - a couple of photos

Had a great (and exhausting) time in Madison last weekend with 25,000 of my closest paddling friends.  Thanks to all of you that came out to see my photography presentation.  Please hit me up with feedback, especially if you have something to add that will help me improve the presentation.

Here are a few photos I made last weekend:

Closeup of a gunwale on a wood canvas canoe.

Interior of the wood canvas canoe

New Bending Branches paddles designed by my friend Darren Bush.

(link to his blog about designing the paddles here)

Yes, I admire kayaks too, especially sleek ones like this.

 A few Cooke Custom Sewing packs wait for a good home

A group listening to Kevin Callan tell stories - breakfast at Darren's house

Kevin Callan

Darren shows me his "new" large format view camera

(click any photo to view larger)

All photos were made with a Panasonic DMC GF-1 and a 20mm f/1.7.

Incidentally, I'm really liking the new little camera, it is convenient to carry around when I'm not wanting to carry around my big brick SLR's and the image quality is great.  (It will not be replacing my SLR's though, just supplementing them)