The ISE: Day 1

Up at 0:Dark:30 yesterday, a quick flight up to Sacramento, and wow, what a wonderful first day at the International Sportsman’s Expo! You know, one of the things I like best about these events are the photo ops. The absolute best part is meeting new people and making new friends, but the photo ops are cool, too.

So, before things got really rolling and the show opened to the public, I wandered around a bit and grabbed a few photos…all of these are natural light (no flash) pics using a 28mm Nikon 2.8 lens, just in case you were wondering. It’s a set of circumstances that really pushes the camera’s capabilities…and I was having a blast!

Wood carvings…nothing I’d ever buy, but a great photo subject!

The technology on fishing gear sure has changed from when I was a kid!

The colors on these bottles just worked, and I grabbed a photo...

The colors on these bottles just worked (they reminded me of the orange RX-3), and I grabbed a photo…

A fish. I asked. Her name was Wanda.

I was having a good time. There are big exhibit halls up here for hunting, fishing, ATVs, and other goodies. I was working the Nikon overtime, but the show was about to open. I grabbed one more shot before returning to the CSC booth…

After this photo, Steve told me to quit horsing around and get back to work!

We had a great time, and Steve’s new styling study, the CSC Stalker, drew a crowd all day long. As you might imagine, quite a few folks arrived in matching attire…

Where’s is everyone? I can’t see you!

Are you there?

And how about this next shot!

Recognize this man?

Hey, what a cool evening! That’s none other than Stan Morris, a nationally renown flat track champion who’s graced tracks all over the United States! And here he is, gracing our very own CSC Stalker at the Sacramento ISE show!

Stan the Man, a motorcycle flat tracker of national renown!

Lots of fun, folks, and hey, the Cyclone speaks for itself. Check out this cool shot of our good buddy Mitch, who got on the boat early!

Mitch and his motorcycle!

Mitch ordered an orange RX-3 just like the one we had on display, and I couldn’t resist getting a shot of him on the bike!

All of the colors are popular, and we had a lot of inquiries about the Stalker. We’re working through the details on it now, folks, and we’ll be publishing a price on that bike in the near future. Sacramento was just kind of a test to gage the public’s reaction, and it was extremely positive!

I know everybody is joking around on the Internet forums about which color is faster. Personally, I’m getting an orange RX-3, but I thought I would ask this guy which one he thought was the fastest…