All extreme sport thrill-fiends know the excitement of waking up to a mountain of fresh powder, or perfect barrel waves folding over as the sun just starts to lighten the sky. Or looking over a rippleless glass-watered lake with anticipation—but the child-like fantasy of "riding a rainbow" is probably not one that has crossed your mind since the era of Crayola and daily peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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Photographer/light painter Patrick Rochon and Snap! Orlando brought this youthful musing in to reality with these photos shot at Orlando Florida's OWC Cable Park. Created for Red Bull's photography competition Illume, three professional wakeboarders—Dallas Friday, Adam Errington, and Mike Dowdy—rode with LED-encrusted boards, painting a stream of colorful light into the photos.Patrick Rochon will also be a featured photographer at Snap! Orlando's four day event May 2 - 5. The team regards this as a multi-faceted collaboration, where the athletes are as much artists as the photographer.
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