The new skatepark

dazftw

Heres some pictures of the new park in waterford I must say the waits been worth we finally have a proper park and im really pleased with it..

Now just to get past the part where it opens and all the little kiddies on there tractors and scooters get bored of it and we can have it to ourselves

We have gotten a few hours in the last week or so.. The since put a security guard there lol :mad:

Anyways.. Enjoy

AdMMM

Lives will be lost!

dazftw

yea espeically you dont have to wear any helmuts or anything..

Minto

Anyone else think it would make a nice swimming pool?

dazftw

Minto wrote:

Anyone else think it would make a nice swimming pool?

lol thats what my mam said when she brought me down to take the pictures

Mossy Monk

Good. It might keep those skateboarders off the streets.

dazftw

Mossy Monk wrote:

Good. It might keep those skateboarders off the streets.

it wont fully just more often than not we will go there id say..

christophicus

Minto wrote:

Anyone else think it would make a nice swimming pool?

Well considering Skateboarding developed in dried out swimming pools that is not really suprising.

Man that looks fairly sweet. I'm just wondering how are the council covering themselves for insurence etc??

Fajitas!

Looks pretty good.

Well, hopefully it'll keep people away from the Plaza.

Tbh, kids in tractors should kept fairly far away from it. It's a skatepark.

Does anyone know if the park is going to have caretakers a la Stephens Green?



OT: Daz, how's the fisheye working out for you? Canon 2.8 yeah?

Cabaal

Now, stop using the bloody Plaza as your skate park and feck off to the park

Looks good to be honest,

Cabaal

christophicus wrote:

Man that looks fairly sweet. I'm just wondering how are the council covering themselves for insurence etc??

Hopefully they'll get everyone to sign waivers so if you kill yourself on it you can't sue the council....which would only cost us all more money

Mossy Monk

dazftw wrote:

it wont fully just more often than not we will go there id say..

So even with this new skatepark you will still destroy public property. Scum the lot of ye.

dazftw

Fajitas! wrote:

OT: Daz, how's the fisheye working out for you? Canon 2.8 yeah?

Yea its really cool theres not much distortion on it though, im guessing that cause its not a full frame! Alot wider than the kit lense and sharper so im happy


There were so many kids out in the Tramore skatepark on those big thomas the tank engine scooters and tractors lol

Cabaal wrote:

Hopefully they'll get everyone to sign waivers so if you kill yourself on it you can't sue the council....which would only cost us all more money

I dont think they are and tbh.. Its not going to be one of the long time skaters who are going to sue its going to be the mothers of little kiddies that sue if anything happens cause they dont realise the danger anyway.. We know what were getting ourselves into in the 1st place

Stokolan

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP I'll have to give this a go just for the pain factor of falling Now where are my bootskates!

Tis about time something like this was put in anyway.

Sully

Any chance of making those images a tad bit smaller so they dont break the width of the thread? A link to them would be excellent, so I can get a proper view. Cant comment till I see them properly, but its great to see a new (and hopefully proper) park on Waterford!

dazftw

There you go

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k219/DeafVision/6291712-lg.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k219/DeafVision/6291707-lg.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k219/DeafVision/6291702-lg.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k219/DeafVision/6291697-lg.jpg

Paddy@CIRL

I'm actually really happy ye guys finally got something !

Well done !

dazftw

Paddy@CIRL wrote:

I'm actually really happy ye guys finally got something !

Well done !

Thanks man, Its such a different feeling actually looking at it! Its like nothing irish skaters are use to! Its about time everyone is getting parks now!

Asmodean

Yeah I'm delighted too that ye finally got something proper! Good to see that the corporation are keeping with the times! *The GAA heads will be awfully upset though that their precious greens are being taken* Just jokin!

Roen

I sense a good photo op!

Fajitas!

Roen wrote:

I sense a good photo op!

Don't I know it...



Wanna help me give the 24 end of my 24-70 a test run?

Roen

Or the 17 end of the 17-40

Fajitas!

Bah!

2.8 ftw!

dazftw

or the 15... of 15....

fisheye ftw! It would be so nice on your 5D Al

Auld one

Cabaal wrote:

Now, stop using the bloody Plaza as your skate park and feck off to the park

Looks good to be honest,

What a curmudgen you are! I am ancient and i love to see the kids on the skateboards doing their tricks, on the plaza. They are a lovely bunch.
Really mannerly and well behaved when you talk to them.
Its only right that they have a skatepark and its fantastic.
A credit to Waterford city Council.

Auld one

Mossy Monk wrote:

So even with this new skatepark you will still destroy public property. Scum the lot of ye.

Given how many people throw cigarette butts etc on the street.
Chewing gum on the lovely paths and you are giving out about a few kids skateboarding on the plaza etc. They are hardly doing anyone any harm

Cabaal

Auld one wrote:

What a curmudgen you are! I am ancient and i love to see the kids on the skateboards doing their tricks, on the plaza. They are a lovely bunch.
Really mannerly and well behaved when you talk to them.
Its only right that they have a skatepark and its fantastic.
A credit to Waterford city Council.

Ohhh lets not start this debate again, it'll only lead to this thread being locked or maybe even deleted

navalus

Have you seen the damage that was done to the seats at the plaza.

Auld one

navalus wrote:

Have you seen the damage that was done to the seats at the plaza.

Have you seen how much it cost Waterford City Council to get rid of the chewing gum on the cobblelock streets. How much it costs to pick up litter and cigarette butts. All I'm saying is that at least they are active, polite and how have somewhere to go, but at least they weren't doing anyone any harm!!!!!

Fajitas!

dazftw wrote:

or the 15... of 15....

fisheye ftw! It would be so nice on your 5D Al

Don't I know it...


Here, I might get onto yourself & Secs (mentioned it to him during Spraoi) about arranging a shoot down there. Roen'll be up for it too I'm sure. Forward on the shots for the official opening etc.

dazftw

Yea this has got nothing to do with vandalising property! Please keep it on topic, ive gotten banned from here for people giving out about it and me losing my head! I don't want that happen again!

Looks like the park wont be finished for another while anyway we got another hour down there today and its still got a bit to go! Soon hopefully anyway!