surfing the lake

surfing lake Michigan with Rex Flodstrom back in July 2014 (i'm in green shorts with no wetsuit) . shot in 720p with a canon vixia and audio technica wired lav mic for the interview and beach shots, with a kodak playsport for the water shots. originally edited for a graduate journalism class as part of an 8-hr assignment. originally edited in adobe premiere as a short-doc nat package, but re-edited in april 2026 from the downloaded youtube file (original raw footage not available) using final cut pro, adding a narrator track and using an ai voice from artlist studio. props to rex and my partner denny. fun exercise to pump life into an old story. credit: added in 2026 were 2 photos i borrowed from jose m. osorio of chicago tribune with music from ron & dave's surf shop royalty-free collection. thank you!