nice pics Chip! i'll take the 3rd one down in 8 x 10... that'd look sweet on the wall... always glad to see your picture posts, thanks for sharing the stoke
this is my mate 'Daz' , again ..... doing what he does best !
and ...'Superman' [Rowan] , not wanting to be upstaged by Big Daz ...
Ro, going ...er.... nuts...
...as an empty wave peels away , unnoticed [except by the chipster's ever-present cameRRRRAAAAAA !!!]....
...'FRAID SO ! hahahahhhhh
[the last time i rode this .....MONTHS ago !!]
a nice winter day for a spot of camping , what ho ?
the moon rises as the sun sets ...
...see ?....
..."she'll be apples , mite ! "
[this was taken using the previously mentioned closeup facility on the fuji finepix underwatercamera]
and , this is soap, believe it or not ?! ...
more standard winter weather ...
it just makes me want to enjoy the ...er..."ambience" [whaaaat???]
...this is the view out my front window [this USED to be a junkie-riddled caravan park , next it's going to be yuppie million dollar apartments , like next door to me is , also ]....
meanwhile , back on the beaches....
it took the tide to go out to get moving [never a dull moment with 'superman' !]....
ro...
wade [with water droplets ?! .....grrr...]
evening , elsewhere ...
...more closeups...
'Woodmaven' [ if you still lurk here ?] ....this fin you sent me AGESSSS ago ... [both of them , in fact , ] WILL get finished one day , trust me .
I'm just taking a long while to get it right [sorry , mate !!] , and make the tabs the right size / thickness for 'Probox' plugs ....i don't want to snap 'em in fcs plugs , after all your beautiful woodwork...
[...here comes the early side/onshore]....
Shannon ['moonfish' here] , and his latest vac-bagged board...
Rowan, and his board...6'3 x 18 3/8 " x 2 1/4" Colin Earle rounded square ...the "rocket honky nut " board
when walking to the beach early in the morning , beware of wascally wascally wabbits , wowan !!
some of the fin setups i've enjoyed in the 'CD4' lately ...
Hey Chip, nice shots, nice spots. Surprized to see a Walden!
thanks " t " ! [?real name?]
yes ....we get boards from EVERYWHERE , here in Australia.
it's actually "Moonfish" 's [Shannon's] , but i've been riding it ?since march? this year , almost exclusively , as he has been making himself a couple of boards this year. i'll end up buying it off Shannon , putting an extra plug or two in the back , so i can ride it as a SINGLE fin , too [with li'l bonzer runners, from time to time !]
cheers !
ben , west oz
Ben,
you got some nice waves goin for ya
Im jelouse
Thanks Ben. Like the pitching lip.
heres a bunch of random mixed pics.....
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/TurnersJune2010MattGazz65FB007.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/TurnersJune2010MattGazz65FB005.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/HaydencompShansHXoldboards035.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/570_CHE1308_2008188383.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/570_CHE1809_2008188394.jpg[/IMG] i grew up surfing this place, love it...
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/EHpicsandANoyesQF003.jpg[/IMG] had to sell the old girl, but getting another one soon....she was the best car I ever owned....but the cancer got her in the end...
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/dungaday008.jpg[/IMG] my son with the board Dad had when he died, it wasnt surfed for 23 years til I surfed it again, it went horrible but was a special session... I now have 3 boards my Dad shaped and looking for MORE
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/dungaday019.jpg[/IMG] in an old mal comp, at a retro board comp day to raise funds for disabled surfers, top guys and great fun....I came 2nd in the retro single fins but these mals are hard work to ride and I learnt respect for the old crew who had to ride them in big surf and no leggies, we have it sooo much easier nowadays....
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/DSCN0398.jpg[/IMG] my son at 5 yrs old on a board we reshaped togther , it was a 7'0" single fin, now a 5'0" fish....
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/littlesharkyT-wall006.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp114/pridmore73/littlesharkyT-wall003.jpg[/IMG] my local breakwall, small this day but was perfection, only a few out, pics dont show how epic it really was......
those pics look really average ( last 2 ) but I swear it was really pumping, every wave was a barrell and just great shape and power for head high waves.......but I dont blame ya if ya dont beleive me from thos pics....
I like this shot Ben.
thanks for your comments , guys ! [ well, that gives me a bit of reassurance of WHY I even bother , I guess ?!]
yep , John , and Greg ['Wildy!] ....I was STOKED when i got that shot !!
when I'm looking at a tiny screen , held at arm's length , while floating around , trying to avoid poundings and at the same time , squinting into the sun ...... with a camera which I'm not sure WHEN it has actually taken the photo [!!] ...yep , it sure SEEMS harder than my good ol' trusty nikonos 2's and 3's used to be ...so when I get a shot like this , yes , it's a rarity ! [and seems like some sort of a 'blessing' [for want of a better word] , in a way?] .....
cheers !
ben
