[if you squint real hard , you might be able to make out the hockey stick shaped tip on the outside fin]
there were some empty waves , this morning .... nice !
( and a surprise , too, considering this was the first offshore day ....for a week ?!)
Sadly not as nice conditions as chippy, but it’s me riding my latest board.
When conditions are good, it is difficult to find a photographer here 
" When conditions are good, it is difficult to find a photographer here :( "
YEP ! ( likewise here , usually ! ...)
I was very lucky / blessed to have had my brother staying with me for a week here .
After riding perfect Indo surf for the last month [including being on a boat in the Mentawaiis for a month ?!] , he was quite happy to just sit on the beach and take these shots [these waves are NOTHING , compared to the stuff he has just been surfing !]
so , again ...thanks heaps , Simon , for taking these piccies !
[normally , people say "if the surf is good , I'm not going to waste my time taking PHOTOS !" ]
cheers Hans !
ben
nice pics Chip!
good to see you on the other side of the lens for a change. =)
Hey Ben. Good to see someone getting shots of you - love the "pigdog" you've got going on there.
Here's a couple from a recent session on my 6'4" XPS Stubbie (quad set up on this particular day).
I know this is a pic thread, but I mostly surf alone, or sometime with my cousin (who takes photos when hes not surfing) so I have zero photos of me. However, my friends bought me a gopro as a wedding gift so I could share and get the my kook-on with the rest of whoever does or doesn't give a f*ck....
Please note if you are easily offended by poor/mediocre surfing don't click the link below.
Im "surfing" my 6'5"...and happy.
Ther'e something almost mesmerising about gopro footage shot from that perspective - something your brain isn't quite tuned to visualise maybe.
Good stuff retrothis. I was in Ireland 12 years ago now for about 2 weeks, but didn't get the chance to surf - although that didn't stop me checking every known surf spot along the coast as we travelled. Which break in Cork did you take the footage at ?
Cheers
Rohan
nice video Retrothis!
i’d like to use the same disclaimer for my first GoPro video:
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Which break in Cork did you take the footage at ?
Cheers
Rohan
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Many thanks RDM!
PM sent....(incase them hard charging locals get upset....and now that they've seen my face....lol)
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nice video Retrothis!
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Please note if you are easily offended by poor/mediocre surfing don't click the link below.
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i'd like to use the same disclaimer for my first GoPro video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQlPC4cS9g
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I actually stumbled onto your video on a gopro forum...I thought I recognized the screen name....
Then I thought to myself, man I must've did the whole copy and paste technique....the editing is very similar.
I'm looking for Ideas for a new pole rig to change up the filming angle. Cos most surfing gopro footie seems to be the good ole stick it on the nose and film...
Maybe a backback overhead pole rig....or a chase cam would be awesome :DD
yah, the “from the nose” shot gets old quick…
I built something out of PVC and tried it out Sunday. it didn’t work so well, i’ll post a picture of it. it was too cumbersome to try to surf with it and I ended up not getting any footage that was worth looking at. it would probably work well if I was just swimming with fins and shooting other people but, trying to surf with the thing was a joke… I am brainstorming a mount that would hold the camera up off the board about a foot and mount right on the tail. I’d like to get something sussed out before fall/winter so hopefully I can play with it in some better waves…
some of the footage that i’ve seen with the backpack “scorpion” setup looks pretty sweet!
what’s a “chase cam”?
have you seen some of Hodgeson’s videos on youtube? some of the shots with the camera mounted behind the rider look fantastic.
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yah, the "from the nose" shot gets old quick...
I built something out of PVC and tried it out Sunday. it didn't work so well, i'll post a picture of it. it was too cumbersome to try to surf with it and I ended up not getting any footage that was worth looking at. it would probably work well if I was just swimming with fins and shooting other people but, trying to surf with the thing was a joke... I am brainstorming a mount that would hold the camera up off the board about a foot and mount right on the tail. I'd like to get something sussed out before fall/winter so hopefully I can play with it in some better waves...
some of the footage that i've seen with the backpack "scorpion" setup looks pretty sweet!
what's a "chase cam"?
have you seen some of Hodgeson's videos on youtube? some of the shots with the camera mounted behind the rider look fantastic."
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...hiya Chris !
if you're on 'Facebook' [? ARE you ?] , check out Simon Chipper [my brother ] .... his photos ....He's got a fair few taken with the "go pro" camera , set up on a small pole ...yes , swimming , taking photos of OTHERS ...on reef breaks in Indo . I think the album is called "fish in a barrel" , from memory ? if i can copy and paste it , i will [dunno if you have to be signed in as a "friend" to see them , though ? .....]
cheers mate !
ben
here they beeee.....
http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.417410516218.190296.736151218
hiya Chris !!
....here are some go pro on pole shots [taken by my brother , Simon ] ... enjoy !
http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.417410516218.190296.736151218
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I'll check back later Chipper, I'd love to see them.
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nice video Retrothis!
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Please note if you are easily offended by poor/mediocre surfing don't click the link below.
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i'd like to use the same disclaimer for my first GoPro video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQlPC4cS9g
[/quote]
I actually stumbled onto your video on a gopro forum...I thought I recognized the screen name....
Then I thought to myself, man I must've did the whole copy and paste technique....the editing is very similar.
I'm looking for Ideas for a new pole rig to change up the filming angle. Cos most surfing gopro footie seems to be the good ole stick it on the nose and film...
Maybe a backback overhead pole rig....or a chase cam would be awesome :DD
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yah, the "from the nose" shot gets old quick...
I built something out of PVC and tried it out Sunday. it didn't work so well, i'll post a picture of it. it was too cumbersome to try to surf with it and I ended up not getting any footage that was worth looking at. it would probably work well if I was just swimming with fins and shooting other people but, trying to surf with the thing was a joke... I am brainstorming a mount that would hold the camera up off the board about a foot and mount right on the tail. I'd like to get something sussed out before fall/winter so hopefully I can play with it in some better waves...
some of the footage that i've seen with the backpack "scorpion" setup looks pretty sweet!
what's a "chase cam"?
have you seen some of Hodgeson's videos on youtube? some of the shots with the camera mounted behind the rider look fantastic.
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aloha boys! theres a photographer from huntington beach named Mike Moir. did alot of killer stuff in the 70's-80's and is still shooting. he played with the pole cam for a number of years and still shots land stuff with it on occaison. he and i are facebook friends, i could put you in touch if you like? hes very friendly, approachable.
~Aloha!
"quantity has a quality all its own."
Brian Conley (sp.?) does some pretty insane shit with that tail mount as well as jet ski whip-ins while simply holding the camera in one hand and pulling in to huge barrels. ive enclosed the most mental trailer youll ever see!
~Aloha!
Makakilo, Great video, the only thing it's missing is the real sound. It would be great on IMAX or a big screen. Thanks for posting.
thanks Makakilo, I’ve watched that video I don’t know how many times!
so stoked!
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what's a "chase cam"?
have you seen some of Hodgeson's videos on youtube? some of the shots with the camera mounted behind the rider look fantastic.
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Hey Chris
Man work was hectic, so only now getting time to reply. By "chase cam" I meant ewxactly what you are describing about tail mounted pole rig, so its like the camera is chasing you lol....
Will have a look at those vids when I get a chance....
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Brian Conley (sp.?) does some pretty insane shit with that tail mount as well as jet ski whip-ins while simply holding the camera in one hand and pulling in to huge barrels. ive enclosed the most mental trailer youll ever see!
~Aloha!
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YEAAHHHH....thats what Im talking about!!! (S. Vettel 2010/2011)
Thanks makakilo....awsome footage....