Pro surfing circuit in town :)

luckydog · Apr 9, 2005

Tom Curren, Mark Occilupo and all the gang are in town for Surfest. Part of the Australian pro circuit and i wandered over and snapped a few before the serious stuff started on the second last day of competition. BTW the lens ain't mine but would be nice

Photo of T.C being photographed (crazy job that one).

Spewin' i didn't get all the board in frame

Mmmmm, nice!

And last of all the one i call "Shark Bait!"

mentos_007 · Apr 9, 2005

damn, the lens is amazing. I'd like to have one

and I really like the second shot

even without half of the board

Picksure · Apr 9, 2005

Great captures, I know thw surfers are the subjests but IMO the saltys in the background are cool and add the the depth of the photos.
(I'm some what of a "boat nerd")

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Ghoste · Apr 9, 2005

What break is that?

thebeginning · Apr 9, 2005

i am drooling over that lens. you have some wonderful shots here. what kind of lens (size) did you use?

luckydog · Apr 10, 2005

I'm still suffering from the ownership of a Olympus C730. It's a great camera sure, with it's 10x Opt (i think the first 10x opt released), but the 3.2 MP and small manual range now hamstrings my photographic appetite. The Nikon D70 is on my shopping list for before the end of the year.

As for the break, it's actually Newcastle Beach. They were only between 100 and 200m from the shore (I was on some rocks 10 -15m offshore).

Thanks for the comments, and Picksure you'd love it here if you're a "boat nerd"