Saturday, 21 November 2009
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
if6was9......
A few years ago Neil Randall started quietly making surfboards in Devon. Handcrafted fish & logs with an eye for detail and an appreciation of glide, glassed beautifully. if6was9 was born. Fast forward a couple of years & Randall parlayed his cottage industry experience in the UK into a plum job shaping for respected Noosa longboard label Classic Malibu while wandering through Australia.
Randall now firmly has ex-pat status and along with fellow Devonian Jake Bowrey and a few other like minded souls, including Dane Peterson, has resurrected the frankly brilliant name if6was9 as a clothing label.
There are some great designs in their first offering and the tees should start filtering over the water and into select shops here next year.
Check out what's up here
Labels:
classic malibu,
clothes,
noosa,
tee's
Friday, 13 November 2009
happy faces
For me it's even more special if it's early on a crisp autumn morning like this day, a rare morning when the only people at the beach were the regulars and a few early risers walking their dogs.
Although we moan about the number of people in the water, in reality, i'm sure surfing in solitude the whole time would be pretty boring. I have no doubt that the interaction between the regular faces "sharing the stoke" to use a hackneyed phrase, and the sense of community that each beach has, really adds something to the surfing experience for me.
Our beach is long enough to get a good peak to yourself if you are prepared to hike far enough yet most of us rarely bother unless the crowd numbers are past ridiculous. Happy to sacrifice a few waves a session to others for the pleasure of shared experiences
Labels:
35mm,
dawn patrol,
holga,
lo-fi,
lomography,
north devon,
saunton
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
a sense of balance
A lot of it is down to the forward thinking son of the family that owned the watergate bay hotel returning home from years in london with some clever ideas to turn the family business around and you have to have a certain amount of respect for his achievements.
Whether it's a good thing or not i can't comment, i don't spend enough time there but it certainly serves as an antidote to the chavtastic chaos that often prevails around Newquay proper.
On a side note, i realise it's completely pointless turning the camera sideways to take a pic when it's a square format exposure, but it was pretty early when i took the shot & the sleepy fuzz obviously hadn't quite cleared, now it spoils the shot for me a little.
Labels:
black and white,
cornwall,
holga,
lo-fi,
lomography,
watergate
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Go Jools!
So not my pic but stolen in a good cause. (i think it's from wavedreamer but i'm not sure) Some of you will already have heard me bang on about the quality of Gulfstream's boards, well now it is official, shaper Jools Matthews was voted best fish shaper in the UK in Carve Magazine's shaper's poll. Votes were cast by 35 different UK shapers and by a couple of thousand people online.So congrats to Jools, it's well deserved and anyone in the market for a new fish (or log or anything else) would do well to give him a call!
support your local shaper!
Labels:
fish,
gulfstream,
shaper
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Sunday, 1 November 2009
another burner.....
Labels:
lo-fi,
lomography,
saunton,
sunset
Thursday, 29 October 2009
The British Surfing Museum
This is a GOOD THING!
I have a huge amount of respect for Pete and his efforts to preserve our surfing heritage and you should do too. For updates on how the project is progressing, or to offer him your time & support check here or search the museum out on facebook.
Labels:
black and white,
holga,
lo-fi,
lomography,
saunton,
surfing museum
Monday, 26 October 2009
Friday, 23 October 2009
one day in woolacombe
I can guess what you are thinking....."nice wetsuit" Well bright is coming back, or so we're told by the people who decide these things! Thats a shot of the very talented James Parry, at the north end of Woolacombe while filming for One Day
Richard Gregory aka wavedreamer has been working on his "One Day" concept for the last couple of years. It's finally taken the form of a series of short films, all shot over a twentyfour hour period at a single location, set to a soundtrack that was recorded in twenty four hours too. Not like he wants to put himself under any pressure then!
Intended to be a celebration of surfing in this country, the first film was shot on a lovely sunny day, a few of weeks ago and will be out on dvd this winter. We were blessed with a small clean swell and plenty of people made the effort to be there in front of the cameras. There was some great surfing going on & given Rich's perfectionism & eye for a good shot, i have no doubt the finished product will be a really great piece of surf cinema
Check the trailer below
I recently interviewed Rich for Drift and it should be up on their site a little closer to the release date so keep your eyes open for that.
Richard Gregory aka wavedreamer has been working on his "One Day" concept for the last couple of years. It's finally taken the form of a series of short films, all shot over a twentyfour hour period at a single location, set to a soundtrack that was recorded in twenty four hours too. Not like he wants to put himself under any pressure then!
Intended to be a celebration of surfing in this country, the first film was shot on a lovely sunny day, a few of weeks ago and will be out on dvd this winter. We were blessed with a small clean swell and plenty of people made the effort to be there in front of the cameras. There was some great surfing going on & given Rich's perfectionism & eye for a good shot, i have no doubt the finished product will be a really great piece of surf cinema
Check the trailer below
I recently interviewed Rich for Drift and it should be up on their site a little closer to the release date so keep your eyes open for that.
Stay up to date with what's happening in one day world here
awesome water shot taken two thirds of the way through THE day courtesy of the legend that is Jamie Bott
awesome water shot taken two thirds of the way through THE day courtesy of the legend that is Jamie Bott
Labels:
james parry,
jamie,
north devon,
watershot,
wavedreamer,
woolacombe
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
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