I am really enjoying using the ‘hit and miss’ Holga lens at the mo. The exposures are all over the shop, and the focus is agricultural – to say the least but, the massive vignetting and softness force you into a different mindset to get a result. The technique I have developed so far is… [Read more…]
July 12, 2011
Now that the dust has settled from the Nightsurf event and I’ve managed to get a couple of goods nights recovery sleep under my belt, I must admit to still feeling quite euphoric. Which is quite unusual for me. It’s contest like no other and without being too much of a corporate arse licker, I… [Read more…]
February 23, 2011
That was a great film. I remember sitting in grom- like awe of the pictures flashing on a makeshift screen in Braunton village hall with about 70 other surfers screaming and hooting at every barrel and big wave take-off. This was back in the seventies when surf news filtered through to the north Devon community… [Read more…]
February 17, 2011
The internet community was wild with eager expectations, tomorrow was already being dubbed as Big Wednesday and it was was going to be epic. The long term prediction didn’t waiver and as if to confirm it – the swell had bumped that afternoon and was still building. That evening however, the weather forecast showed… [Read more…]
February 13, 2011
Plenty of swell around this weekend and pumping waves in north west Ireland by the looks of things. Lots of swell here in north Devon too and lots of miles clocked up by surfers and photographers alike; checking, searching and dodging the rain showers. With bad light and contrary tides I was thinking that… [Read more…]
February 4, 2011
Really wild and windy here today, there was plenty of swell so I went for a walk to check out a few spots I’d earmarked as potential locations for a good shot. It’s all about new discoveries and new angles at the moment in Surf Photography. It was muddy and I got wet on the… [Read more…]
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