by Franck Gazzola | Sep 27, 2011 | Daily Updates
I had dreams of waking to fun waves for some odd reason last night. Instead there was an epic sunrise and only average waves! Maybe it was the expected change in wind back to the favored NW and sunny conditions that had me all excited for sick waves! Unfortunately it's still junky and ruffled up and hitting the 2 – 3ft mark out of the East. The banks have shifted and it might take a day or two for it to work itself out. In saying that Bondi was still packed full of frothers eager to get a wave in before work. Make the most of it because the rain will be back tomorrow and Thursday!
If you have some time on your hands check out this old school video I found of Bare Island at La Perouse from the good old days while searching the net. It's worth a look. Some cool tunes in it too! Bare Island is located at the entrance of Botany Bay for those that don't know and was named by Captain James Cook.
The gallery is open today and we are located at 145C Macpherson St Bronte. We are getting geared up for xmas so stay tuned!
Have a great day – Brad
by Franck Gazzola | Sep 26, 2011 | Daily Updates
There is a bad hangover effecting Sydney's beachies today. The howling ESE winds that blew all weekend have made a mess of things today. It is not even worth a look. The only chance of something ride-able is if you venture to the safe haven of North Bondi, but don't expect anything that will get your froth on!
Rob Gray is in the Maldives shooting for Perfect Wave Surf Travel at the moment and we're lucky to have a few shots and words from Rob about the trip so far – "So after a long journey of 3 different planes over 20 hours and 10 hours waiting at the airport for the rest of the team to arrive, we finally got on board the Haira on Saturday night.
And the team were excited to say the least and after the quick safety briefing the first question was, what time is the first session?
So everyone was up at 6 and getting their boards ready for a 7am start.
We arrived only to find that the surf was a little small 1-2 but no other boats so after a quick breakfast out we went, then it built through the day to around 3 foot and I managed to get a good surf in before Beer o'clock.
Swell is meant to pick up today so here's hoping that huey sends us the goods.
Will check back in when the swell picks up!
We'll keep you updated as they look for waves on board "Haira" in the Maldives. In the mean time have a great day. Things can only get better for us on the wave front! – Cheers Brad
by Franck Gazzola | Sep 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
The waves are miniscule today and, due to work commitments, Brad and I were unable to shoot early. So instead I thought I would give you a little showing of a few of my favorites from the past and, believe me, it's hard picking just a few. A couple of these images actually hang in our gallery at Bronte.
Inspiration: "The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something." It would be a pretty drab world without it. So many of the things we love rely on it, like music, art and of course great photography.
Expressive and imaginative behaviour requires a key – being able to put yourself in a mental state where you are totally into what you are doing. It's not always easy but when you find this place the switch gets flicked and you feel totally in tune, relaxed and confident. Everything seems to flow and come together easily. Getting locked into mundane paths can stifle inspiration. So no matter what floats your boat, don’t lose sight of it. Make the effort. Live your dream.
Have a great weekend and if you are up Macpherson Street way our gallery will be open between 10am and 5pm today, Saturday and Sunday.
Bill Morris
by Franck Gazzola | Sep 22, 2011 | Daily Updates
Diving through the water this morning was like swimming through crystals! I love the way the morning light bounces off the surface of the water doing funny things with the camera.
There's not many waves around today. Just big enough for the log or mal, but let me tell you it's worth a dip! Take a pair of goggles with you because it is a whole other world under there. Have you ever seen a wave break underwater? It really is quite spectacular. I could have lasted all morning out there today but I have a bunch of Scots College Photography students coming to see me this morning at the gallery. Hopefully I can teach them a thing or two about shooting underwater! Im actually really stoked about having a bunch of frothing grommets turn up for some tips!
The gallery is open all day from 10am – 5pm if your in need of some color for your wall!
Have a good one! Hard not to today – Brad
by Franck Gazzola | Sep 21, 2011 | Daily Updates
After the howling west winds of yesterday, I expected pretty close to flatness when I walked out the door at 5:30am. I was so surprised when I saw 2 to 3 feet of clean south swell as I hit Bronte. I had planned to do something at Maroubra this morning but plans change and I swung the wheel left and headed north, back to Australia's most famous beach, the south swell magnet – Bondi.
Another magic Spring morning with light west winds. I wasnt going to waste it floundering around too long on the land. I needed to get wet and start the day with a bang! A quick few shots of the sunrise and I put the camera in the water housing. Good crew out this morning. Very cosmopolitan as usual for Bondi but also a couple of true locals. Guys like Ian Wallace, the red hot goofy foot who found a few running lefts to carve upon. Bummer I didnt link up with him but thats water shooting. You never know what you get.
Friendly faces paddle past and almost always ask – "You shooting for a website?" "You bet," I reply. "Frothers." "Oh yeah, cool, I look at that ever day!" They often say. Hearing that makes it all worthwhile.
Took a shot of a couple of mates, DK and Froth (nice nickname). Froth is the one in boardies. The only guy in boardies!!! What was he thinking? His mate, DK is going in for shoulder surgery today, so its his last surf for a while. Nice to see Huey bless him with a nice day to finish. We wish him good luck and a speedy recovery.
Dont muck around today people, its too nice to waste one second.
Cheers
Bill Morris
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