by Franck Gazzola | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Updates
Medina closed the deal. The top guys are upset. Well, at least it'll spice up the beginning of this year's ASP Tour…
And on the women front, the obvious has prevailed: Steph Gilmore easily won her final vs. Bianca Buitentag. Steph should compete with the boys. She'd give some of the guys a run for their money !
Kelly and Mick lost their Quarters. Disappointment for those 2 title contenders, especially for Mick who was playing on his home turf. Let's see what happens next in WA…
For the normal surfers like us, with no sponsors, no stickers, and living on the Eastern Suburbs, the surf is tiny mini. You might have opted for a swim instead, under the amazing sunrise colours that this sunrise brought over our heads. Pink and orange colour paint all over the sky.
Have a great sunny day.
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 11, 2014 | Daily Updates
As some of you may have seen on my instagram (@franckgazzola) or on the Frothers FB page, I've spent some time on the Goldie Quiky Pro yesterday.
Great moments, in fun waves, where all the top guys made it through: Joel, Mick, Taj and Kelly will be competing today. You should be wacthing the live. It should be a great day.
Here are the first few shots. I'll share a few more tomorrow.
Bondi is bathed into a Summer sun. The water is clear, but the waves are tiny. Still worth a paddle with you 9fter.
Have a great vitamin D loaded day !
Cheers
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 6, 2014 | Daily Updates
What a storm front yesterday arvo ! Doom's day !
It looked liked the end of the World was near. And you remember the discussions we all had ''what would you do if the end of the World was in 1 hour ?''…Well I guess I'd grab my camera, in case someone ever finds us, to show them how the end looked like.
Anyway, I got lucky with the sparkie shots, as I only had the minimum gear with me. No tripod. No filter. This meant, that only luck could help me since I could not use a slow shutter speed. Thanks to this flash of lightning that flickered, I managed to freeze it. I tried to get more, like a hunter, waiting for the first flash to go click click click, but that always happened when I was wiping the rain drops off my lens…frustrating.
On the beach side of things this morning, nothing much to report. the 20 knots southerly has spoiled it…
Now, I am on my way to the Goldie for work (the other work). Whether I'll be bringing back some shots from the Quiky Pro. Chances are slim, but I've packed the minimum gear, just in case ! Until next Tuesday, I can't guarantee the daily email, and Mr Mal is skipping. I'll do my best though.
Keep an eye on the Fluro guys tomorrow, who'll put up the fluro show at Snapper's tomorrow ! Good on them !
Cheers !
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 5, 2014 | Daily Updates
I didn't want to leave the beach this morning…
Everyone was out. There were nice and fun littl waves (2ft). It was warm, the sky was blue, people were in a good mood, the light was warm and fun to shoot…in a nutshell: this morning was a cracker. Ticking almost all the boxes.
So I hope you guys can catch a couple today. It's worth the effort of leaving work early, just for the sake of getting wet and enjoying an indian summer day.
Bonne journée.
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
What a unique sunrise today. Between the stormy clouds, the rain, the big round sun, the red hues…it's been pretty weird but quite pretty too.
Waves are on the improve, big time. The South corner was firing as the rain forced me to surrender. It actually smoothed things out, and the 3 ft peelers were looking pretty fast and fun. The lefts were short, but you could occasionally score one there.
Between the South corner, and the center of the beach, it's close-out central. I wouldn't bother to be honest. And then, the bank in front of the Tower could give you the chance for a cool little ride on a right, from time to time. The lefts were very unpredictable.
Not sure if you guys followed what happened yesterday a little further North, where la creme de la creme of surfing is back to the office, but John John got booted in round 2 ! That's a big news. He might regret this one at the end of the season, just like Kelly knew that his poor performance in Europe cost him last year's title. Jordy is also out: who would have said ?…
Have a great day.
Franck
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