S M I L E

Hi Frothers !

S M I L E: it’s Summer !

Crystal clear ocean, small clean waves, blu sky, boardies, the smell of sunblock in the water: no doubt that it’s going to be a great day !

The only downside is that I have just counted about 120 people surfing those fun 1-2ft waves. You’ll have to share…

Have a great day !

Franck

(insta: @franckgazzola)

The Wetting Game

Hi Frothers !

Monday has come, with the sun. Last week has been pretty lame weather-wise, and loooong. It was hard to see the light at the end of this grey tunnel. We’ve been waiting in the wet, hoping to see a better tomorrow.

This better tomorrow is today. And we should be in this good weather pattern for a while. Only the waves are still needing some improvement: it’s mushy and small, leftovers from a rainy and windy night.

So, let’s enjoy this summery feel ! Let’s start on the right foot after such a gloomy weekend when the rain was drenching the French flag floating over the Harbour Bridge !

Life’s good. Carpe diem.

Have a happy Monday.

Franck / (insta: @franckgazzola)

PS: Sorry for the lack of updates last week, but I was away on a shoot most of the week, and I could not risk the gear to get wet before getting on set. But I don’t think we’ve missed anything…

(Almost) Perfect

Hi Frothers !

This morning was very close to being perfect. Very close.

Almost all the ingredients were there:

  • sun
  • 20 degrees at sunrise
  • perfectly smooth warm water – no wind
  • lots of people out
  • smiles all over the joint

Only things missing:

  • another foot of swell, or 2 (let’s round it up to 3)
  • some clouds at sunrise to throw some crazy colours in the sky

Bottom line, it’s a pretty amazing day. Enjoy it !

Sorry for repeating myself, but don’t forget the 10% discount all Photographers’ prints & artworks types/sizes, for all Xmas orders placed on/before the 22nd November. Just type xmas2015 in the coupon code box when checking-out, and there you go: 10% savings !

Have a great day !

Franck

(instagram: @franckgazzola)

Don’t snooze !

Hi Frothers !

5:20am: my alarm goes off. I press the snooze button. Yes ! I just bought myself another 10 minutes of happiness…1 hour later, I realize that I press the ”turn off alarm” button, not the ”snooze” one…

So, judging from what I’ve been told and what I’ve seen already: I missed a pretty amazing sunrise. You snooze, you loose…Damn !

Still, it was quite nice to shoot this morning, as it is a pretty nice warm|sunny day (but unfortunately for the Monday-Friday crowd: it’s Monday), and the waves are clean. They’re just a little small though, but with less water, you could get a fun Summer surf (2ft). Flippers and his mate were checking out Sculpture by The Sea this morning, taking their time between Tama and Bronte.

Don’t forget the 10% discount all Photographers’ prints & artworks types/sizes, for all Xmas orders placed on/before the 22nd November. Just type xmas2015 in the coupon code box when checking-out, and there you go: 10% savings !

Have a great week !

Franck

(instagram: @franckgazzola)

Back ! It’s back !

Hi Frothers !

It’s back ! It’s back ! The Sun is back, people !

I was getting tired of waking up for nothing, seeing the rain pouring every morning. This morning, I woke up all excited ’cause the forecast said that the sky should clear up. Looked through the window: rain, grey. Oh no…another one of those…

I slowly make my way down to the beach, drive around for a surf check, and then, all of a sudden, it’s there. We can see it punching through. The promised one. It’s here ! And what is that here ?! Blue sky ?! Yes, I can see the sky: Hallelujah, Mazel Tov ! Sneak out early for a vitamin D reload, if you can, as it shouldn’t last for too long.

The surf is not as good as it was last night, but you’ll be able to catch a few waves today, especially on the East and North facing beaches.

Don’t forget the 10% discount all Photographers’ prints & artworks types/sizes, for all Xmas orders placed on/before the 22nd November. Just type xmas2015 in the coupon code box when checking-out, and there you go: 10% savings !

Have a great weekend !

Franck

(instagram: @franckgazzola)