Piros said...

These pics will be published in mags , all I have done here is shared them first on this site before you have to buy mag in a few months time to see them. I won't make that mistake again.

Pretty common place for photographers to do this remember Billy Watsons Epic Shack shot down South at the super super secret spot , it was all a major feature in our local rag and it was then featured in heaps of surf mags worldwide.

It only took me a few hours to get the location for that place , if it hadn't had been for that shot I would never have known about it and thats where I totally agree with Rod's point.

Sorry Lacey no vid.

Rob

that's a shame. i liked the photo's myself.

this forum would be very boring if people where discouraged from posting pics and vids off themselves and others , keep them coming i say keep sharing your stoke.

camo hosk said...

62mac said...

laceys lane said...

photo's of one self- is it- self promotion only, self promotion of the unsponsered to get sponsered, exposure for sponser- part of the job of being sponsered to get exposure for the sponser, self promotion for ones own product/business

i don't get/do photo's of myself for myself to post on forums, probably look like a dork anyway. sure i think it's egotistical to post photo's of ones self, but i don't have a problem with it
cheer

You lost me,not hard though

FM a guy takes a few shots and shares his stoke only for the topic to turn into a sh-tfight.How about everyone stop posting photos and see how boring this forum would be,happy now

Agree 100% Mac,
I hold heaps more value for pics and vid when compared to the often repeated written comments that can all be found with a simple search,
would also say some of the comments are just as much a stroke of the ego [no accountability behind the keyboard] as any pic or vid.
Can't see one getting to much self promotion here on such a small specific interest forum but agree with you Lacey that people that posted vid here previously no longer do after being made to feel unwelcome by doing so,
anyway thanks for posting Piros ,enjoyed it.

guys, i wasn't having a dig at rob. only commenting on the subject of self photo's that was posted in the thread. as i said i wouldn't do it, but have absolutely no problem with others doing so. besides rob posted shots of others surfing which are of a high class. please keep them coming

in regards to any wave being a secret on the goldie- don't make me laugh.

nobody owns a wave, if it gets crowded- bad luck. thats life
cheers

Well that was interesting...

Maybe I didn't express myself well enough, funny though how some conjured up things I never stated and/or some misunderstood my intentions.

For those of you who are unaware, I know Rob, Rod, Roscoe, Ronny and Brad, and I am stoked they were out there getting amongst it. Couldn't be happier for them, photo's or no photo's they are all great guys.

Rob, I know the cam runs past there but I have yet to see it show any detail other than the amount of whitewash assuming the pan occurs during or just after a set.
As for the Ch. 9 chopper shots, the usual offending cameraman is a serial pest. Funny thing is he still hasn't worked out that chopper shots from anything above 50' or so in small waves look like crap. Not sure how he still has a job.
As far as those at TOS or the hoards on the shore, no problem, they can't see much from there, and if they were interested enough they wouldn't be surfing TOS or watching from the south wall.
Rob, did you guys speak to the Jet Skiers that were out there causing problems and inform them that they were breaking the law, or catch them on camera and notify the relevant authorities? Because by the problem won't disappear by it self. The politicians and general public see no difference between towing and free-styling and I would hate for any of us not to be able to foil or tow because no one was proactive in stopping a bunch of retards from doing the wrong thing (like the retard towing in without a lifejacket. Irrelevant of how small it is, it is the law and reflects badly on anyone who tows). Just like when we see someone doing the wrong thing on a stand-up in any line up, pull them aside, have a chat and if they continue, well they were warned and there are ways of making their session unpleasant by returning the favour.

I am not against people going out there or anywhere and I don't begrudge or want to 'discourage' the posting of photo's or videos, sorry if I came across as a fool or someone looking to start a 'sh-tfight'. I would have preferred a little more discretion in the naming (unlike someone else did for another) and maybe choose better camera angles than some shown, as there are plenty of 'Bombies' on the East Coast where this could have been, had not the high rises formed the backdrop.

I enjoy looking at other guys shots and videos the same as anybody, bring it on there should be more of it, but that was not my point.

I never stated that it was a 'secret spot' and not sure where that came from. Weird.

As for claiming rights or owning a spot, I never claimed that either or implied it. That person obviously doesn't know me and not sure where they pulled that one from.

As far as 'no accountability behind a keyboard', then I am confused, I thought this was a forum. If you still have trouble understanding that I am not trying to 'stroke' my 'ego' (just express a point of view), maybe we should catch up for a chat and go for a surf some day. I am by no means a great surfer and have nothing to prove.

For those who understood where I am coming from, thanks for reading the lines not between them.

It was a Saturday and the first day of school holidays and its on the Gold Coast smack bang in the middle of one of Australia's busiest waterways and its 2 minutes up the road from "Surfers Paradise" and "Seaworld"...... We should get the Meter Maids to police it!
PS, looked fun compared to the straight inconsistent closeouts on the rest of the coast! Stoked someone scored!

Sweet pics Rob, keep em coming!! Looked like a real fun session.

We had a few guys on jet skis at a spot we surfed Sat morning - they were there to tow the guys back to the line up as opposed to towing in. Real pain in the arse, one even dropped in on me and I had to ride in his smoke filled wake.

After I snapped my board, I had to sit in the channel for about half an hour and nearly got run over a few times[}:)] There was some sweet bomby waves down this way over the weekend as well.

Tux said...

Nice pics....just can't work out why the guy is towing in what looks to be about 6 foot surf and why is he wearing a wetsuit??

The waves really shift and come in fat so no chance to paddle in on the shorty tow is the only option. Wetsuit.... it was cold early plus a wetty gives you heaps more bouyancy and impact protection.

Piros said...

Generally all the tow crew were ... very experienced ...

Experience developed over years of towing 2'ers before they got out there amongst the fat 4' and 5'ers.

Big Brad on the jet ski Piros?

new topic title????

oliver said...

Jet ski's are anti surfing and secret spots are childish.

I don't care what anyone thinks. that's my opinion.

My flame suit is zipped tightly up and I don't give a toss what many of you bald over 40's wanabees think anyway.

FM that is funny lol

goatman said...

Sweet pics Rob, keep em coming!! Looked like a real fun session.

We had a few guys on jet skis at a spot we surfed Sat morning - they were there to tow the guys back to the line up as opposed to towing in. Real pain in the arse, one even dropped in on me and I had to ride in his smoke filled wake.

After I snapped my board, I had to sit in the channel for about half an hour and nearly got run over a few times[}:)] There was some sweet bomby waves down this way over the weekend as well.

Sorry to hear about the board again

Have had so many experiences like you have described with jetskis Hope some of them take some of the thoughts on this thread on board. Rather than just saying we are whining which is a easy defence.

No probs with the photos Piros they rock as always Do not think the anti jetski comments in any way reflect on your work.

camo hosk said...

Oliver should I make a booking into advanced hair, haven't checked up there recently ,
yer,yer.

You'ld be fine Cammo, advanced hair markets primarily to jet skiers. After many years of research, they've worked out that people inclined to buy a jet ski are:

a: unable to surf without assistance,
b: quite worried about their image in the community.
c: have the money to throw away on hair loss remedy's that don't work

Yeah Yeah

when surf, i surf for myself. 90% for skis, whether they are mucking around or towing in surfing area's with surfers in the water, are doing it to be seen, problem is, they don't realize they are not welcomed. they make a mess of the linup and it's dangerous. just check um out at the spit or the alley - out and out attention seekers.

i'll never forget a crew running up and down the alley right through the guts of the lineup on a 3' day earlier this year. i dived into the water on one pass- way too close with the rope

i agree with oliver- jet skis anywhere near other people is anti surf imo

If Oli won't go I will, love to have shot at that

Try creatures outer reef never snapped one and used to go through em all the time.

I have more probs with the paddle I loose mine when I get vaporized and my nostrils get seriously flared