Splash SurfBlog

Yep thats where I was for a few hours this afternoon after starting out at Mazza and grabbing a few shots of the windsurfers and kiters that had straggled from the main bunch..

A phone call from Dan Hills took us way up to sandy acres by Mexico and one look over the top left me shaking my head.. with my Arthritis flaring from having to withold my injections due to bl&*dy flu there was no way I was going down there.

A little snoop about and I found the sandpit.. sheltered from the wind and an excellent vantage viewing point of the action albeit miles away it would put a different slant on the normal shots of the windsurfers, so I set up and enjoyed the shelter and show.

Its probably one of the best viewing points of the whole of St Ives bay up there and there were many sights of cracking waves to see and shoot while the low light lasted, which wasn’t long and it was too dark to shoot any more without increasing the ISO settings to noise or more noise.

Here’s a few of the shots for ya to taste and the rest are in the Galleries for members or free thumbs at www.Splashography.com

Justin at Mazza

Nice arial

and again

Whack and up again

Sets roll in

Horizontalism

Well thats it for today folks.. get along to the galleries and check em out.. we get a little fed up of all the low light days we’re having but at least there’s a small record of the days hapopenings there for all to see even if they are a little grainy

Yep we made it, only 5 days into 2009 which isn’t bad to say we’ve been hindered with this god awful flu virus, I’ve spent the last 2 weeks with a bloody headache and Leanne says well done she’s spent the last 15 years with one

Well the new site launch will take place today and finally we’ll be able to get back to other things after spending all the spare hours (spare???) working on the new layout.  Hopefully everythings is better laid out for easier access for everyone, no doubt peeps will soon let us know if not lol.

Those of you who know me well also know that it takes more than a bit of illness to get me off my feet since I managed to get back on them.. so I’ve been out and about even in the throngs of flu grabbing images in crap light, glary sunlight and windy conditions right through the beginnings of the new year.. so here’s a quick round up of the start of Twa thoosand annine….

Those of you who were out and about will remember the first day of the new year was B**dy freezing, and a bit windy.. enough for a few of the sailors to rig up and get out on the water at Marazion..
Here’s a couple from the day:

Justin leaving the water for a better look

All was planned for a second day with the winds increasing overnight, or maybe not.. on arrival At mazza, everyone was there but the wind kind of wasn’t.. for me I could see a lot more swell moving than yesterday so I figured and early out and up to Praa Sands for these results…

 Wasn’t supposed to be twilight but it seemed that way all day with probably one of the lowest light days  of all… High ISO (Film Speed) Slow exposure and even the better beamer flash extender couldn’t counterbalance most but at least there was some kind of record of the day…

armageddon wave?

Back home to Godgers on Saturday for a few Big waves in better conditions

And still time for a little reflective meditation pre session..

and so to yesterday, was on my way to Gwithian for a chill out and chicken club sandwich from sunset..(well worth a try) when the phone bleeped to life with messages saying it was on at Perranuthnoe.. well there were a lot there for a tiny wave and yet it was a very pleasant afternoons shooting for a change…Light was crap again but we’ve got used to that now..

Taz cruising Nicely down the line

Always nice to see our ladies out there...

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