Archive for the ‘Surf & Sport’ Category

May 17th, 2013 | By | No Comments

Photo Tip Of The WeekMatt Kurvin Explains Shooting Different Vantage Points During a Single Session

It’s easy to find a good spot when photographing a surf session and plant yourself there for the entire time. Many times what you get are a lot of great photos, but all of them tend to be very similar in composition.

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Yes, you can shoot long lenses and short (still recommended), shoot high and low, but the vantage point remains the same. I like to move around a bit and see what I can get. or me it keeps the day exciting, because I never know what I might find.

Let’s take a recent day at Pipeline for example.

1. I  started down the beach at Rocky Point, first setting up a nice line-up shot (above)

2. Then, while still shooting from down the beach, I pulled it in a bit to capture a guy in the barrel.
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May 14th, 2013 | By | No Comments

SWELL Summer Surfboard Guide 2013

Need help selecting your summer shred-stick? Check out SWELL’s quiver that has a magic board for anyone in every  surf condition.


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Catchsurf Beater: Dont get barred by the blackball… surf it, skim it, or sponge it anywhere.
Catchsurf Odysea: Air-drop into that wedgey shore-pound, and don’t sweat snapping your stick.

 


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Infinity 5F: Increase your wave-count with this fast, loose, versatile board that’s easy to paddle.
Pier Pony: The preferred board of Brett Simpson for flicking and sticking little airs in HB slop.

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May 8th, 2013 | By | 3 Comments

Begin Again. Short Film By John John Florence

Mom John must be proud. Her prodigal sons have added film making to their bag of tricks that range from Triple Crown title, to big wave chargers, WCT rookie of the year, and even pro skaters.

This film is bittersweet for John John fans after he withdrew from the Billabong Rio Pro to nurse his nagging ankle injury. Thank you Florence bros, for giving us our fix of this next level S#IT!

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May 8th, 2013 | By | 2 Comments

Win It Wednesday: Billabong Invert Boardshort

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In honor of the insane covershot on the Summer SWELL catalog, we are giving away the trunks worn by Billabong juniors stud, and Hawaiian surf royalty Seth Moniz.

Enter here  and earn 5 extra entries for sharing with friends.

The Taj Burrow inspired  Invert style is made from recycled Plastic Bottles to provide the finest stretch money can buy. With its ergonomically enhanced fit and lightweight fabric to maximize performance. See all the Recycler series boardshorts from Billabong

They are also the 3 time winners of the SIMA Environmental Product of the Year, reusing over 51 million plastic bottles.

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Billabong board short design team: Beau Campi, Rob McCarty and Tom Jackson

The Surf Industry Manufacturer’s Association Environmental Product of the Year Award went to this Recycler Boardshort Series by Billabong for the third time. This important award goes to the most exciting, appealing and innovative environmental surf product that was created to lessen the impact on the environment, whether through its manufacturing process, materials or usage of the product itself.