Raglan; a strike and a foul
Thursday dawn, and not even remotely close to the requirement about to be mansplained
I'm on a mission, and I love it. Over 30 years of being a surf photographer there's been a fair few Raglan sessions. And a fair few line ups of the world famous points. There's some pretty good ones, like this one....
Once the shot is got, I move on. There's no over analysing it, picking at the scab, move on lad, what is the next venue. I'm excited about what's next, more than 'has this been exhausted and every angle explored.' Both approaches have their velour. Raglan is my new favourite bug bear, I want to get the Points filled with a long period ground swell. So from now until then, anytime it looks feasible, I'm there. It's fun and easy; pack up the Troopy, get there the day prior, have takeaways for dinner, up at 6am and around the Points before sun up.
Troopy-lyfe! J-bay finals day on the screen, heater on, Bare Beer and settled in for the evening ... note to self, clean your slips lad!
Then there's always option B, which is a great option, shooting NZ's most famous surfer, Luke Cederman
This week was a swing and a foul. The forecast looked unreal 2 days out, then morphed into something else. Not terrible, but definitely a few new jokers in the pack. Do you twiddle your thumbs at home, potentially missing a fleeting window, no, not from now on. It didn't happen, but that's the game. And, oh no, I could always shoot some actual surfing instead of surf...or even go surfing.
Tava Santorik dealing with his Raglan Surf Academy period just fine
Theo Morse on Manu Bay circuit number 8 of the morning
Sorry bro, didn't get your name and you'd probably not like that I was being all arty and speed blurry on your turns anyway??? Art! Love the flow'n'blur
Jake Haines setting up perfectly
Another Raglan Surf Academy luminary Lani Fazerhurst
Luke... merciless powerhousing
It didn't happen, but I was driving away happy, happy I'd tried, happy to have a night in the Troopy...weirdly, I think I camp more in winter than summer. Happy to catch up with old mates like Honey Haines, Lazza Fisher and of course Luke. Fouled but not struck out.
In the Meantime
Here is a showcase of 10 prints of idyllic Kiwi Line Ups and waves. There isn't an attempt to be regionally diverse and cover the country, there isn't even a Raglan photo. I've stuck to my best images, the proven sellers in the PhotoCPL Waves Gallery . 10 prints, ready to be mounted into 8 x 10 pre-made frames, like the inexpensive frames you can buy from the Warehouse or K-mart. And they retail at $34.95 for the pack...under $3.50 a print.
Pre-sales are open, I'm picking up the shipment on Monday! There is free national P&P on all pre-sales. You can check out the pre sale offer HERE
FROM THE BOOK SHOP
NZ Surf Windows is going gang busters. We only have a couple of hundred left. With Warren's books we don't do reprints, once they are gone that's it.
Don't know anything about NZ Surf Windows... well, you can go HERE