Riley's Gopro Shoot

Recently I managed to get my hands on a Gopro HD and although I had told myself that I would never make a surf movie, I had so much fun videoing the lads getting tubed for two hours, that I might have changed my mind. All I need now is a housing for myself and a partner to shoot from land.

The day......

Well not much happened during the day, I went for a walk then had some ice cream, then in the evening I went to Riley's.

The evening.....

Its not what I would have called amazing waves, there were a lot of close-outs but every now and again there would be one gem that ran the length of the reef finishing with a little spit followed by a smile. The fact that there was a team of french bb'ders out didn't help the crowd scene, but saying that, the sun was shining, it had been two weeks since the last decent swell and we were all very happy to share.

The sun was even a little bit too strong can you believe, I think this was the first time I wished for just a little more cloud cover! (but just a little).

Using the Gopro had its benefits, for starters I didnt have to buy an expensive housing just to see if I would enjoy shooting from water, as most of the time I would rather surf. Its also small enough and light enough to hold in one hand, which is great for getting up close while not having to worry about getting sucked over and with a secure wrist strap its not going anywhere.

Here's a few screen shots from the footage.

This is one of the french bb, he got some of the best waves of the day. This was just before the weather started to turn.

     Aaron Reid was charging it on the day, got a few nugs for himself. Im looking forward to seeing more of this guy over the winter.

     Here is Aaron again on the same wave.