EL NATURAL'//

Natural wonders are a naturally wonderful thing. Tonights big news has been a earthquake that has shook the dancefloors of every nightclub on the south island of NZ. The earthquake measured in at roughly 7.8 on the richter scale, which is roughly "fairly f**kin high" in steve walls mind.

There has also been tsunami warnings for most of the east coast of Aus. So i'm kind of hoping it turns out something looking much like this photo below. Anyway, im tired, lots of work tomorro, back into the black hole again (the boilerhouse). byebye.

STERN//

Went out crooky this arvo for a shralp-sesh. Was a pretty nice session, got a few little barrels, a nice power carve and a reallll good 're-entry'. Me and wezz went doubles on one and got a pretty nice pit. Rat also claims he got a nice double pit with AJ.

Matt came out about half way through the sesh. As we are chatting away, he tells me how he did an interview for the riptide forum and sent along a photo of himself that i took, only to be told that they wouldn't use that photo as it is from a member who has been banned for life (me). What a bloody joke, the whole time i was on there, i was just mucking round, intending no harsh feelings. If they cant see that, then they have problems of their own.

Anyway, i guess i'll leave you now with a old shot of a young Thom. Shot on EOS630 with some $2 film.

Summer arvos.

EDISEKAL//

Went back to work today, which also coincided with the whole coast being inundated with a decent east swell and offshore winds. As soon as i got home i went down the beach to try get a few shots in the last 30 minutes or so of light.

Got down there to see that the tide was reasonably high, which isnt ideal, but still some fun ones rolling through. So i get my gear out and start putting my camera into my housing. As im doing this, some sort of over excited canine runs straight towards me, splaying sand everywhere, narrowly missing my camera and such. So naturally, in my most polite voice, i tell the dog what i think of it. The owner then says something along the lines of "f**ckin grow up mate!". Some people just shouldn't be let out into society.

Anyway, here are a few from my short time out in the juice, went to town on the processing, some came out kinda cool, anyway, enjoy.


Wezz, full accidental shot, yelled some profanities when i shot this as a test shot and realised my camera was set to B+W.


Bit of a closeout, i like it though.


Jarad was the only one out, hard to linkup.


Golden curtain, light got pretty nice just after i got out there.


Golden line.


Another curtain.


One of the last shots as the sun disappeared.

WEEKEND GONE//

Ok, ive been sick for atleast 5 days now. Its getting quite boring to say the least, havn't done anything all weekend, the only thing i have done that comes off as the slightest bit interesting is tuning my radio to 98.9 to listen to Triple J's Hottest 100. Been a few good ones, and a few shockers, with a Hilltop Hoods song coming in at #17 *spew*.

Anyway, here are a few old shots to set your eyes upon (dodgy edit included).


Unknown Stick Rider


Perth Standlick

SICK//

Bit unwell at the moment, which probly shows with the lack of posts lately. Havn't been able to get outside at all really. Went for a quick bike ride earlier, now kind of regretting it, as it made me feel even worse. Couple of boring shots from my boring ride.

Cuttin' corners


Seen this scene plenty a times in my life


Ride by

BACK ON THE BLOGGIN'//

Back at it after a few days rest, was just getting a bit too hectic. Needed to just sit back and take it all in for a while.

Anyway, on the menu for Sunday was a large sleep-in, followed by a trip to Kiama. Went up there with Brendo and fellow photog Matt Tildesley. As soon as i got in the car, Brendo was talking about how theses coffee's at the Sourdough Bakery in Berry were all time, he even went as far as saying he would give someone a $100 note, if they could find a better coffee on this planet. I was kinda doubting that a bakery would make better coffee's than a cafe', but wasn't going to say so, until i'd tried it.

So we rock up at the Sourdough Bakery in Berry, it looked more like a arty cafe', than a bakery. It was absolutely packed with families and couples alike. We waltzed straight over to the counter to place our order, i wasn't even going to get one, but thought i may as well, as it was Brendo's shout.

We had only waited for about 3 minutes, and our coffee's were ready. These coffee's were pure amazing. I don't even like coffee, and i thought these were sick.

Next we continued on our way up to Kiama. When we got there, it was all a bit of a let down. Biggest hoax swell. So we checked a few other spots but ended up surfing Kiama. Here are a few shots, pretty poor, but it's something i guess.

Brendo


Brendo Again


Matt Getting Ready

SOUTH//

Saturday got up early to head south.

Early, spot 'X' looked pretty bad, and yeh, it actually was. So the decision was made to head further south to a fun little peak which was crowded with an array of blonde fringes, but wasn't too hard to snaggle a crester or 2.

Got over that pretty quickly, so next stop was coles to grab something to eat. I scored a 6 pack of pre-made pancakes and a bottle of maple syrup for a very reasonable $5.50. Bargain!

Next it was decided that we may aswell check spot 'X' again on the way home. Proved to be a good decision with a few tubes rolling through. Here's a few shots from the archive.

Empty


Dude


Empty


Benda

THRASH'D

Thrash'd. Interesting word to put it bluntly. Heard it used in an array of contexts.

"That chick just got absolutely THRASH'D!!!!"

"I THRASH'D that wave to smitherines!!!!"

"I absolutely THRASH'D that maths exam"

ok, so maybe i made that last one up, but its besides the point, right?

"THRASH'D" IS THE FOLLOW UP FILM TO "THRASH". WILL BE PREMIEREING AROUND OZ IN OCTOBER. MORE PARTIES. GIVEAWAYS AND HYPE TO COME. STAY TUNED TO THIS WEBSITE SLASH BLOG BELOW.

http://www.thrashdthemovie.com/

DA VINCI CODE//

I advise that you read post titled 'cuntface' before you read this post.

Ok, i'll start off by saying that this is probly harder to explain than the 'Da Vinci Code'

Well as you know the name of my blog came from Brenden Newton, a man that is well known for being a mean bodyboarder and religious guru alike.

Im now a bit hesitant about the name of my blog, after a mishap last night. It all started when fellow lensman Mitchell Pearson asked for the link to my blog. In the process of sending him my link, i made a typo. I mixed up the letters 's' and 'p' in the word 'blogspot'. It turned out a little something like this: http://cuntfacetheblog.blogpsot.com

Now, if you click on the above link, you'll realise it is a site completely filled with religious jargon. With topics including:
(1) On this page an INCREDIBLE TESTIMONY of a former doubter of the Bible.
(2) “PROOF” THE BIBLE IS TRUE + What the future holds
(3) GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION & Bible reading guidelines.
(4) PERSECUTIONS AND PROBLEMS a born-again Christian can expect.

I'm not quite sure if it's just me? but im completely creeped out.

Also, im questioning, why does a religious site contain the word 'cuntface' in its URL? Does it have a double meaning?

So many questions, so many possible answers.

Old shot of Brenden.


Disclaimer: All views expressed in this blog are personal views, and are not intended to offend or humiliate

HUMP DAY//

Hump Day
The middle of the work week, wednesday, or the beginning of the weekend, depending on your level of addiction to alcohol.

Thats the definition straight out of http://www.urbandictionary.com
and if i was to say so myself, its quite accurate.

This afternoon, wind was blowing west, small swell, and high tide. Less than ideal conditions to say the least, but i thought i'd head down anyway for a quick shoot.

The water was pretty fresh. In a mere 2mm of neoprene in springsuit form, its safe to safe i was pretty darn' cold. Shot some frames for about half an hour before the sun went back to its rightful position. I will be pretty happy when daylight saving kicks over again, and that's without question.

Empty Crester.


Jones.


AJ.