Thursday, 9 February 2012

Breaka Burleigh Pro Surfing Photography

Hi all

Just a quick update 'on-the-fly' :).

Yesterday (Wednesday 8 February 2012) saw the start of the 2012 "Breaka Burleigh Pro" Surfing Competition on Australia's Gold Coast. Just one quick pic for now, and hopefully more later :)

Putra Hermawan (Indonesia) - Breaka Burleigh Pro Surfing
Putra Hermawan (Indonesia) - Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro - Surfing; Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Wednesday 8 February 2012. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

Here's my Smugmug gallery, with 59 pics from the first day.

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Des
Brisbane Sports Photographer

Monday, 16 January 2012

Spectacular Surfing Action on a Beautiful Morning at Duranbah, Australia

Happy New Year everyone!

Last Thursday 12 January 2012 I enjoyed a super morning photographing surfing at Duranbah beach (which is at Tweed Heads, in northern New South Wales (NSW), adjacent to the Queensland / NSW border; at the southern end of The Gold Coast; Australia). Here are some pics from a beautiful morning with a strong south-easterly breeze blowing in:

Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

For people using search terms like bodyboarding, boogieboarding, drop-knee and throw-tail :) :)
Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

I had a bit of luck later in the shoot, too. I was finishing up and had just left the beach when, who did I see? None other than Dual World Surfing Champion Mick Fanning, just arriving! A short time later I was back into the swing of things, albeit from a bit further away. Here's a 'pic of Mick'!
Mick Fanning - Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

Windsurfing - Surfing Duranbah, Thursday 12 January 2012, Tweed Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia. Photos by Des Thureson: http://disci.smugmug.com

Here's my Smugmug photo gallery. Here's an 'Extras' gallery of unedited additional photos (including quite a few more of Mick Fanning).

Thanks so much for looking, and wishing everyone a great 2012!

Regards

Des
http://disci.smugmug.com/Sports/Surfing
Brisbane Sports Photographer

Friday, 18 November 2011

2011 Noosa Triathlon, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Late last month I enjoyed a few days at Noosa Heads photographing the Noosa Triathlon and the Noosa Triathlon Multi Sport Festival. Here are some of my favourite pics from the main event: the Sunday morning Noosa Triathlon for elite and general-public competitors:

2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

Clayton Fettell, who went on to come fourth, and also win an Ironman 70.3 the following weekend!
Clayton Fettell - 2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (Women's 4th place)
Felicity Sheedy-Ryan - 2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

Oxygen please!
Air! Breathe! - 2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

Courage, Guts, Determination - Michael Milton
Courage, Guts, Determination - 2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

Men's winner of the 2011 Noosa Triathlon: David Dellow
2011 Men's Winner David Dellow - 2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

David Dellow with last year's Women's winner, Caroline Steffen
David Dellow, Caroline Steffen - 2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

Women's Winner Melissa Rollison
Women's Winner Melissa Rollison - 2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

Refreshing Spray
2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.

2011 Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; 30 October 2011.


Here are the Smugmug photo galleries:
1. Favourites / Highlights gallery; and then,
Unedited: 2. Extra pics from Nikon camera*, 3. Extra pics from Canon camera*.

The Photoshelter gallery, for prints sourced locally in Brisbane.

***30% Discount! A 30% discount applies to all purchases (not shipping) in the two ‘extras’ galleries, up to & including 3 December 2011. Use the discount code Tri30. (The discount applies in the extra two Photoshelter galleries as well.

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Des
http://disci.smugmug.com/event/Noosa-Triathlon-Multi-Sport
Brisbane Sports Photographer