Roxy Pro & Quiksilver Pro Surfing Competitions - Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast, Australia

Hi all

Just a quick coverage of my visits to the Roxy Pro & Quiksilver Pro Surfing competitions at Snapper Rocks on Australia's Gold Coast.

A. Roxy Pro Women's Pro Surfing Event

Visit 1

Sarah Mason (NZL)


2011 ASP World Champion Carissa Moore


Paige Hareb


Silvana Lima


Australian Sally Fitzgibbons


Lakey Peterson


Visit 2 (Final Day)

Tyler Wright


Laura Enever


Grand Final Winner, Australian Steph Gilmore (Stephanie Gilmore)


Quiksilver Pro Men's Pro Surfing Event

Ace Buchan (Adrian Buchan)


Jordy Smith (South Africa)


11 Times ASP World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater in the Expression Session


Grand Finalist Adriano De Souza (Brazil)


Here are the beginnings of my two photo galleries: Women's Roxy Pro, and Men's Quiksilver Pro.

Thanks so much for looking.

Regards

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

Big surf at Snapper Rocks Superbank, Gold Coast, Labour Day, Monday 2 May 2011

I got back to Snapper Rocks on Monday afternoon to see some massive surf. The south-east curent was so strong that surers could not get to, or stay at the traditional starting point. Fortunately they found a starting point a bit further up the coast and some very big waves came through!

Watching, waiting


One VERY rare calmer moment - great for actually being able to get into the water!


All afternoon....


Finally some surfing action!




Do you think anyone found the new best starting point?


Um... size?


Here's the photo gallery on some wild surf at the Snapper Rocks Superbank.

Thanks for looking.

Regards

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

Surfing Snapper Rocks Superbank, Gold Coast, with a Surprise Too!

Hi all

Main Link:  My Smugmug photo gallery of surfing photos in big swell at Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast.

I was lucky enough to spend an hour on Friday photographing surfing at Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. I had heard that the swell was up due to a low pressure system in the Coral Sea. More on the 'surprise' later.... Here are some pics:

Some paddle action




Glassy...


The surprise? I had heard that Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson and others had been there the day before. When editing the pics, who comes up on my screen? None other than ten times World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater! Yep, I had taken snaps of him and not realised he was there:

Kelly Slater


Take a closer look at that pic - Kelly Slater is wearing a GoPro Hero HD waterproof video camera on his right hand/wrist (10x8 crop to emphasise the camera):


Low shutter speed 'speed blur'


Here's the link to the photo gallery, including ten times World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater.

GOOD NEWS: There is a 25% discount off the price of prints and personal use downloads (not shipping) for this gallery until 19 May 2011. Use the coupon code

isawkelly

in the Smugmug checkout. Des.

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Des
PS: Blast from the past – To celebrate unexpectedly snapping Kelly Slater, I’ve added 39 pics to this Snapper Rocks gallery I shot in 2007. Thanks for having a look :). Des.

PPS: Monday (Labour Day) gallery here.

"Finals Day!": 2011 Quiksilver Pro - Surfing professional comp., Snapper Rocks Superbank, Wed 9 March 2011

Main Links:
Main Photo Gallery of the quarter finals and semi finals of the 2011 Quiksilver Pro surfing

Extras Gallery: Sunday & Finals Day - 2011 Quiksilver Pro surfing, Snapper Rocks Superbank.

Hi all

Last Wednesday 9 March I managed to get back to Snapper Rocks to see the quarter finals and semi finals of the 2011 Quiksilver Pro surfing. Ten times World Champion Kelly Slater won the event, after competing against Australian Taj Burrow in the final. Here are some pics:

Taj Burrow in the quarter final


Jordy Smith in his quarter final, which he only won in the final minute


Ten times World Champion Kelly Slater with some air in his Semi Final


A wall of spectators in the water watching Taj Burrow in his semi final.


My Smugmug Photo Galleries of Finals Day at the 2011 Quiksilver Pro Surfing:

Main Photo Gallery of the quarter finals and semi finals of the 2011 Quiksilver Pro surfing

Extras Gallery: Sunday & Finals Day - 2011 Quiksilver Pro surfing, Snapper Rocks Superbank

Thanks for looking.

Des
http://disci.smugmug.com/Sports/Surfing
PS: Here's a nice short video about Surfworld Museum on the Gold Coast, from the ABC Television program "Collectors" (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/) and featuring iconic surf photographer Peter "Joli" Wilson:

2011 Quiksilver Pro - Surfing Professional Comp; Snapper Rocks Superbank, Gold Coast

Main Link - Photo Gallery - 2011 Quiksilver Pro, Surfing Professional Competition; Snapper Rocks Superbank, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Sunday 6 March 2011.

Hi all

Last Sunday 6 March I enjoyed the afternoon photographing the world's best surfers at the 2011 Quiksilver Pro at the famous "Superbank" at Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. The highlight for me was the late afternoon "Expression Session" where Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning & others tried to show their best moves without the pressure of a normal heat or round. Here are some pics:



Brett Simpson




No cropping - probably the closest I'll ever get to ten times World Champion Kelly Slater while he's in action.


No cropping - Mick Fanning


Alternate Processing - Kelly Slater ("Kelco Polar Cream")


To conclude - Dusty Payne with some tube action during the Expression Session


Main Link - Photo Gallery - 2011 Quiksilver Pro, Surfing Professional Competition; Snapper Rocks Superbank, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Sunday 6 March 2011.

Thanks for looking.

Des
http://disci.smugmug.com/Sports/Surfing
PS: Here's a nice short video about Surfworld Museum on the Gold Coast, from the ABC Television program "Collectors" (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/) and featuring iconic surf photographer Peter "Joli" Wilson: