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

Breaka Burleigh Pro Surfing Photos

Hi all

Now for a full post of pics from last week’s Breaka Burleigh Pro Surfing Competition, at Burleigh Heads on Australia’s Gold Coast.

Logan Specht


Luke Archibald


Putra Hermawan (Indonesia)


Will Morrison


Rikiya Kitada


Cory Arrambide


Mateia Hiqully


Kolohe Andino


Peterson Crisanto


Two Times World Surfing Champion Mick Fanning


Here are my photo galleries:
Main Smugmug gallery | Main Photoshelter Gallery | ‘Extras’ Gallery of additional UN-edited pics (Smugmug)

Thanks so much for looking.

Regards

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

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


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

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Des
Brisbane Sports Photographer

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:









For people using search terms like bodyboarding, boogieboarding, drop-knee and throw-tail :) :)




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'!




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

Afternoon Surfing at Sunrise Beach, south of Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland - Photos

Main Link: My Smugmug Photo Gallery - Afternoon Afternoon Surfing at Sunrise Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland - Photos

Hi all

Here are some surfing pics taken in the 2 days immediately after the 2010 Noosa Triathlon, taken at Sunrise Beach, just south of Noosa Heads. Ironically, on the first (overcast) day, I had headed out to photograph birds, but when I couldn't find any, I headed straight for the beach, where some nice waves were breaking at high tide :). Now for some pics:
 




I was using an older camera and was happy with its focus on this one:


"Crispy Water"


Welcome to "The Green Room"


24 Hours later - Day 2:




"Over!"


Click here for the photo gallery.

Thanks for looking.

Des
http://disci.smugmug.com