1.24.2011

Bottom Turns and Boiler Makers

I was lucky enough to have Raph and Sepp Bruhwiler invite me up to Canada for this last big swell. We shot a lot, but the weather was pretty much grey the entire time, so the shots ended up being a little bland. But we still got a couple that are pretty cool. I learned a lot from those guys. Like why they enjoy shooting with Jeremy and Burky all the time: shoot the entire wave, start to finish. There were a couple money shots that I missed either because I was out of position or because I was too focused on a certain aspect of the maneuver, like the fins free blast, so I spaced shooting the bottom turn. Sepp's pretty good at reminding you that you blew it, so shooting the entire wave is now a part of my repertoire. After I was out of position and missed what would have been a great bottom turn shot, all I heard was bottom turn this and bottom turn that, so I had to redeem myself so my reputation amongst Canada's best surfers wasn't tarnished forever. I think I did ok. Even though we're technically from different countries, there's something to be said about people from the Pacific Northwest. I feel like the majority of us are down to earth, fun loving, true individuals. And the Bruhwilers and their friends are no different. As soon as I met them and started hanging out, I felt right at home, like I'd known them for years. They're a great group of guys and really a ton of fun to be around. It was a great trip and I'm looking forward to heading up there and shooting our friendly neighbors to the north real soon.






8 comments:

  1. fuck boiler makers. jesus...

    that was some impressive sarfin.

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  2. gosh. first people get all upset that you're photographing specific locations. then, when you try to "disguise" their location, they instantly point out that they're not where you say they are. hellooo? geez louise.

    and drex, yeah, those guys kill it huh?

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  3. It doesn't matter if people are dumb or intelligent. This blog gets seen all over the world and 99.9% of people won't have any clue as to where it is. Please don't name locations. Thanks.

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  4. Haha. You missed the boiler makers on Saturday night. Nice shots.

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  5. Looks pretty Wedgey eh? Maybe a bit Dumpy? Eh.

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  6. There are local OR dudes that rip just as hard as these pro ho Canadians. They just know how to keep a good thing hush hush.

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  7. Cool stuff. Shooting guys who rip makes things WAY easier. I would have loved to be out there, surfing with guys like that pushes you to new levels. Unfortunately I stayed closer to home for the left overs...

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