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More From Luke Morgans GoPro camera rig.
This time Foam rider, Leigh Huard, gets in on the action.
A GoPro Project
Foam team rider, Luke Morgan, recently sent us through these frame grabs from his GoPro setup.
"Hey boys, here's a few frames from the section I'm currently working on. The footage is coming out amazing and it seems to be a lot different then all the other stock standard GoPro stuff out there. I'm going to keep gathering footage during the Australian winter and i should have a section for the site before summer."
Judging from what he's sent us though on the limited time he's had the camera it will be worth the wait. You can buy your own set up thought the GoPro website. Please support Foam by buying though the link provided.
And Lovin' Life
Meet Chucka. Chuck Doesn't believe in doing things in halves. You only live once right, what's the point of holding back?
In the first Photo we have him scooping into the biggest set of this session. It was his first time at this particular spot but you couldn't tell. Unfazed by the carnage that was going on around he put his hand up to be the first to have a decent dig.
Secondly we have him with a Jewfish big enough to feed a small town. He nearly lost it meters from victory but quick thinking got it ashore.
Impressive Fish!
Impressive Wave!
Bummers
When photographer Aaron "bummers" Watts sent us though this set of photos one immediately stood out. Foam rider Daniel Vernon straightening out on a seemingly perfect, heavy barrel. We don't know the explanation for his actions. Could this be the start of a new trend? Is this one of the new moves he has been talking about?
Daniel Joins Foam Riders Leigh Huard, Luke Morgan and Codie Cornakes if a super fun lunch time session at classic east coast spot.
Matt Brockie profile
dob: 05/02/1982
lives: Gold Coast
We notice most of your shots are water shots. any reason for this?
I find it a lot more rewarding when you nail a good water shot as you don't have as much control over your subject and environment as compared to shooting land. Nothing better then to be in nice and tight shooting FE and in with action.
We read somewhere that surfers think bodyboarders make better water photographers. why do you think this is?
Ahh not too sure about that one, I do think that out of the water photogs out there, more come from a body boarding background then surfing. so I reckon it's just a numbers game.
What set-up do you use?
All Canon & Aquatech gear. 5D MkII, 15mm FE, 70-200mm, 400mm, 50mm.
Anything exciting in the works you want to tell us about?
Nothing too flash, just looking into getting some more unique angles
and investing in a pole-cam setup, doing a few more trips around Oz
and working on shooting some more DSLR video .
Any websites or brands u want to plug while your here?
BRANDS
Foam Children
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DKS - TURBO
WEBSITES
www.thirtyfive.tv
www.mattbrockie.com
www.dksessions.com
www.bencahillphoto.com
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Consistent
Weather it be small dribbley waves or big hollow freight trains Rob is a consistent standout. Always boosting regardless of whats on offer. We back up this claim with some big moves in some not very big waves. Rob at home.
Inside Out
720p at 60fps and not much bigger then a match box. We here at Foam are massive fans of the Hd hero camera. Impossible angles and amazing footage are all accessible to anyone willing to fork out the tiny asking price.
The user interface of the camera is extreamly simple. Sure it might take a few readings of the instructions to learn all the little ins and outs, but once set up it's as simple as one button activation
The Hd surf Hero package comes with a variety of mounts that can fix it to the deck of your board but with a bit of creativity the sky is the limit. We here at foam have a variety of board mounts as well and pole, pistol grip and various other non surf related setups.
The Hd hero is available though many individual dealers but more reliably through GoPro.com. Keep an eye out for the live motion in the coming months at Foamchildren.com
MY BUTTON
Chocolate Eggs
Rob awoke with a massive smile on his face. EASTER. He could barely contain his excitement as he wiped the sleep out of his eyes and rushed out into the backyard. He clawed his way though every bush and shrub he could find, but nothing. "it's all good" he thought to himself. The Easter bunny must have hidden all his chocolate delights all in one spot, it was only a matter of time before he found the mother load. As the minutes turned into hours it became increasing apparent that that little fuck had forgotten about him this year. Disheartened, Rob grabbed his board and headed down to dbah to drown his sorrows in salt water wine.
But hold up, what was this. the beach was full of four foot peaks and big ramps. The Easter Bunny hadn't forgotten about him after all. He had just brought rob bowls instead of chocolate. That crafty little fella. All was forgiven as he boosted wave after wave. Best Easter ever!!!
Libral Media
This sequence was sent to the offices of a major bodyboarding mag a few years back. The magazine was flat out not interested. An unknown rider at and unknown break by a photographer they didn't know, not keen. We here at Foam find it funny that the magazine will print very average photos of other riders based either on their name and, or friendship status with the people involved. As time goes on and media is quickly shifting from paper to computer screens and things are starting to change. The little people are starting to get a voice and anyone anywhere can get their media seen by the public .
Here we have Foam rider Luke Morgan riding so deep you can't even see him or three shots. We encourage anyone to send their media through to Foam. If it's worthy we don't care who u are are where you are from we will run it.
Heavy Water
The discovery of this spot prompted the boys to purchase a 3 seater ski. The amount of water unloading onto a close to dry shelf was pretty amazing , but, in turn, made it impossible to paddle into the biggest and best sets.
Getting towed into one of these bad boys would be an amazing experience, there is no two ways about it. We here at Foam are looking forward to the next time it turns on.. Surely some carnage will ensue
Photo : Phil Cruiz
And then there was Eric
If anyone can say they are living the dream it would have to be Eric. It is immediately apparent that he centers his existence around life around the workings of Huey. With the company of his loving, expecting wife, Eric continually manages to find pumping offshore reef breaks wherever he goes. Gold coast Photog Matt Brockie recently crossed paths with Eric and in the pursuing days the pair managed to rack up numerous sessions at a variety of different rocks. Matt tells us that this is his b reel. Can't wait to see the good stuff.
After What seems like an eternity in the making, 'Children of the Foam' is finally nearing release. We believe it will be every bit worth the wait.
Southern Love Pt 1
Refresh.. Yep still the same. This wasn't a glitch in Buoyweather or a cruel joke, there was a swell on the way. After the worst period of waves that had been witnessed in recent memory the feeling of euphoria and anticipation of the upcoming swell was just what was needed.
Within minutes of logging off Buoyweather, Foam was frantically ringing around to get a small crew together to chase the one day pulse that would hit the southern coastline in a couple of days. Time was of the essence, so to have any chance of making it they would have to leave the very next morning and drive though the night before grabbing a few hours 'sleep' in the back of the station wagon.
After a few minor hiccups, Foam Children team rider Rob Laurie, Mango picker Cody Coronakes and the always dribbly lens-man Reece Dobbin where coasting down the highway, well on track to reach their southern destination before sunrise.
First light, and no one had really slept, but it had been so long since anyone had seen an offshore wave above 2 foot, so energy levels where high. With no one in the entourage actually having been to this particular spot before and armed only with a map that made about as much sense as Scientology, the boys had a back up plan - look for the horde of people scrapping in the first real swell in months. But where was everyone? After much deliberation and some improv navigating, they decided that they had in fact by some miracle, reached their intended destination. But it didn't make sense, there wasn't a soul in site! Never mind, it was time to get amongst it.
For the next few hours the lineup remained deserted, offshore and pulsing, with the boys going wave for wave in 4-5 foot reef wedges. Standout waves of the session included a large, flawless backflip from Rob and a solid deep barrel followed by a fin snapping beat down from the apprentice of the trip, Codie.
But like the saying goes "all good things must come to and end" and true to this the wind swung north east and the tide pushed up too much. But the best thing about this part of the world is that a wind swing doesn't mean an ending to your days surfing, it just means you have to pack up and go else where. The boys where back on the road and heading to where they would spend the remainder of their day. The Bay was calling..
Sometimes words arn't needed
rider : Eric Gamez
photo : Andrew Smythe
The Jump.
He had Been eyeing it off for days. There was just enough room in between the trees for the scooter to fit and the ramp was just big enough to get decent amount of air off. Ben knew that he would have to give it a go before his time on the island was done. The days drifted by but the courage and the opportunity never quite aligned. That was until him one fateful afternoon, as their holiday was drawing to a close, the chance came to tackle the mega ramp, with an audience, presented itself. Luke was already pulled up checking the surf with Tyler Smith and Reece Dobbin hot on his heals, he knew it was time. To get any decent amount of air he would have to hit the the rampgoing at least 30 kph.
Open throttle. Draw correct line. Hit jump. Sail through air. Land perfectly. Stop.
STOP, shit there was no room to stop before the beach and if he hit the breaks the bike would go head over heals. The only thing he could do was bail the bike. Benny jumped well clear, preforming a few harmless somersaults, while the scooter came to a stop, back to front and on it's side inches away from a bewildered Luke. He gets up laughing.
"oh yeah"
All Luke can do is shake his head as he wondered why he put all of the scooters insurance on his credit card.
Apart from professionally riding motorcycles, Ben Moore likes to Get barreled. As you can see here in snaps from the same trip.
There's nothing quite like a new discovery. It is a comodity that is defininatly finate and becoming increasingly rare. Ben had seen the potential a few years prior on a fishing charter and had vowed to return. He rounded up Leigh Huard, Luke Morgan and photog Arron "bummers" Watts to come on a road trip down the coast to check out his precious newborn.
The swell wasn't quite as big as the boys had had hoped for. But they still managed to get a couple of holes none the less.
The man himself and his slabby new left
Mouse Traps
Southern Love Pt 2
"It's this way"
no one was sure if Rob was right, But they knew they would have to trust him. He possibly had a ancestral connection with the area and that was a lot more then any of the boys had.
A couple wrong turns, a mild case of dehydration and about an hour later it had become apparent that Rob, in fact, had no idea where he was going and that he was of aboriginal heritage certainly didn't mean he could navigate his way to their destination.. But sure enough like earlier that morning, things turned out for the better and as they caught the first glimpse of the fabled lineup antisipation began to settle in. 4 to 6 foot and dead offshore.
Rob was all over the tasty ramps on offer, back flips, deep barrels, inverts, you name it it was going down. It was hard to believe it was the first time he had ever visited the area. Morgan Brown was dominating the lineup in his usual way.. picking off what is arguably one of the heavier barrels seen there in recent times (see grazed knuckles in news) and even the apprentice (or as Morgan refered to him, "little bitch") managed to score a few sly bombs and the odd ramp.
As the Day drew to a close, highlighted an amazing sunset, a certain feeling of satisfaction was beginning to set in.. They had achieved what they had came for. a perfect start to 2010 and a solid day of waves. What was a distant memory of riding mother natures own theme park ride was once again fresh in their young minds.. Now, who feels like the 13 hour drive home???
