Weekend Kite surfers

mushy · January 9, 2007

I knew with a good breeze there'd be a few out, but there were actually 50! Some of these guys and gals doing some pretty sweet manoeuvres. The lighting was all wrong but better light and no wind is really not good for kites!

Look ma no board!

How to enter the water

It needs a slight rotate but at least you can see some how many peeps were out there

with plenty more rigging up too

Thanks for looking, Happy New Year to everyone and feel free to comment and or critique :thumb

ian408 · January 9, 2007

Cool beans Mushy!

Aussieroo · January 11, 2007

seems to be an ever increasing popular sport this. I was about to post a couple of mine I shot in Nelson Bay in NSW but I saw your thread so I wanted to commend you on your fabulous shots and add 2 of mine. Keep the thread running with Kite surfers. I would dearly love to get into this sport but I think it isn't designed for us 50 somethings!!

If you would rather I start my own thread Mushy, just say and I will delete these shots of mine which are not as action packed as yours. It was quite a cloudy day when I shot these and you certainly had some great light.

mushy · January 14, 2007

Aussieroo wrote:

seems to be an ever increasing popular sport this. I was about to post a couple of mine I shot in Nelson Bay in NSW but I saw your thread so I wanted to commend you on your fabulous shots and add 2 of mine. Keep the thread running with Kite surfers. I would dearly love to get into this sport but I think it isn't designed for us 50 somethings!!

If you would rather I start my own thread Mushy, just say and I will delete these shots of mine which are not as action packed as yours. It was quite a cloudy day when I shot these and you certainly had some great light.

No problem with adding some pics. Nice colour and focus on your first shot there mate. cheers for the comments too.

xtnomad · January 14, 2007

Very cool shots Mushy.

gus · January 14, 2007

I agree ! Mushy some good action there. we have been breezless for a few weeks now..looks like im going to have to wait until winter.

mushy · January 15, 2007

Cheers XTNOMAD and Gus, for the comments. With so many kite surfers out it gives you fairly good chances of some quality action shots

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Any luck Gus with the comet? We've had spot on weather for the last few days but today its all gone all cloudy dammit!

gus · January 15, 2007

mushy wrote:

Cheers XTNOMAD and Gus, for the comments. With so many kite surfers out it gives you fairly good chances of some quality action shots .
Any luck Gus with the comet? We've had spot on weather for the last few days but today its all gone all cloudy dammit!

You ar in the best place ever for it mate...sun setting on the water...didnt you get that 400 out yesterday ?

Today is the best day..but we are clouded in. Man im not happy. Its never like this here but the last week has been pathetic !

mushy · January 15, 2007

gus wrote:

You ar in the best place ever for it mate...sun setting on the water...didnt you get that 400 out yesterday ?

Today is the best day..but we are clouded in. Man im not happy. Its never like this here but the last week has been pathetic !

Supposedly wednesday night is the best night to view it. Went out tonight and wouldn't you know it soooo much cloud about and blowing an absolute gale so apart from some nice looking sunset shots no sign of a comet

Hopefully wednesday will be better conditions.

gsgary · January 15, 2007

1,5,and 6 are great, love the colours in 6 great job

Skippy · January 15, 2007

mushy wrote:

I knew with a good breeze there'd be a few out, but there were actually 50! Some of these guys and gals doing some pretty sweet manoeuvres. The lighting was all wrong but better light and no wind is really not good for kites!
Look ma no board!
How to enter the water
It needs a slight rotate but at least you can see some how many peeps were out there
with plenty more rigging up too
Thanks for looking, Happy New Year to everyone and feel free to comment and or critique

Those Kite Riders are awesome to watch, I must go by the point next weekend and see if there are any riders down there this weekend.

The speed the do as they sail along is just amazing, but to see them jump out of the water is something even more amazing

Lucky you ... you got it all .... way to go

Great series......... Skippy
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Skippy · January 15, 2007

Aussieroo wrote:

seems to be an ever increasing popular sport this. I was about to post a couple of mine I shot in Nelson Bay in NSW but I saw your thread so I wanted to commend you on your fabulous shots and add 2 of mine. Keep the thread running with Kite surfers. I would dearly love to get into this sport but I think it isn't designed for us 50 somethings!!

If you would rather I start my own thread Mushy, just say and I will delete these shots of mine which are not as action packed as yours. It was quite a cloudy day when I shot these and you certainly had some great light.

Hey Aussie this ones a beauty

... Skippy
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mushy · January 15, 2007

Cheers Skippy and GsGary for the comments, if there is a descent breeze blowing its well worth sitting your butt down on a beach somewhere watching these guys and gals do there thing its very impressive to watch and get a few shots of too.

Aussieroo · January 15, 2007

YThanks Skippy & Mushy, I am pleased you liked that shot. The other one was more to show the height these guys get off the water and was shot towards the sun coming in from the left so wasn't as great. As I am "Land locked" here the only chance I get to see things like this is when we go on holidays to coastal areas.

Weekend Kite surfers

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