South Curl Curl - Windy Day

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South Curl Curl - Windy Day

Postby Geoff on Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:27 pm

Some images taken from earlier today, comments and critique welcomed:

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Postby Yi-P on Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:17 pm

You've got a very big pool in your backyard :shock:
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Postby mattyjacobs on Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:22 pm

I love #3! I uses to live at Dee Why, went surfing at the point (to the right of where the photo was taken) pretty regularly ... so many memories.
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Postby Geoff on Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:33 pm

Yi-P wrote:You've got a very big pool in your backyard :shock:


Sure do mate :)
No maintenance either, just wait for a big swell and high tide!
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:17 pm

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I like both #2 and #3. #1 in B & W is just a bit drab.

I'd also have liked a portrait shot of #2 making the most of the leading lines of the railing.
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Postby aussichef on Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:45 pm

Gee Geoff
Seeing those pics of Soth Curl Curl takes me back
I use to belong to South curl curl surf life saving club
virtually lived @ that beach as a boy
I grew up around there went to harbord public & manly boys high good to see the old rock pool is still there
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Postby Geoff on Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:47 pm

Thanks guys for the comments.

Warren - what year did u finish high school?

I too grew up around there, up in beacon Hill but South Curly was always a favourite beach :)
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Postby casnell on Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:53 pm

I love #2, the railing just jumps out.

What do you do to protect the camera/lens on days like that (having nearly killed a D70 last xmas in Bass Strait)?
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Postby aussichef on Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:03 am

Geoff wrote:Thanks guys for the comments.

Warren - what year did u finish high school?

I too grew up around there, up in beacon Hill but South Curly was always a favourite beach :)

Geoff i grew up there many years ago lol
I'm 52
so let me see from 1955 lol onwards i have lived in South australia for the past 15 years & the last 8 in port Vincent where i am head chef
use to manage hotel for Tooth brewery even managed the casino in Alice springs ( hotel side not the gamming )
i am ofcourse a seaeagle fan always has been always will be only stopped watching league during super league as i though the game no longer belonged to the people but to a company ( that should get a reaction from someone lol )
Many fond memories of the surf club from being a nipper to a full member
Played for harbord united played badmitton @ curl curl youth club
could go on but would be boring lol
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Postby Reschsmooth on Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:20 am

Great shots Geoff. No 3 is my pic as it looks a lot more dramatic and cold!

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