Toes on the nose...

In line with yesterday's longboarding post, I thought this beautiful photo was appropriate.

Art, dynamic movement, the (aspirational) serenity of surfing, summer - all are embodied in this photo for mind.

On a separate note, I think not enough surf photography is done in black and white...

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The old becoming new

Longboarding is just about where it all started for us surfers. Nowadays, that form of our sport is often regarded as slow, relaxed and only reserved for oldies wanting to surf small waves.

This clip helps to dispel that myth. While the waves this guy surfs aren't huge, what he is able to achieve on his rides is quite impressive. He has a great variety of moves and seems to be having a ton of fun.

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My new home away from home

In just under three weeks time, I'm moving away from Melbourne, Australia to be with my girlfriend in Los Angeles, California.

California satellite photo

When I've had spare pockets of time, I've done some browsing on line to see what the surf opportunities will be for me over there.

Luckily we've got friends in San Diego.

San Diego satellite photo

I'm happy to report that San Diego can come up with some pretty good surf. Can't wait to get there! See below:

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What John John sees from the air

Ever wondered what at thumping sandy point looks like from the sky?

Well here you go. Spectacular shapes, colours, and contrasts hey?

I don't know who's luckier in this case, the guy who saw it and took the photograph, or the guy pulling in.

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Style in the moment

Boards of the good old days certainly couldn't do what boards of today can (on the face of a wave or above it).

Having said that, I'd have to say they did look magnificent on the water. I think this yellow stick looks amazing cutting through the face of this wave...

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Been there, haven't done that

In the early 2000s, I went on a couple of extended surf trips to Indonesia.

Indonesia satellite photo

My good friend Michael accompanied me.

Amongst the things we did were visits to G-Land, and hanging and surfing around Bali, Denpasar and the Bukit Peninsula. These were two great trips!

One of the things we also did was two great boat trips east of Bali. One of the places were were lucky enough to stop at was Desert Point on the island of Lombok

Lombok satellite photo

We surfed it a couple of times but never scored it great. I think we both wish we could have caught it looking like this:

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Shoulder-hopping sissy

Just jokes!

I guess I'm just curious as to whether or not a world-class surfer could have and would have taken this wave heaps deeper and shot for the back door pit...

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