Richard McGibbon Photography

Surfing, Dee Why Point

Richard — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:54:09 +0000

It’s been a great couple of months for sizeable swells coming to the beaches of Sydney. Again the swell has picked up. Peaking around 10ft yesterday afternoon. This morning I swung by Dee why point for a bit of a look. I have always had trouble shooting at the Point. It’s a spot where a really long lens is needed so you can shoot from further up the beach or of course an underwater housing and to get out there amongst it. If I keep shooting surf shots I am definitely going to have to think about this.

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Surfing Narrabeen

Richard — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:42:31 +0000

The swell came in again to Narrabeen Beach on Sydney’s Northern beaches. Big, hollow waves brought out surfers out again. These shots were taken on Tuesday morning so although there was a few people out the working day kept the crowds away.

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Downhill, Oxford Falls

Richard — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:52:49 +0000

I went for a bit of a shoot at Oxford Falls on Sydney’s Northern Beaches today. It’s quite a tricky place to shoot at due to the mixed lighting conditions, strong sunlight filtering through the trees makes everything heavily contrasted. If you are lucky though you can find spots where the sunlight will work well to light the rider. A little bit of flash to separate the rider from the background and these are the results.
A big thanks to Josh from walking up and down for me all day.

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North Curl Curl Rock Pool

Richard — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:38:02 +0000

A spontaneous visit to North Curl Curl rock pool a couple of nights ago resulted in some surprise catches.The few clouds that were in the sky lit up beautifully and went through the full range of sunset colours.
I have also been playing around with a few new toys lately. These photos use a variable neutral density filter to slow down the length of exposure time. I’ll write a little bit more about them all soon. Until then….Enjoy!!!

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Palm Beach, Sydney, Australia

Richard — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:55:45 +0000

A couple of quick shot from a visit to Palm Beach at the end of Sydney’s Northern Beaches peninsula. I just nipped up here after work rather spontaneously but I am happy I did. I wanted to get a shot of the lighthouse for a while now.

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Dirt Session: Part 2

Richard — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:40:34 +0000

I spent this morning up shooting dirt jumping at Castle Cove again. This week the big line was up and running again so I concentrated on shooting that. I’ve tried to include a shot or two from everyone. Hope I haven’t missed anyone. The thing about shooting at a new place is that when the shoot is over I always end up leaving with plenty of new angles and shots to think about. Guess I shall just have to go back again when I next get the chance.

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Dirt Jump Sessions

Richard — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:32:33 +0000

A few shots from a short shoot at Castle Cove dirt jumps on the weekend. These were just really a bit of a test run for next weekend. I used a very lazy light set-up by just throwing a couple of flashes on the ground and pointing them up. Not optimal but I quite like the way a couple of them turned out.
Next week I am hoping to shoot the big kickers and spend a bit more time getting things set.

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Day 2: Big Swell at Narrabeen

Richard — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:12:20 +0000

The morning brought with it smooth hollow waves. I spent the first couple of hours shooting again at Marquesas at Narrabeen. It was a beautiful sunrise with only a couple of clouds on the horizon, a nice change after all the rain over the last few days.
Marquesas can be a quite heavy shore break and a couple of people have come out of the water with snapped boards over the last couple of days but for those that pull it off the rewards can be great. In case you missed yesterdays post you can find the shots here

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Surfing at Marquesas, Narrabeen

Richard — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:50:11 +0000

Recent storms have whipped up a solid swell here in Sydney. I got down to Marqesas at Narrabeen Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and got a few shots done. The light conditions was quite variable. It was grey when I first got there but right at sunset a beautiful golden light shone through for a few minutes. I tried to keep shooting after sunset but it got dark quite quickly I’m hoping to get down there also early tomorrow morning and pick up the sunrise with a nice swell. Hopefully there will be plenty of people out surfing..

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Skateboarding Austria

Richard — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:27:37 +0000

What do you do in Austria when there is no snow? Skateboard of course. Well, that is if you are a skateboarder I guess.
Yesterday I was speaking to a friend in Austria who I had done some skateboard shots with and he told me that he hadn’t seen the shots for a while as he had lost his copies. I realised that I had never actually posted many of them here on my website, so I thought I better rectify that.he shots of Patrik Pittl were taken in and around Innsbruck. The other shots are all taken in and around Brixlegg and the Cradle Skatepark.
I also want to say a big thanks to few people who made these shots possible:
Ben Herbert who introduced me to everyone.
Chris Cab (www.chriscab.com) for his amazing hospitality
and Flo Smith (www.flosmithphotographic.com) for helping me out in Innsbruck and lending me bits of equipment when I realised I had left mine back in Australia.

See more of my skateboard shots here

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