My Left Fin...

... Perth has been, by it's own standards, absolutely pumping over the last few weeks.

And whilst it's rare to shoot anything locally worthy of magazine acceptance, it sure as hell is good enough to shoot photos of your mates pulling into the best waves the area has to offer!

Chris "Swiv" Jones and I scored this local beachie with no one else out two mornings in a row. Pristine conditions, good company, gut busting laughs and all it cost us was one left fin!

Now you'll never see these shots on the cover of ASL or Waves, but there's a good chance you'll find them hanging on Swiv's lounge room wall, and that to me, is far more rewarding!

Chasing the Uncatchable...

A North Swell in WA, to me, is as greater myth as The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot or a Big Mac that is served looking like the one pictured on the menu. Sure there's photographic proof that they may indeed exist, but until you see one with you're own eyes, there will always be an element of doubt cemented in your mind!

I missed Cyclone Bianca, I missed Cyclone Iggy, infact I've missed every swell that Taj oddly seems to be home for, but today, I was gifted a brief glimpse of how a swell from the north really does effect our metro coast. 

It is Phenomenal! It's as if our pathetic yet beautiful dead straight beaches were designed millions of years ago purely for the use of such a swell!

Now as I mentioned, I only got a very brief glimpse, in fact it was only about an hour before the wind totally destroyed it, but what I saw has given me hope and belief that a north swell in Perth (if teamed with light offshore winds) may possibly be the best kept secret in the surfing world! 

I'll let you ponder that thought and check out the below!

Hanging with my Mates...

...there's nothing like the joy of sharing a fun session of waves with your closest friends.

Here's a few shots of me doing that yesterday morning!

Flash Fix...

...been having some problems with my flash setup of late. The boys at Aquatech Housings have helped out with a few equipment changes and it looks as though we're back on track!

Dark & Gloomy...

Day Dreaming...

... as I 've always mentioned, we rarely get offfshore winds in the afternoon in Western Australia, but when we do, it can be a pretty magical sight! Especially when there's a little swell around too! Enjoy!