Watch: Tim Bonython // More May Madness
The southern swell engines aren't cooling and lately they've been positioned just right to spray the East Coast with waves.
Recently, Tim hooked up with Dylan Longbottom and others for a mixed paddle/tow mission that featured more beatdowns than makes.
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Thats some awesome footage.
Looks like Sydney somewhere ???
"No name drops." Also Tim...
he must've seen this bc he's now changed the description of the vid
Credit to him for changing it.
zoom your farking shots in more, timmy, it's crowded enough as it is already jfc
Agreed. timmy blowing up spots since the invention of YouTube. Shows very little care
Super unpredictable ledge. Its no ruler edge Teahupoo. I can't imagine too many surfers busting their arse to surf this place.
Boogs love the right nearby.
actually fuck this. sorry stu and any admin, delete this if you have to, but fucking hell tim you're showing way too much here. if you have to post a fuckin 17 minute video of the surf make goddamn sure no one other than the people surfing it know where it is. i'm fucking off it. do better.
In fairness it's hardly a secret spot, it's been surfed for 60+ years at this stage
i hear you, but if i can still enjoy the odd empty session then out there i'd like to keep it that way
Footage taken from water level and at normal speed is SO much better than the slow mo. Jeez that gets annoying
haha, I love the slow organic music in this one, set a 1.5 times speed for the vision, and the sound is great! Same with the wedding cake vid.
Slow mo sucks, talking sucks but the surfing and waves are good. Get rid of the slow mo and shit chat and the clip would be a better length and more exciting.
I appreciate that Tim has developed his own language for his craft, he's not just smashing together surf porn. And I find immense relief when he chooses music that enhances it: long benign builds with lotsa breathing space (to let the vision do the talking) and organic sounds such as the cello and the piano in this one.
Yep, Bonython has a few lessons to learn as a producer.
Hope there were wasn't a yowie around to put a voodoo curse on them
No slowmo, a certain prodigy track, missed opportunity.
I've never been there, but it's incredibly obvious where it must be IMHO.
More Sydney centric banal Bonython.. such a yawn!!
Bonython shoulda quit his career selling surfing and surfspots after his finest work “Snuff 1&2: The surf ‘n’ tug tapes”.
“Self-indulgent” (adjective):
(of a creative work) lacking economy and control.
"boring, self-indulgent twenty-minute slow mo”
See also: Bonython
I enjoy the before and after interviews in Tim’s videos. The hopes and trepidations of the surfers beforehand and then some post-session reactions. The participants are often not the big names or the often interviewed. The surfing is interesting because humans are doing it. The interview segments are usually kept pretty short.
A lot of negative comments on this post but the reality is your all piss weak keyboard hero’s who haven’t done shit in this life
Genuine question, what does doing ‘shit in one’s life’ constitute for you?
except your mum
Clean the sand out your vagina Jaspo and be man enough to use your real name. Like anyone could give a fk what you say anyway let’s face it you don’t even surf and spend your time downloading only fans content of ex mafs contestants
What a great way to promote your brand............Such a professional attitude
What brand chief ? U mistake me for someone who is concerned about appearances. I’m unapologetic with my approach to shit comments about a mate.
Good on ya for sticking up for a mate and good on ya for posting under your real name i guess.
a sellout supporting a sell out the end. I'm sure you're a climate denialist as well, pissing in other peoples soup to make profits just for yourself with total disregard to the local surf communities that surf there on the daily and notice changes in crowds as more media attention is pointed their way. Two recent examples are depot and the verge every man and their dog want to surf there now to get their shot taken, now that the cat is out of the bag and filmers feel like it's appropriate to do on the day updates.
Your clutching mate pritty sure those waves have been in magazines since the 90s. I’d say surflines detailed swell breakdown causes more harm. Your spot on re me mate you showed me
Your clutching mate pritty sure those waves have been in magazines since the 90s. I’d say surflines detailed swell breakdown causes more harm. Your spot on re me mate you showed me
Your clutching mate pritty sure those waves have been in magazines since the 90s. I’d say surflines detailed swell breakdown causes more harm. Your spot on re me mate you showed me
Your clutching mate pritty sure those waves have been in magazines since the 90s. I’d say surflines detailed swell breakdown causes more harm. Your spot on re me mate you showed me
Whether your mate is a good bloke or not the only truth here is that you’re both making the waves more crowded. Just Because someone’s exposed waves since the 90s it doesn’t mean you’re doing the right thing on behalf of the rest of surfing devotees. Waves go in and out of vogue and is often directly associated with media saturation. Sometimes I’ll forget about a wave and then see a few clips come out of it and it’ll get me excited to go surf there. When these clips are also being shown to the masses it ends up being a lot more than just me booking the next flight up during a flat swell to surf spot XYZ. Just remember it’s less that 0.00001% of the surfing population making money to surf for a living and it’s this 0.000001% that continue to suck your asses to get clips for free from you and get a tag on insta so you can get a couple extra likes and followers to boost your ego. Meanwhile swellnet maintain a fine balance with their WOTD photos with subtle tight cropped pics, no name drops, posting when the swells done, just presenting the beauty and art of waves the everyday surfer loves. It’s a tightrope that can be walked and timmy b has fallen right off it. Broadly speaking swellnet are one of the most core surf businesses out there run by surfers that understand this fine art and idiosyncrasies while providing us with the most interesting articles out there. Hopefully the natural causes of capitalism don’t cause swellnet to become more sell out too and stay honest and content with their beautiful platform as it is as we love it the way it is so why change. No more surf cams and the world will be a better place. Don’t try compete with surfline in that space they are too fallen way off the tightrope like your best mate timmy b. As a surfer every decision should be made in the best interest of all other surfers so we can all share the stoke, and it’s pretty well understood by the everyday surfer what this is and as a business you should uphold the highest of standards of the laymen.
Why not try engage with the criticisms, instead of sending out lazy insults?
a) what does slow motion contribute to the footage? The same criticism appears, time and again. Clearly a lot of people hate it. Normal speed also reveals the real talent of the surfers, having to make rapid adjustments to such tricky waves
b) No other filmmaker/photographer is as prolific in showing the same spots, straight after the swell events. Arguably more responsible than anyone for blowing up these places
How do you defend this?
Reverse shippies
And 9 out of 10 for effort
I don’t know where that wave is as I’m a West coaster but not sure why you’d bother with that wave on the back of that footage, especially if it draws a crowd.
Well imagine you lived in Perth and that wave broke in your backyard- you would probably be pretty keen…..
Yep imagine that. No chance unfortunately. Plenty of closeouts here though.
I’m from the Goldy and I’m 85% sure I know where that wave is now.
I dont know why TB doesn't take on board some of these extensive critiques... he gets to film amazing surf and then spoils it with his narcissism and slomo and often crap music and and and... but hey, I don't have to watch them huh... am I right? Are u with me? (rip BH)
Oh, and the exposure thing...
First surfed that location in 1975 with Banksy. It certainly prepared him for pipeline! Then the reefs that fan south from there all unreal on their day. Those times we walked in paddling only and single fins. (Emerald)
I’d stopped watching the last half a dozen or more of Tim’s vids secondary to Stu suggesting that I stop whinging and move on if I didn’t like them. Was a fair comment, but my resistance was more about the way in which these spots and swells get blown up vs the creative content produced.
Couldn’t resist this one given the amount of negative comments. I sat down with the open mind of a zen master to accept all that it had to offer.
I’d say I’m definitely out for another dozen or more again.
Not sure who’d be signing up for that session. I know exactly where it is. Hideous step to pipelinesque barrel to full clamp, runaway closeout. Dylan Graves could include this in one of his ‘Weird waves’ shorts. Good luck to that crew I’d say.
Totally understand the sentiment above. Tim’s putting this stuff out there (as is SN) so it’s fair game as to the feedback it receives.
Looks heavy & not too many takers without the advantage of a whip in from the ski's on a day like this! watching Dylan L get the rinse & repeat treatment tells the story of this place on a day that sorts the men from the boys!
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