Spencer Frost thumbs the controls and captures the aerial view of a session on the south coast of NSW. Surfers featured are Russell Bierke, Scott Dennis, Kye Hoole, Brett Butcher and a few others.
This is great. Love how you can see the contours of the reef
thermalbenMonday, 31 Mar 2014 at 5:49pm
C'mon guys, no need to name the location (I have deleted a few comments naming it). Sure you may know where it is but don't spoil it for others.
Jordan05Monday, 31 Mar 2014 at 6:43pm
YOU put it out there "thermalben" that was your choice. How the fuck can you believe by putting it on the internet people won't speak. YOU are the problem, not the others who are commenting. Surf it,love it, look at it,keep your mouth shut!
hillsintasMonday, 31 Mar 2014 at 7:10pm
Come off it guys.
This is no special secret spot.it is not rocket science.
Half the world knows and has known this spot for decades.
Just awesome to see it from the air....
roger-ramjetMonday, 31 Mar 2014 at 8:36pm
If YOU believe it's a sensitive spot that deserves discretion then why run it in the first place Ben?
mick-freeMonday, 31 Mar 2014 at 9:22pm
Content roger content. Someone's gunna run it, put it on fb or vimeo. Might as well be first. Its sick vid
thermalbenMonday, 31 Mar 2014 at 9:49pm
Jeez! Tough crowd this evening.
Fellas, we run images of 'sensitive' locations regularly... It's impossible to run a surfing publication without doing so. But it's all in the way in which the images (and/or videos) are displayed and/or represented.
Some websites have no qualms about naming sensitive breaks no matter the circumstances, but we prefer not to reveal specifics - partly out of respect for those who surf these waves regularly, partly because naming the location spoils the mystery and allure of an unusual photographic angle or an interesting film sequence.
udoTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 6:34am
Jordan05 - surf it love it keep your mouth shut ! CORRECT.
But....for those people on facebook, who post pics there and enjoy looking at friends pics or send pics to newspapers or other media.......its allover ?
Simple--view a pic
click on a pic ---you are now 3 clicks away from full exposure ?
It will tell you what equipment was used to take the pic through what sort of lens
exact time and date of pic
Full G.P.S coordinates ------? linked to google earth or google maps
All this from taking a pic and posting a pic from your phone ? YEP 100% TRUE.
Turn off your phones tracking capabilities.....YES .....please do............but an app can be applied to override this function.
This is a touchy one......I will not supply the link for this......but it fucking out there !!!
A POSSIBLE SCENARIO - A mate posts a pic of a secret wave he has just found, he grovelled for 3mths [Turner bros style] to get this place on.....took some pics and posted them online
10 mins max ....4 clicks and its location is revealed........and you can see the EXACT spot where he was standing on earth to take those secret piccies. so you have the time and date.....quick simple check and you have the tide phase for the location pic....little more digging through synoptic map archives and you know what swell direction this secret place needs .
Freeride be carefull with those secret fishing spots ?
blow-in-9999Tuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 9:01am
Why would you not remove all the metadata from a file before posting?
The left is much better.
thermalbenTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 9:57am
Users posting directly from their smartphone to a Social Media platform (or any other website) are unable to remove metadata. In fact I'd hazard a guess that most users wouldn't even be aware that this kind of granular metadata exists.
However, I also suspect that many users - like me (and several other people we asked at random yesterday) - chose to disable the "enable location services" for photos during the initial configuration of their smartphone.
So, although it's potentially an issue it's hard to gauge how widespread it may be.
wellymonTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 10:50am
Thats why I take photos with this.
Now I have moved up in the world, with this little beauty.
zenagainTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 11:35am
What did you take the photos of the cameras with Welly?
wellymonTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 12:22pm
Secret :)
wellymonTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 12:26pm
Well, I'm pretty high tech now Zenagain.
Took a photo of the one camera with one.
Then took a photo with the other camera with one..
Does that make sense or is my literature really amasingly badly.
Oh yeah then I scanned them thingey's on the thingey me giggy scanner thingey thing.
blow-in-9999Tuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 1:54pm
I really don't know why you bother not naming this place tho given the location is in the video comments and its shows so much of the surroundings. Its also really well known as far a south coast breaks.
thermalbenTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 2:37pm
Well, we have to set a threshold somewhere. And this location falls on the other side of that threshold.
blow-in-9999Tuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 3:53pm
My issue is more if it is past that threshold why run a video that does everything but tell you where it is AND actually tells you where it is in the comments.
thermalbenTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 4:11pm
People viewing the video on Swellnet can't see the comments.
But in any case that's a pretty poor excuse. "They're doing it, so that means it's OK for us to do it this time too".
blow-in-9999Tuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 6:29pm
More I wouldn't have run it.
Fwiw they name somewhat more sensitive places on their facebook. CW commenters also named the break when CW ran part of it as the wave of the week.
mbeeTuesday, 1 Apr 2014 at 8:32pm
Postage stamp takeoff zone.
One natural footer making the majority of the waves.
Generally 2 good waves every 10 minute set.
Reminds me of another wave that I've never got barrelled on either.
I wish....
gazzzaWednesday, 2 Apr 2014 at 5:43pm
Heaps of other good waves around that area anyway.
Jordan05Wednesday, 2 Apr 2014 at 7:19pm
We'll as far as I can see, internet surf has fuck it all. But as long as thermalben and his mates are making a living out of it all is good! Keep up the good work! Carnt wait for the waterproof phone(which isn't faraway). We won't need the internet just a phone that can forward on photos.
Start living today. Not what's going to happen next week.
Comments
This is great. Love how you can see the contours of the reef
C'mon guys, no need to name the location (I have deleted a few comments naming it). Sure you may know where it is but don't spoil it for others.
YOU put it out there "thermalben" that was your choice. How the fuck can you believe by putting it on the internet people won't speak. YOU are the problem, not the others who are commenting. Surf it,love it, look at it,keep your mouth shut!
Come off it guys.
This is no special secret spot.it is not rocket science.
Half the world knows and has known this spot for decades.
Just awesome to see it from the air....
If YOU believe it's a sensitive spot that deserves discretion then why run it in the first place Ben?
Content roger content. Someone's gunna run it, put it on fb or vimeo. Might as well be first. Its sick vid
Jeez! Tough crowd this evening.
Fellas, we run images of 'sensitive' locations regularly... It's impossible to run a surfing publication without doing so. But it's all in the way in which the images (and/or videos) are displayed and/or represented.
Some websites have no qualms about naming sensitive breaks no matter the circumstances, but we prefer not to reveal specifics - partly out of respect for those who surf these waves regularly, partly because naming the location spoils the mystery and allure of an unusual photographic angle or an interesting film sequence.
Jordan05 - surf it love it keep your mouth shut ! CORRECT.
But....for those people on facebook, who post pics there and enjoy looking at friends pics or send pics to newspapers or other media.......its allover ?
Simple--view a pic
click on a pic ---you are now 3 clicks away from full exposure ?
It will tell you what equipment was used to take the pic through what sort of lens
exact time and date of pic
Full G.P.S coordinates ------? linked to google earth or google maps
All this from taking a pic and posting a pic from your phone ? YEP 100% TRUE.
Turn off your phones tracking capabilities.....YES .....please do............but an app can be applied to override this function.
This is a touchy one......I will not supply the link for this......but it fucking out there !!!
A POSSIBLE SCENARIO - A mate posts a pic of a secret wave he has just found, he grovelled for 3mths [Turner bros style] to get this place on.....took some pics and posted them online
10 mins max ....4 clicks and its location is revealed........and you can see the EXACT spot where he was standing on earth to take those secret piccies. so you have the time and date.....quick simple check and you have the tide phase for the location pic....little more digging through synoptic map archives and you know what swell direction this secret place needs .
Freeride be carefull with those secret fishing spots ?
Why would you not remove all the metadata from a file before posting?
The left is much better.
Users posting directly from their smartphone to a Social Media platform (or any other website) are unable to remove metadata. In fact I'd hazard a guess that most users wouldn't even be aware that this kind of granular metadata exists.
However, I also suspect that many users - like me (and several other people we asked at random yesterday) - chose to disable the "enable location services" for photos during the initial configuration of their smartphone.
So, although it's potentially an issue it's hard to gauge how widespread it may be.
Thats why I take photos with this.
Now I have moved up in the world, with this little beauty.
What did you take the photos of the cameras with Welly?
Secret :)
Well, I'm pretty high tech now Zenagain.
Took a photo of the one camera with one.
Then took a photo with the other camera with one..
Does that make sense or is my literature really amasingly badly.
Oh yeah then I scanned them thingey's on the thingey me giggy scanner thingey thing.
I really don't know why you bother not naming this place tho given the location is in the video comments and its shows so much of the surroundings. Its also really well known as far a south coast breaks.
Well, we have to set a threshold somewhere. And this location falls on the other side of that threshold.
My issue is more if it is past that threshold why run a video that does everything but tell you where it is AND actually tells you where it is in the comments.
People viewing the video on Swellnet can't see the comments.
But in any case that's a pretty poor excuse. "They're doing it, so that means it's OK for us to do it this time too".
More I wouldn't have run it.
Fwiw they name somewhat more sensitive places on their facebook. CW commenters also named the break when CW ran part of it as the wave of the week.
Postage stamp takeoff zone.
One natural footer making the majority of the waves.
Generally 2 good waves every 10 minute set.
Reminds me of another wave that I've never got barrelled on either.
I wish....
Heaps of other good waves around that area anyway.
We'll as far as I can see, internet surf has fuck it all. But as long as thermalben and his mates are making a living out of it all is good! Keep up the good work! Carnt wait for the waterproof phone(which isn't faraway). We won't need the internet just a phone that can forward on photos.
Start living today. Not what's going to happen next week.